Kestrel........UK.

Got lucky this afternoon, two different birds both female, managed to get pretty close especially to the perched one, obviously got her eyes on something more interesting.

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The second is fantastic!

Great shots of a beautiful bird...that second one is special.

Wonderful shots of both, but I like the second one best.

How did you mage to get so close or did they approach you.

That second shot is an absolute beauty. Taking nothing away from the first great shot though, Carlton. Nice work

Two beautiful shots Carlton.....how in this world do all of you sneak up on these birds without them seeing you and flying off?? Yesterday I spotted one sitting on a wire on the way to my marshy area....to make a long story short, I went up and down that road making u-turns about 6 times and never did get a good shot. About the time I'd get even with him he'd take off and fly 2 power poles away from me.

Thanks for the comments folks, much appreciated.
Both shots taken from my car, before i stop the window is lowered and the camera put into position using a seat mount.

Beautiful bird. I see them in Florida but can't get close. Quick little fellas. My dream is to take pictures like these---well done

Gorgeous shots, with #2 being just spectacular. Sigh... someday I'll get a decent BIF!

I like the first image and love the second one. Excellent!

LOVE the second one.

Great shots Carlton, the 2nd is superb.

For the BiF, I assume you used the AI Servo mode but what focus points did you use? I typically have mine on center point only but I wonder if I should be using all 9 points more often.

outstanding kestrel pics ,wish i could get pics like that