American Kestrel

Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge, Texas.

It was a cold, drizzly, foggy morning and this little male landed right next to us. I have always struggled to get good shots of this bird because it has always been very spooky and would fly off a soon as either I stop the vehicle or raise my camera. This guy just sat there for about 5 minutes and posed!

Canon EOS 7D • Sigma 150-500mm F5-6.3 APO DG OS HSM @500mm • 1/800 • f/8 • ISO 6400

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/qydH​zm American Kestrel

by TimHerbert, on Flickr

Tim

very nice- very cool bird- very jealous

Well done and congrats, I know how difficult they are to capture close.

Excellent shot

Im not sure if Im more impressed with the overall shot or the fact that you did it at 6400 ISO on the original 7d!!

Well done.

Beautiful shot of a lovely bird.

The UK Kestrel is one of my favourites, beautiful bird and great capture.

jhayesvw wrote in post #17360501
Im not sure if Im more impressed with the overall shot or the fact that you did it at 6400 ISO on the original 7d!!

Well done.

The original 7D still has its moments!

Tim