Just a few more kestrels

MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
edited March 4, 2007 in Wildlife
My kestrels just don't do anything for me. I can't get them perched in a tree, eating some prey, nothing! They just sit on power lines or telephone cables and look over their domain. Oh well, I shot these with a bit higher of an ISO to brighten up the shot and so I finally have some kestrels where you can see their eyes a bit better.

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I really hate the perch on this one, but I like the kestrel. I need to photoshop out the aparatus on the left.

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Stephen
www.capture-the-pixel.com

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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited March 4, 2007
    Maestro wrote:
    My kestrels just don't do anything for me. I can't get them perched in a tree, eating some prey, nothing! They just sit on power lines or telephone cables and look over their domain. Oh well, I shot these with a bit higher of an ISO to brighten up the shot and so I finally have some kestrels where you can see their eyes a bit better.



    I really hate the perch on this one, but I like the kestrel. I need to photoshop out the aparatus on the left.

    Kestrels ain't an easy catch. I've been lucky once or twice but they are hard to approach. I'll take them with the power lines.

    I had the same problem down here with our raptors, for a good while you could only find them perched on power poles.
    Harry
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  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited March 4, 2007
    Ohh i would have problem even do powerlines rolleyes1.gifFirst, too high up, and with my lens it would be just a blur!! I think you did great, it might be too bright but hey, what is PS for?? :D
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  • Dick on ArubaDick on Aruba Registered Users Posts: 3,484 Major grins
    edited March 4, 2007
    Well done!
    Kestrels are really beautiful birds. They are too small and too shy to get a decent shot from yem. You have to be really lucky. Patience is the key to success!

    Thanks for sharing,

    Dick.

    PS.
    I needed 400mm for this shot plus a mega crop plus a lot of patience!

    Kestrel with Catch of the day
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  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited March 4, 2007
    those are good captures Maestro. wings.gif They don't like to hang around to get their pics. taken.
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    Dave
  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited March 4, 2007
    Dick on Aruba wrote:
    Well done!
    Kestrels are really beautiful birds. They are too small and too shy to get a decent shot from yem. You have to be really lucky. Patience is the key to success!

    Thanks for sharing,

    Dick.

    PS.
    I needed 400mm for this shot plus a mega crop plus a lot of patience!

    Kestrel with Catch of the day

    Thanks Dick. Cool Kestrel shot you have there. I looked at the rest of the gallery. You certainly have some nice birds of prey there. thumb.gif
    Stephen
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