Common Raptor

These are one of the Britains most common birds of prey, first time i have managed to get a half decent pic of one.

I was trying to get closer as it was so intent on looking for its next meal but a car shifted it , so this will have to do for the moment .

Brian.

Canon 350D Sigma 170- 500 DG.

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Classic pose Brian - great colours.

Very nicely captured. Beautiful bird.

Nice Brian,
Beautiful Bird of Prey.

Great capture...the browns and yellows have it, hands down...even the rusty wire is complimentary...

Thanks everyone for taking the time to look, i actually love to see these smart little raptors. Your comments are appreciated.

brian r.

Very nice capture and nicely posed too. Good job Brian.

Oh, I love this, Brian - absolutely cracking female kestrel.

Way better than anything I've done.

Thanks Reyno and Keith.

Is that the name of this bird, "Common Raptor" or is that your title, common raptor??

Perfect composition, but your lens looks like it needs adjustment. This is what my 100-400L was doing just before I sent it in to be calibrated. The perfect shot, looks great in the finder, then the images come out just slightly fuzzy.

Lovely bird though. Have you looked in to joining a falconry club? They're about, and give you "hands on" experience and more photo ops.

Excellent Kestrel capture Brian, looks just like ours.

"Slightly fuzzy", Mitch?

Granted, it isn't heavily sharpened, but I don't see any "fuzziness".

A nice shot of a beautiful bird.
Perhaps a little boost in Photoshop could benefit the photo. Just a suggestion.

i think looks great whithout shopping PLEASE dont!