American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)

targetman · May 15, 2008

Beautiful bird in flight shot.

Marmot · May 15, 2008

Great to have you with us. Good flight capture.

Donald Talbott · May 15, 2008

Superb action shot. Cheers!

Adalia · May 15, 2008

Great action shot and very well defined!!:t::t: Welcome to BF.

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Cora.

digishooter · May 15, 2008

Excellent capture. Welcome to the forum. Especially like the translucent quality in the tail and wings. :t: :t: :t:

ChickaD · May 15, 2008

A glorious shot, love the light, perfect:clap::clap::clap:

eaglehaslanded · May 16, 2008

Thank you all for your kind comments and for taking the time to look. I was quite fortunate to have this guy hovering about 60 feet above me.

Akihaka · May 18, 2008

Beautiful Kestrel shot, Dennis. Love the tail. :t:

eaglehaslanded · May 20, 2008

Thanks again, Aki! This is one of my favorite raptors--so efficient at hunting and so colorful.