Kestrels of Sheepcote

Despite the gloom (we were, and still are, shrouded in mist for most of the day) I stopped off at Sheepcote Valley.
Sheepcote Valley

There weren't many kestrels about, but one is enough. This male was out hunting crickets (a main secondary diet at this time of the year).
Kestrel with cricket

I tracked him to his landing site…


Snack over, he took to the air again to hunt for more morsels….

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Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 40D and EF70-300mm 4.5-5.6 DO IS lens.

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  1. gdare

    11 Aug 2010

    This was either a small kestrel or a big cricket :left:

  2. SittingFox

    11 Aug 2010

    Love the haybales! And the kestrel of course. It's surprising how much of their diet is made up of invertebrates. As a chil, I always assumed they were hunting for mice when I used to watch them hovering over the motorway verges.

  3. studio41

    13 Aug 2010

    Originally posted by gdare:

    This was either a small kestrel or a big cricket

    😆

    lovely photos!

  4. Words

    13 Aug 2010

    Adele, the hay bales always add something to the fields at this time of year. It reminds me that they are working spaces, but also very traditional and timeless.

  5. Words

    13 Aug 2010

    Thanks Erwin!

  6. Words

    13 Aug 2010

    Darko, it was quite a large cricket, but not as large as this one. :whistle:

  7. Words

    13 Aug 2010

    Thanks Jill!

  8. Ukwildlife

    13 Aug 2010

    great series

  9. Words

    14 Aug 2010

    Thanks Neil!

  10. Wulpen

    19 Oct 2012

    Beautiful

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