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May 05, 2007 19:03 |  #1

I've been trying to get a shot of a Kestrel for quite some time and finally today I pulled over to check out a pond when I spotted one. Unfortunately the light was really bad and I was a lot further away than I would like to have been.

One quickly became two....

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...and it looks like there are going to be even more of them soon.

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Love 'm 'n leave 'm

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May 05, 2007 20:40 |  #2

Nicely done Shirley, great behavioral shots! the light sucked today, the drizzle and wind didnt help either.:(


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May 06, 2007 06:00 |  #3

Thanks Trevor. Yea, I was very disappointed when I viewed them. The light was very deceiveing today. It didn't look as bad as it was.


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May 06, 2007 07:43 |  #4

Congratulations on finally getting the kestrels.




  
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May 06, 2007 11:24 |  #5

Thanks Dan.


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May 06, 2007 11:26 |  #6

Nice series Shirley. Even if the light was bad, and we can always use more Kestrels. :)


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May 06, 2007 14:44 |  #7

Love the captions, too funny


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May 06, 2007 17:00 |  #8

Shirley, excellent to catch this birdie porn lol. I do so love "action" shots but this is something else lol. Great stuff indeed and very lucky to catch such magic moments


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