Side of the road kestrel

i hate when they're on made made things, but i couldn't resist this one...at least it's not a wire

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Proving once again, birds are where you find them. Very nice shots though of a bird notoriously difficult to approach.

Great shots. I have found I am more comfortable with wooden fences than wires by far. The metal posts are too upsetting either. In the end I agree with Al.

CDMOOSE wrote in post #17915154
Proving once again, birds are where you find them. Very nice shots though of a bird notoriously difficult to approach.

thanks...yeah, i was pretty surprised he stayed on the poles when i slowed down approaching him...guess he's ok with cars

2n10 wrote in post #17916208
Great shots. I have found I am more comfortable with wooden fences than wires by far. The metal posts are too upsetting either. In the end I agree with Al.

yeah, i agree although, i'm not really a fan of the wooden fences either...i believe i may have found a spot where a pair was nesting last year, i showed up and there were about 6 birds flying around...so hoping later this year to go back and get more natural shots from those guys

Well done, good clear set.

Great find, I agree with Al- shoot em where you find em and then upgrade

Awesome set

It looks like he's part of a nesting/migration study by the looks of the band on his leg.
Nice shots!

wyntastr wrote in post #17919910
It looks like he's part of a nesting/migration study by the looks of the band on his leg.
Nice shots!

He's been trapped at some point-probably during migration. Usually local breeders also have colored leg bands on them to make it easier to identify that individual without retrapping it.

Red Dexs wrote in post #17918818
Well done, good clear set.

thank you

CaptBob wrote in post #17918966
Great find, I agree with Al- shoot em where you find em and then upgrade

yeah, i'll never pass up a kestrel shot

Peter2516 wrote in post #17919465
Awesome set

thanks

wyntastr wrote in post #17919910
It looks like he's part of a nesting/migration study by the looks of the band on his leg.
Nice shots!

Beekeeper wrote in post #17919912
He's been trapped at some point-probably during migration. Usually local breeders also have colored leg bands on them to make it easier to identify that individual without retrapping it.

yeah, this was taken in point reyes, which gets a lot of migrating birds, i know they trap and band them on hawk hill in the marin headlands...i did a bit of research looking up the band, but it's actually 9 numbers, so i think it's main purpose is if the bird is found dead, or trapped again

the VID bands described by beekeeper are normally a couple numbers and a letter above or below...those you can visually read with a spotting scope, binoculars or a camera from a distance

A pleasure to view!!

i wish i could find one that wont take off when im closer then 300 yards to it

Very nice,,i been trying to get one to sit still long enough to get pics like that ??
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Ron