Kestrel male

[Ofer Levy]

1D Mark 3, Canon 300 f2.8, x2, 1/1000, f5.6, iso 640, car as hide

Another one I recently got in Israel when visiting my family. I wish the beak was cleaner but on the other hand it tells the story of this little hunter.

[Manos Papadomanolakis]

Agree with you for the beak`s story...
beautiful bg,colors,pose,eye contact!

[denise ippolito]

Ofer, I agree w/ you regarding the beak but as you said it tells a story. Beautiful complimentary BG. Sharp details and a nice pose and perch.

[Mark Schmitt]

Nice shot. BG is good, like some of the blended colors. I think the bird could use another round of sharpenig; the eye could be masked and lightened some, it has a lot of potential. Well done. ;)

[Judy Lynn Malloch]

Superb image with excellent pose and a killer BG. Wonderful detail and eye contact and the beak does tell the story. Beautiful work !!

[Markus Jais]

A stunning shot with amazing image quality, great light and colors and perfect BG. The bill is great as it is because, as you wrote, it tells the story of this little raptor.

Markus

[Lorant Voros]

Like it very much with the beak dirty and I completely agree that it tells a story that we also need to show with our photos. Nice light, colors, BG and pose. Well done on this.

[Karl Egressy]

Great pose, colours, background and perch, Ofer. No nits.

[Kaustubh Deshpande]

Ofer, I always enjoy your Kestrel shots. The BG blurr in this is awesome. IQ is very high. I like the look-back poses a lot. The balance comes out nicely as the body is then in front of the eyes. Well done.

If anything, I'd say a little more room on top. A minor point, though.

[arash_hazeghi]

Excellent perch, BG, pose and bloody beak is a big plus! Mazel Tov!

[Doug Brown]

Another excellent Kestrel image with a great pose, lush green BG, and a nice perch. I like the bloody beak as is. I do think the bird could stand a bit more sharpening.

[James Salywoda]

Stunning Image Ofer I love the brown color tones in the bg and an excellent pose.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Handsome looking male Ofer, lobed the pose, nice light, good sharpness and details...