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Join Date: Sep 2007
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Kestrel (inflight), Pied Wagtail & Bluetit.
I could not find any birds today, then 3 appear one after the other 
I was about to go home when I noticed this Kestral hovering near me, but as I approached it just got further away. I hid behind a hedge then it suddenly flew over me, I wasted no time and pointed, locked on, focus and fired.
As I was viewing the Kestral images a little tit came by and started singing to me,as if to say "you can take my pic too lol, which I did but he was a little too far away. The Pied Wagtail is fearless, he got so close to me that my 400mm would not focus and I had to switch to close focusing distance 3.8m to photograph him.
1.Kestrel 100% crop
2.Pied Wagtail. Look at his lovely soft feathers blowing in the wind
3.Pied Wagtail. Failed to get perfect focus on his eye.
4.Bluetit. I have cloned out some twigs
5.Bluetit
I was about to go home when I noticed this Kestral hovering near me, but as I approached it just got further away. I hid behind a hedge then it suddenly flew over me, I wasted no time and pointed, locked on, focus and fired.
As I was viewing the Kestral images a little tit came by and started singing to me,as if to say "you can take my pic too lol, which I did but he was a little too far away. The Pied Wagtail is fearless, he got so close to me that my 400mm would not focus and I had to switch to close focusing distance 3.8m to photograph him.
1.Kestrel 100% crop
2.Pied Wagtail. Look at his lovely soft feathers blowing in the wind
3.Pied Wagtail. Failed to get perfect focus on his eye.
4.Bluetit. I have cloned out some twigs
5.Bluetit
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I've named your blue tit Orvil as he looks very like him lol
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Awesome shots! Great detail in the 100% crop as well 
Lol @ Darrieboy.. he does too
Lol @ Darrieboy.. he does too
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Gorgeous shots - especially of the Kestrel in flight
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Originally Posted by Darrieboy
I've named your blue tit Orvil as he looks very like him lol
He really does.Great shots DJ
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I said the other day that I wasn't going to comment on your Astrphotography shots anymore, basically because I couldn't do it and I was jealous.
Same rule pretty much applies here too
Same rule pretty much applies here too
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WOW DJ !!!
I've just noticed that your Kestrel is actually carrying something. It looks like a small mouse or a vole.
You lucky son of a gun!
Great capture!
I've just noticed that your Kestrel is actually carrying something. It looks like a small mouse or a vole.
You lucky son of a gun!
Great capture!
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Stunning shots DJ ! The bluetit is such a sweetie, The kestrel is fab and MD is right, he is carrying his dinner home !
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Thanks for the comments everyone
Your right, MD, I just knew that part did not belong to the bird LOL, but I could not work out what it was 
that is how I got the shot in the first place, after it was hovering for a while it dived down to catch its prey and then I hid behind a hedge then it flew over near where I was, of course if it had seen me it would have gone the opposite direction.
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Originally Posted by Mandé Daguerre
WOW DJ !!!
I've just noticed that your Kestrel is actually carrying something. It looks like a small mouse or a vole.
You lucky son of a gun!
Great capture!
I've just noticed that your Kestrel is actually carrying something. It looks like a small mouse or a vole.
You lucky son of a gun!
Great capture!
that is how I got the shot in the first place, after it was hovering for a while it dived down to catch its prey and then I hid behind a hedge then it flew over near where I was, of course if it had seen me it would have gone the opposite direction.
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Simply superb!
Are they RAW DJ?
Are they RAW DJ?