Male Kestrel, with Vole - a photo on Flickriver

Male Kestrel, with Vole

            After a long week working on ‘Mexican time’ I went off rather groggily yesterday afternoon in search of a Hen Harrier. No joy I’m afraid but just as the sun was setting I came across this male #kestrel that had seemingly picked up the vole for itself, rather than the usual thieving from an Owl, since there were no owls in sight around this area… Clearly it knew I was there of course and I didn’t want it to fly and leave its catch, but I had to manoeuvre into such a position that I could get a good background, which I managed, the light changing as I did so. Rather pleased with the beautiful bokeh on these shots.
   

Taken on: March 1, 2024

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Camera: Canon EOS R5, f/5.6, 1/500 sec, 840mm, ISO 1000 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Canon EOS R5
Lens:	RF600mm F4 L IS USM + EXTENDER RF1.4x
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/500)
Focal Length:	840mm
ISO:	1000
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	No Flash
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 13.1 (Macintosh)
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