Kestrel (male) banking sharply at Otmoor

Kestrel (male) banking sharply at Otmoor - Kestrel
Otmoor RSPB Nature Reserve, near Beckley, Oxfordshire (February 2010)

Male bird hunting near the second screen

Canon EOS-1D Mk IV, EF 600 mm f4 + 2.0x extender
1/1250 s, f8.0, +1 EV, ISO 500

This photo was selected as a Photo of the Week by Birdguides in March 2010

Kestrel (male) hovering at Otmoor


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Comments

Photo comment By Brian Nicholls: Super shot of my favourite bird (Kestrel) It would have been interesting to know the technical details of the shot