American Kestrel: Getiting closer and closer.

On my last day in Antigua I spotted this guy on a wire in the distance, as you will see he let me get pretty close . Thank you for looking. C&C welcome.

All 30d+500F4+1.4 TC handheld

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My you did get close did you hand feed him lol No4 my fav lots of detail.
Rob.

Excellent series, and you did get very close. I think it depends on the area and what the kestrels are used to. I have had them fly right next to me and sit. Did you take these in the states?

Thanks Dennis and Rob. Dennis, I took them in the caribbean, on the island of Antigua. Don't see them too often so I was excited as you can imagine.

Wonderful shots! Really nice detail on the close-ups. He is a stunning guy! And you took some stunning shots.

Excellent series. You did quite well here.

They are beautiful little birds, but hard to get close to in my area.

Good job!

LOL, great series of shots, beautiful bird

Great series. I guess you did get close. You should have had him clean the lens.

Boy, I'm not sure the ones here take off if you slow the car down.

Nice Series

hTr wrote in post #2849879
Boy, I'm not sure the ones here take off if you slow the car down.

Same here, and add the rough legged hawk, blue heron and any species of duck near a bridge...

Well done Sean, he looks a little thin, but I guess you wouldnt need a lot of insulation in Antigua.

Beautiful shots Seany. What a stunning bird!

I guess Kestrels are more laid back on the islands, like everyone there. In this neighborhood you're lucky if you can even ID them before they're gone.

Great series, well captured. you did well to get that close

#3 is great

Thank you Calicokat, Phil, village idiot, marco, Trevor, hTr, Mitch, Elisabeth, T.D and joayne, your comments are very much appreciated. It seems that they are much more timid in the USA than on the islands, from what most of you are saying.