For the first time in quite a while I spent some proper time over at Sheepcote Valley, adjacent to Brighton Racecourse at the top of the South Downs. It was muddy and cold, but the sun was just about beating out the threatening cloud cover and the wind was low. A near perfect November afternoon. All I needed was a good subject. Cue a cooperative male kestrel.
I’d spotted him as I was driving up the hill and after a few grabbed shots of him on street lamps, he headed over to a quiet corner of the valley and perched on an old industrial pipe and proceeded to preen himself. I manoeuvred around him to get some blue sky in the background.
Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D Mark II and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS II USM lens.
Darko
26 Nov 2015Nice little bird! The other day I’ve seen a blue heron preening itself right on a sea wall in downtown Vancouver but didn’t have a camera with me 🙁 Oh, well, you can’t have all of them 😀
Words
5 Dec 2015Thanks! A downtown heron sounds pretty cool!