Kestrel on the wing (picture special)

By Paul Cecil | Published July 13, 2008

Hovering

Eating on the wing

Snap! :yuck:

Swooping low

I'm not sure what the prey is she's eating on the wing, but the full sequence in my Kestrel album starts with a kestrel carrying a vole.

Camera note: all shots taken with the EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.

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18 Comments

  1. Words July 13, 2008 at 11:07 pm #

    Vulpes, more or less what I thought when I was out there. She was wonderfully steady as well.

  2. Vulpes vulpes July 13, 2008 at 11:07 pm #

    WOW! :up:

  3. minigamer1896 July 13, 2008 at 11:07 pm #

    Wow…

    Is it ok if I use your photos for my personal desktop backgrounds?

  4. Words July 13, 2008 at 11:07 pm #

    Mini-gamer, yes absolutely fine to use on a desktop. Glad you liked them!

  5. CedarFox July 14, 2008 at 3:07 am #

    Awesome! Great shots!

  6. Ukwildlife July 14, 2008 at 12:07 pm #

    Wow nice photos!!! My bet is that its eating some sort of bush cricket

  7. cakkleberrylane July 14, 2008 at 2:07 pm #

    I think it's all been said – WOW!!!

  8. zetorres July 14, 2008 at 5:07 pm #

    OMG! What a great shot! :ko::ko:

  9. Cynthia23 July 14, 2008 at 5:07 pm #

    Fabulous! Most amazing progression of photos I have ever seen of a kestrel. Thanks Words! :up:

  10. SittingFox July 14, 2008 at 6:07 pm #

    Eating and flying – incredible multitasking on the kestrel's part! And beautiful pictures, of course 🙂

  11. Words July 14, 2008 at 7:07 pm #

    Neil, thanks. And congrats on the identification of the food. That seems to be waht it is. So I should really re-title the blog as 'First photo of a Bush Cricket' 😉

  12. Words July 14, 2008 at 7:07 pm #

    Eric, thanks!

  13. Words July 14, 2008 at 7:07 pm #

    Adele, first time I've seen that. Incredible balance on the wing to manage that feat.

  14. Words July 14, 2008 at 7:07 pm #

    Cynthia, thanks. I couldn't see what it was doing until I got the photos back home, but I'm glad I got them.

  15. Flying Red Fox Blog July 15, 2008 at 6:07 am #

    Brilliant 😀 I guess thats one way of sorting out disruptive passengers 😆

  16. Dudley July 15, 2008 at 6:07 pm #

    Excellent capture!

  17. Words July 15, 2008 at 8:07 pm #

    Mark, LOL! You are so wicked! 😀

  18. Words July 15, 2008 at 8:07 pm #

    Andy, thanks!