Kestral

More to come....one of the better days...I snuck up on this guy....did the take a few shots... then move closer...take a few more....then all of a sudden it hopped into the center of this dead palm tree which was less than 20ft from me...It had stored a bird there that it killed earlier....

anyway long story short, best kestral shots ive ever got today along with a red shoulder hawk(im gonna post them later)

Thanks for looking

Blake

No cropping on this!!!!
20D
400mm 5.6
1/1000
ISO 400
f/ 6.3

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Nice shot Blake. I'm still waiting to get that close to one.

very nice!

Thanks mitch and Kraig....i was shocked when it kept coming closer...i went straight home after this happened and checked the images....im stoked

Great shot Blake. Always exciting when you know you've got "the" shot.
Congrats.

Good close up. Hard to get them in the light without being on a wire.

Great Shot Blake

That's a Nice Sharp Image Blake! I like that W I D E open eye.
Good Job...tom

Thanks for the feedback everyone...i wish he was in the light a little bit though.....

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

Wonderful capture! I can't get close!
Karen

You snuck up well. Nice close-up.

Wow that first shot is one for the books, terrific!!!!

Nice close-up. I like how there is glimpse sun hitting the eye. I have not had such luck getting this close to these little devils.

Blake, that's a fine shot of this cool bird. Maybe it thought you were going to steal it's stash...steve