Lesser Kestrel

[Ignacio Yufera]

Lesser Kestrels in Spain nest exclusively in old buildings. I hesitated to included that portion of wall in the frame, but somehow I feel it adds some interest?

Canon 1D MkIII, Canon 500 f/4.5 + 1.4x; 1/1600 @ f/7.1, ISO 500

[Dan Busby]

That's a beautiful image of a beautiful bird Ignacio. I love the shadow of the foot under the tail. Personally, I would remove the wall. Very nice.

[Myer Bornstein]

I agree with Dan the wall substracts from a great image

[Ofer Levy]

Great pose, sharpness and detail. bExcellent DOF. Can be a bit brighter. Not sure about the wall too.

[Nancy A Elwood]

Well done on the timing and exposure!! I vote yes for cloning the wall.

[scott benson]

truely stunnig,very well caught.

[arash_hazeghi]

Excellent wing position and eye contact. I would desat the sky a bit, wall needs to go :)

[RAM MALLYA]

Amazing freeze of a beautiful bird . Very sharp . Including the wall or the rock or some BG always looks good rather than plain blue sky . Good compo

[Stu Bowie]

I like the angle, light and sharpness, and another vote to remove the wall.

[Kris Mortensen]

I really like the bird in this shot...he is sharp, and somehow soft (in a good way)! Kinda like a dream almost....really unique looking....not sure how I feel about the wall, but i really like the bird!!