Birds kestrel Thread - Post Your Shots Here

[spudhead]

Tim Mayo asked me if it was time to set up a kestrel thread so here it is, maybe he meant to ask me to stop posting kestrel shots

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
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• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 500

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 500

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 500

 

[Tim Mayo]

Cheers for starting it Gary! Hopefully it doesn't end up just being "Gary's Kestrel Thread" Cracking shots too. Lovely light you had that day!

 

[Tim Mayo]

Who cares what Mayo wants?!

Everyone likes a bit of Mayo! Saying that, I prefer salad cream

 

[spudhead]

Cheers for starting it Gary! Hopefully it doesn't end up just being "Gary's Kestrel Thread" Cracking shots too. Lovely light you had that day!

Thanks boss, others must have kestrel shots as well, I am lucky to see 2 pairs so often and now know where to find them and at what time of day

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

A Kes thread you say? Hmmmm

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[Tim Mayo]

Here's one on our local common a little while back.

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[Uncle Kevriano]

Lunchtime...

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[Uncle Kevriano]

Nice work. Since Tim suggested this, I think he should have to go back through the entire forum, find every Kestrel shot ever posted, and move them here.

That will be 4 million of Spuds and a few others

 

[spudhead]

That will be 4 million of Spuds and a few others

5 million

 

[GvilleRick]

Here are some photos of young Eurasian Kestrels in a nest in the wall of a castle in Germany.

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• ILCE-7RM5
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[RogerSmith]

perched bird in San Diego

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[spudhead]

one from this week male with breakfast

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[RogerSmith]

An interesting thread and noting that American kestrels are suffering a notable decline in numbers in the last decade per Cornell. I know I have seen fewer in San Diego in recent years, although good numbers east in Imperial County south of the Salton Sea.

 

[spudhead]

An interesting thread and noting that American kestrels are suffering a notable decline in numbers in the last decade per Cornell. I know I have seen fewer in San Diego in recent years, although good numbers east in Imperial County south of the Salton Sea.

That is a shame Roger, and your kestrels look a bit different to the UK kestrels

 

[iain clyne]

One of our local Kestrel.

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[spudhead]

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
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[spudhead]

One from 2018 a-mount a99ii and minolta 400 4.5 and 1.4 tc

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[spudhead]

well I think Tim m set me up with this thread, hopefully someone else can add to it, one or 2 more from the a9 in December 23

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• ISO 1000

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 200–600 mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G) + 1.4X Teleconverter (SEL14TC)
• 840.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 1600

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 200–600 mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G) + 1.4X Teleconverter (SEL14TC)
• 840.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 1000

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 200–600 mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G) + 1.4X Teleconverter (SEL14TC)
• 840.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 1000

 

[iain clyne]

I’ll see what else I can find.

 

[Sdawes]

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[spudhead]

ok a couple

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• FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS + 1.4X Teleconverter
• 560.0 mm
• ƒ/8
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• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 100-400mm F4.5-5.6 GM OSS (SEL100400GM)
• 400.0 mm
• ƒ/5.6
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 640

with the 100-400 + 1.4tc

 

[DavidN]

First one of a male with his lunch from my back garden

second on of a female on a post at Portland Bill

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• 600.0 mm
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[spudhead]

Male kestrel from January 23 a9 mk1 200-600

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
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[spudhead]

recent shot

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600 mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G) + 1.4X Teleconverter (SEL14TC)
• 840.0 mm
• ƒ/9
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 800

 

[spudhead]

a couple from 20

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23

 

[spudhead]

just hanging out from this weekend

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
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• 1/2000 sec
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[spudhead]

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/7.1
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 500

 

[spudhead]

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 4000

 

[spudhead]

• ILCE-1
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/8
• 1/2000 sec
• ISO 4000

 

[Jabo]

• ILCE-7M4
• FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
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• 1/3200 sec
• ISO 1600