Kestrel (corrected ID)

[Haim Ziv]

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Mark II 600mm 1/3200 f5.6 ISO200 HH.

Thank you for looking.

[Fabs Forns]

Got to love that fanned tail and attentive eyes. Very good EXP and feather detail. I see a lot of color noise in the blue, not sure why since you used ISO 200. Maybe compression?

Great to see you around :)

[Haim Ziv]

Got to love that fanned tail and attentive eyes. Very good EXP and feather detail. I see a lot of color noise in the blue, not sure why since you used ISO 200. Maybe compression?

Great to see you around :)

Thank you very much, Fabs.

[Dr.Pranay Rao Juvvadi]

Great capture! Love the light and the fanned tail. By the way this is a kestrel... looks like a Lesser Kestrel (can just make out the white talons).

Best regards.

[Haim Ziv]

Great capture! Love the light and the fanned tail. By the way this is a kestrel... looks like a Lesser Kestrel (can just make out the white talons).

Best regards.

Thank you !! you are right it's a Kestrel. Sorry, my mistake.

[Doug Brown]

Great sharpness and exposure. The fanned tail and the dangling talons look awesome. Aside from the noise issue that Fabs mentioned, I wish the far wing was in better position. A little separation from the head would have been nice.

[Mike Milicia]

Agree with all above ... love that fanned tail!

[Ramon M. Casares]

Loved it! Great GREAT pose, lovely light, comp, details, colors and sharpness! Big congratulations!

[Ákos Lumnitzer]

Comments agreed on. Nice view of the underside and great wing spread Haim. THanks for sharing.

[Harshad Barve]

Lovely shot
Harshad

[Bruce Enns]

Great shot Haim! I agree with all the points made above...great comp, exposure, sharpness and detail. The pose is fabulous!! I also see lots of noise in the sky.

Cheers!
Bruce

[Stephen Earle]

The tail makes this for me. Great exposure over the whole subject also.

[Stu Bowie]

Typical hovering posture, and well done on the exposure from the underwing. Good detail throughout too.