American Kestrel

[jeffashman14 5]

This my first intentional outing since the passing of my son in September. The Kestrels did not disappoint, although at first I thought the walk would not produce anything. The colors on this beautiful boi!

Canon 90D Sigma 150-600mm C @ 600mm f/6.3 1/1000 ISO 160
dec03202201 by Jeff Ashman, on Flickr

 

[Jeff1551 51]

Lovely shot great detail.....

 

[jeffashman14 5]

Lovely shot great detail.....

Thank you!

 

[jeffashman14 5]

Here's a shot of a different Kestrel in the same general area. There were four or five of them hunting the last grasshoppers of the year.

dec03202211 by Jeff Ashman, on Flickr

 

[MitchP]

Gorgeous shots! I have yet to get a decent Kestrel shot.

 

[jeffashman14 5]

Gorgeous shots! I have yet to get a decent Kestrel shot.

Thank you!

 

[PJM]

Beautiful shots Jeff. They are on my bucket list too.

Sorry to hear of your son's passing.

 

[slat]

Nice shots.

 

[jeffashman14 5]

Beautiful shots Jeff. They are on my bucket list too.

Sorry to hear of your son's passing.

Thank you! It's fun to watch them hunt, but they are so small that getting a good moving shot of them is a challenge. Probably need a blind in the area to hide behind. And thank you!

Nice shots.

Thanks!

 

[Warhorse]

Good set

 

[jeffashman14 5]

Good set

Thank you!