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.
Canon 1D Mark III, 500mm + 2x, f/13, 1/2000, ISO 400, manual exposure, no flash
Looks pretty darned good to me. Maybe a bit over-SAT... Whose mouse?
later and love, artie
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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.