American Kestrel

[jeffashman]

1 close cropped
dec31202201 by Jeff Ashman, on Flickr

2 cropped
dec31202202 by Jeff Ashman, on Flickr

3 Not the best IQ, but I liked the pose. A faster shutter would have done it.
dec31202203 by Jeff Ashman, on Flickr

 

[Jeff15]

Beautiful birds and shots.....

 

[jeffashman]

Beautiful birds and shots.....

Thanks! They are one of my favorites to watch.

 

[4huskers]

Nice shots Jeff. Those little boogers can be hard to get.

 

[jeffashman]

Nice shots Jeff. Those little boogers can be hard to get.

Thanks! Yes, they know I want a shot, and they mess with me something awful!

 

[Warhorse]

Good captures.

 

[jeffashman]

Good captures.

Thanks!

 

[PJM]

Sweet set! I want one.

 

[jeffashman]

Sweet set! I want one.

Thanks! There are about six of them that have staked out their territory around the nature preserve. Larger raptors are moving into the area, but they see me coming with my lens and take off before I can get in a good position to get them.

 

[bulldurham]

Good capture, Jeff.

 

[stapo49]

Beautifully sharp and detailed images. Great stuff.

 

[jeffashman]

Good capture, Jeff.

Thanks!

Beautifully sharp and detailed images. Great stuff.

Thanks!

 

[MitchP]

Beautiful, nice shooting!

... but they see me coming with my lens and take off before I can get in a good position to get them.

Yep, I think they all have a nation wide radio network: "He's coming RED ALERT! Oh wait... He doesn't have a camera this time. Stand down."

 

[slat]

Nice shots.