Aerial Uber Eats - American Kestrel full time gig

[Jay Ing]

A pair of American Kestrels decided some boxes on our property would do. Makes me get up early these days but it's worth it. Will post a number of AK images in coming days. Haven't been here in over a year... good to "be back"... Cheers - (I'm sure I have lots of stunning frames to work through in all that time... TIA)... Believe "breakfast" is a Jerusalem cricket.

Sony A1 + 600GM+1.4TC (840mm), HH, 1000, 3200, 7.1

[Dorian Anderson]

Very nice action capture. Bug is an interesting bonus. Shadow on the far wing is unfortunate, and I would lose all of the foliage. Physically unconnected to anything, it does more to distract from the subject than add to the frame.

[arash_hazeghi]

now that's a take off frame... love the dynamic pose with prey! bang on! Congrats on your new camera, it does not miss a beat. shadows a bit unfortunate but not 99% out there cannot dream of capturing a shot like this sharp. I actually like the partial perch, it is not a common perch and adds interest to the frame for me, the take off pose without a perch leaves the viewer wondering a bit

TFS

[Andreas Liedmann]

Hi Jay ... superb action captured and the cricket in the beak is a super cool addition .
Colors looking nice , as does the overall tonality .... maybe a bit too dense in the shadows .
Might be difficult to capture .... I would just wish the sharpness / clarity for the bird as the perch has .
For me the sharpness is missing in the subject ... IMHO .

But easy to say from comfy chair ....

TFS Andreas

[Daniel Cadieux]

I'm really liking this, Jay! Super neat take-off pose, bonus prey item, and I personally like the "perch" too. As posted I could see an additional round of subtle sharpening for the fine detail. If kestrels nested on my property I'd be parked there daily!

Welcome back after your sabbatical year!

[John Mack]

The pose is very nice. The prey is another bonus.