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05-11-2009, 08:31 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Llanelli, Carms, S.Wales
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| | | Re: Kestrels
The Kestrel really is a beautiful bird, don't you just love those eyes. A great photograph.
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05-11-2009, 08:32 PM
|  | Wild Member | | Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Aylsham, Norfolk.
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| | | Re: Kestrels
Great shot.
What kit are you using?
David.  |
05-11-2009, 08:39 PM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Small North Lincolnshire village
Posts: 8,416
| | | Re: Kestrels
A cracking image of this lovely bird snake. Well done |
05-11-2009, 11:55 PM
|  | Wild Member | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: nottingham
Posts: 192
| | | Re: Kestrels
wow snake it seems wildlife is magnetically attracted to you! another great shot!!! |
05-11-2009, 11:58 PM
| | Wild Member | | Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: nottingham
Posts: 192
| | | Re: Kestrels
forgot to add, saw a kestrel today showing very well, she was hovering quite happily for a good amount of time, and then an angry magpie decided to come and ruin it for her! last time i saw one at the same site, it was being mobbed by a group of rooks and crows, they seem to have a hard time there! |
06-11-2009, 12:33 PM
|  | Wild Member | | Join Date: Oct 2009
Posts: 100
| | | Re: Kestrels
Very lovely shot snake. She's kind enough to let you take a picture of hers |
06-11-2009, 12:45 PM
|  | Member of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Glossop, Derbyshire
Posts: 360
| | | Re: Kestrels
Lucky? I think not snake.
Wish I had the fieldcraft to get me this close to.. well anything really 
Nice work and superb shot  |
06-11-2009, 12:52 PM
| | Wild Member | | Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Tyne and Wear
Posts: 155
| | | Re: Kestrels
Fantastic shot Snake!
I agree with Richard G. Field craft on your part!
Thanks for sharing it with us.
Vince |
06-11-2009, 01:29 PM
|  | Member of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Posts: 419
| | | Re: Kestrels
That's another fantastic photo Snake.
I was wondering though about that right eye ... is there perhaps an abnormality/injury there, or did you just catch her mid blink?
Have you any other shots that would reassure us that her ability to hunt isn't being impaired by some weakness in that eye?
She does look a little fluffed-up and not quite as sleek as you might expect. Maybe it was just a particularly cold day of course. |
06-11-2009, 01:46 PM
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| | | Re: Kestrels
Hi Snake ,I thought she looked a bit fluffed, and wondered 'do this year's young have different feathers to adult birds ?' We have Kestrels nest in our pylon every year (we've been here 15 years ) and they have bad trouble with the crows , who work in pairs, one draws the adult Kestrel away and the second one attempts to steal the babies. I don't know if this is an arrangement between the two Crows , or whether the second Crow is an opportunist ! The chicks make a lot of noise when the parent hunter is on way back to nest, starting when the parent is a long way off.Guess they've already got good long distance eyesight and see their dinner coming ! KIDS ! |
06-11-2009, 04:23 PM
|  | Member of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Apr 2008
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| | | Re: Kestrels
Thank you all so much for your kind remarks.
I don't think she would have a problem hunting in any way. She was one of a pair I watched having a great old time chasing each other about.
I only managed to get two pics of her before she flew off, this was the best one the other I deleted so i'm hoping it was just a blink.
I sat watching them for three or four minutes and the way she flew about gives me no call for concern. |
06-11-2009, 04:45 PM
|  | Knight Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Northants
Posts: 6,990
| | | Re: Kestrels
Great shot as usual snake she is a beautiful bird.
I think if she was blind or had impaired vision on that eye she would compensate quite well, other senses kick in as long as she didn't loose sight in both eyes.
My dog went blind and coped quite well her hearing improved she could even catch a ball if bounced on the floor then her hearing packed in.. 
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