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Kestrel coming in for a landing
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Kestrel coming in for a landing (Falco sparverius)

American Kestrel zooming in to the top of a lamp post in a parking lot. Kestrel's are such a pretty bird, so many colors and patterns. This one is pretty skittish, so it is difficult to get too close for a good picture.

Cropped down to 3MP (2.8x crop factor), or 1400mm equivalent.
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Location
Long Marine Lab, Santa Cruz, CA
Date taken
Dec 16, 2020
Scientific name
Falco sparverius
Equipment used
Nikon d5, 500mm f/5.6E PF
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
1/1250, f/5.6, 4000 ISO
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delia todd
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LOL that's a cracking flight landing capture Marc. Many thanks for showing it to us.

I hope you had a great time over the holidays.
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
marcsantacurz
Date added
View count
259
Comment count
4

Image metadata

Device
NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D5
Aperture
ƒ/5.6
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1250 second(s)
ISO
4000
Filename
DSC_1975-Edit-Edit.jpg
File size
493.5 KB
Date taken
Wed, 16 December 2020 5:10 PM
Dimensions
2236px x 2236px

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