Breakfast

[Doug Brown]

This is the same Kestrel I posted taking off from a perch a few days ago. I didn't realize it had a mouse in its clutches until I began processing photos on my computer. It's not the sharpest photo in the world, but the half-eaten mouse makes this a keeper for me.

http://birdwhisperer.smugmug.com/photos/255594678_4R4zw-O.jpg

Canon 1D Mark III, 500mm + 2x, f/13, 1/2000, ISO 400, manual exposure, no flash

[Fabs Forns]

Great action, I wold sharpen it a little ore. I like the tail separated from the foot :)

[Arthur Morris]

Looks pretty darned good to me. Maybe a bit over-SAT... Whose mouse?

later and love, artie

[Doug Brown]

Whose mouse?


Not baited, Artie. I've never tried baiting before.

[Jim Neiger]

Great capture here, Doug! I like the head on look and the prey is a huge bonus. Well done!

[Blake Shadle]

Nice work capturing this Kestrel with real prey. Fabs mentioned the seperation between the mouse's tail and the Kestrel's foot, a very nice subtlety that adds a lot to the image. Like you said, not the sharpest image, but definitely a keeper.