American Kestrel

[David Salem]

This is the bird we fondly call Lady Kestrel. This one is from last year. She just showed up about a week ago for the fourth year in a row. We are glad to have her back as she is one of the finest looking female Kestrels you could ask to shoot.

1DX---840mm---f6.3---ss1/4000th---ISO640---HH from truck@ 8:15am---35% crop

Thanks as always for looking and for your input. Appreciate it.

David

[John Whaley]

It is a beautiful BIF image with good focus on the clear eye and very nice bokeh. Great shot.

[Doug Brown]

Spectacular Dave! Absolutely incredible flight pose with great eye contact! Glad she's back this year!

[Colin Driscoll]

Awesome wing and tail position, like a model posing for you!

[Tim Foltz]

Great shot Dave, nice and sharp, nice BG, HA and catchlight. That truck blind really works fantastic.

-Tim

[arash_hazeghi]

lovely shot man, doesn't get better than this. can't wait to get down there!

[Satish Ranadive]

Excellent flight shot. David.

Regards,
Satish.

[David Salem]

Thanks everyone for the comments. I appreciate it.

[Bill Dix]

Another sweet shot of the Lady. Looking forward to this year's images.

[William Dickson]

Fab frame David. Certainly a rockstar whats not to like, I really love the HA and flight pose.

Will

[keith mitchell]

David this is top class,pin sharp where it needs to be and just a bit of blurring on the wings.

Keith.

[Glenn Conlan]

She performs well for you, another wall hanger in acrylic would be spectacular.

[Stu Bowie]

Hi Dave, well..... you just keep turning these out, time and time again. Very well timed what looks like a take off shot. I like the eye contact, tack sharp where it counts, and I do like the colours on the Kestrel. Also, the BG colours compliment the Kestrel nicely. Well captured.

[Geoff Newhouse]

Amazing frame I would dream of capturing myself. Beautiful.

TFS
Geoff

[Matthew Jones]

Cracking capture Dave. Light, detail, pose all top shelf. I particularly like the soft edges to the wingtips together with the sharp head and eye. Congrats!

[David Salem]

Thanks again everyone!! Happy Thanksgiving!!

[Joe Subolefsky]

Beautful bird and shot. Is she taking off or possibly playing around with a decoy?

[Jim Crosswell]

A real beauty David! Everything has been said already. Happy Thanksgiving!

[David Salem]

Thanks Joe and Jim.

Joe, this is a take off shot. I have never tried a decoy but I have often though about it. Maybe I will give it try sometime.

Thanks again

[stuart wanuck]

great image good eye contact