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Apr 11, 2009 17:50 |  #1

An American kestrel shot from a month ago.

Thanks for looking!

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Apr 11, 2009 17:51 |  #2

WOW, a beauty of a shot too... Very well done...


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Apr 11, 2009 17:53 |  #3

Stunning. Great sharpness and color. A couple of steps to the right might have removed the birch branches from sticking through him, though.


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Apr 11, 2009 17:55 |  #4

Great shot Mike. One of the best I have seen. I'd love to see one up close. :)


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Apr 11, 2009 17:56 |  #5

Very well done. What a beautiful bird.


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Apr 11, 2009 18:42 as a reply to  @ gjl711's post |  #6

Nice shot and detail mike !!!!!


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Apr 11, 2009 18:45 |  #7

Stunning Image Mike!!


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Apr 11, 2009 20:11 |  #8

Thanks Norman, JD, Mitch, Edgar, and Gary!


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Apr 11, 2009 20:25 |  #9

Perfect shot... beautiful bird and color... great capture... I also call them Sparrow Hawks... old timers find it difficult to adapt.

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Apr 11, 2009 22:42 |  #10

GORGEOUS shot, Mike. Nicely done.


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