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Friday, 24 January 2014

Male Common Kestrel

Having just been out for a walk around the Cat & Fiddle moorland  I was driving home when I bumped into this fella sat on a wall eating his lunch.





as I double backed round with the car he flew to another wall to finish his meal

  





 
and then just chilling 

 
a few hundred yards away I caught up with at least 3 Dippers
 
 
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13 comments:

  1. Wally Jones24 January 2014 at 17:15

    Dave, wonderful shots of the beautiful Kestrel!
    When I see them, they're usually flying at the speed of sound away from me.

    And to catch him with prey is really special!

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  2. EG CameraGirl24 January 2014 at 21:29

    Terrific shots of the kestrel eating. I have managed to get shots of kestrels in trees and on wires...but NEVER eating.

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  3. Connie Smiley24 January 2014 at 22:18

    What a capture! Yours and his.

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  4. Rohrerbot24 January 2014 at 22:23

    Love the Kestrel. Nice to see them in action. Happy birding!!!

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  5. Adam Jones25 January 2014 at 20:56

    Cracking shots of the Kestrel Dave. I must get back up that way soon. Superb area.

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  6. Sallie (FullTime-Life)25 January 2014 at 22:41

    What a nice series -- beautiful little kestrel. Only you would get these lovely shots and the cute little dippers too AFTER you thought you were through with your birding for the day.

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  7. Anonymous27 January 2014 at 23:20

    I love the kestrel, especially with the mouse.

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  8. Stuart Price28 January 2014 at 04:57

    Nice Kestrel. Dippers in the UK are much nicer than the Brown Dipper of east Asia.......

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  9. betty-NZ29 January 2014 at 22:51

    Fascinating birds! Love your shots.

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  10. Anonymous30 January 2014 at 03:01

    What a handsome Kestrel you've found. Great shots. I love the direct on pose.

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  11. NatureFootstep30 January 2014 at 15:52

    beautiful images of the Kestrel. I especially like the image with the wired fence and pole on it.

    And I love dippers. :)

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  12. Sallie (FullTime-Life)6 February 2014 at 02:06

    The kestrel is familiar as are the dippers! We have seen those. Used to have a kestrel visit our yard (when we lived in Oregon)... sometimes to my sorrow as it felt like my feeders were giving him a cafeteria to choose from. But he's a beautiful little raptor (and they have to eat too!).

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  13. desertsandbeyond8 February 2014 at 13:28

    Dave, we have kestrels out here in our desert, in California, too. I love to see them and hear them! We frequently have one sit up on the telephone pole in our back yard. We also have a pair of Cooper hawks who catch a dove every 3-4 days.
    ~~Cheryl Ann~~

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