I spent a morning in a North Yorkshire woodland last week trying for Pied Flycatchers. While I was waiting this stunning Kestrel made an appearance and was totally unfazed by my presence 
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RichardG Senior Member 420 posts Likes: 50 Joined Jul 2009 Location: Ilkley, Yorkshire, UK More info | Jun 01, 2015 13:54 | #1 I spent a morning in a North Yorkshire woodland last week trying for Pied Flycatchers. While I was waiting this stunning Kestrel made an appearance and was totally unfazed by my presence IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/tuTVm1 My attempts at wildlife photography - http://www.flickr.com/photos/28021551@N06/
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2n10 Cream of the Crop More info | Jun 01, 2015 17:27 | #2 Wonderful shots. Very unusual for a Kestrel to be that unconcerned.
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Peter2516 Cream of the Crop More info | Jun 01, 2015 20:31 | #3 Awesome clarity and sharpness. Beautiful. Peter
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Jun 02, 2015 05:03 | #4 Those are terrific, lovely lighting and colors on that raptor. Mike
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Mag-1981 Senior Member More info | Jun 02, 2015 10:32 | #5 Absolutely stunning. Lucky you!
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RichardG THREAD STARTER Senior Member 420 posts Likes: 50 Joined Jul 2009 Location: Ilkley, Yorkshire, UK More info | Jun 03, 2015 06:48 | #6 Mag-1981 wrote in post #17581056 Absolutely stunning. Lucky you! The only times I ever see Kestrels is from the car when they hover over motorway, which doesn't make it very convenient for taking shots... 2n10 wrote in post #17580126 Wonderful shots. Very unusual for a Kestrel to be that unconcerned. Peter2516 wrote in post #17580349 Awesome clarity and sharpness. Beautiful. coopert wrote in post #17580753 Those are terrific, lovely lighting and colors on that raptor. Thanks all, appreciate the comments. My attempts at wildlife photography - http://www.flickr.com/photos/28021551@N06/
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CamFan01 Goldmember 4,623 posts Likes: 33 Joined Jul 2010 Location: Lilburn, GA More info | Jun 09, 2015 07:57 | #7 Stunning bird and outstanding captures Richard! Steve
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LesterWareham Moderator More info | Jun 09, 2015 10:10 | #8 Beautiful captures Richard, you are so lucky, excellent light too. Gear List
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Oldjackssparrows Jeeeez, incredible comments! More info | Jun 09, 2015 11:23 | #9 Those are just great, very nice detail Well done indeed! Donate to Pekka, help pay our server costs...
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RichardG THREAD STARTER Senior Member 420 posts Likes: 50 Joined Jul 2009 Location: Ilkley, Yorkshire, UK More info | Jun 12, 2015 06:21 | #11 CamFan01 wrote in post #17589966 Stunning bird and outstanding captures Richard! The perch in your 1st image adds immensely to the visual interest and the somewhat peekaboo posture does as well. Well done! Lester Wareham wrote in post #17590156 Beautiful captures Richard, you are so lucky, excellent light too. Oldjackssparrows wrote in post #17590229 Those are just great, very nice detail Well done indeed! dolina wrote in post #17591493 Magnifico! Thank you all for your comments, appreciated. My attempts at wildlife photography - http://www.flickr.com/photos/28021551@N06/
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CaptBob Cream of the Crop More info | Jun 12, 2015 14:46 | #12 congrats on your good fortune- well done canon R3, 1DXmk2, 600 F4 L IS mk2,100-400 L IS mk2, 16-35 F4 L IS, 24-105 F4L, canon 1.4xmk3, 2xmk3
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