Juvenile Kestrels at the Hawk Conservancy

[Stan]

The wild kestrels at HCT have now fledged and I was very fortunate at this mornings wild bird feed to see them all in action, although i did not manage to get them all in the frame at the same time lol.

WDYT

Stan

7D,420mm, 1/1250, f5.6, ISO 800

[Muscat]

Re: Juvenile Kestrels at the Hawk Conservancy

They look lovely, the first shot is almost as if the second bird is walking across the first

[Glenn]

Re: Juvenile Kestrels at the Hawk Conservancy

3 excellent shots Stan. I guess the Kestrel in the first shot was coming in to land regardless of who's in the way, lol

[djguk47]

Re: Juvenile Kestrels at the Hawk Conservancy

A great set of shots Stan.
Would have been better if they had been out last week when I was at the HCT with Colin C and Brian Squibb...

David

[Stan]

Re: Juvenile Kestrels at the Hawk Conservancy

Cheers guys

I guess the Kestrel in the first shot was coming in to land regardless of who's in the way, lol

he was, and in the second too

Would have been better if they had been out last week when I was at the HCT with Colin C and Brian Squibb...

you could always go again

Stan

[Glenn]

Re: Juvenile Kestrels at the Hawk Conservancy

David, Stan let me know when you're next at HCT, especially if it's a weekend and we could meet up

[Stan]

Re: Juvenile Kestrels at the Hawk Conservancy

Hi Glenn
I am at HCT most weeks, on my own during the week and with my wife, Dee, usually on a Sunday although our next visit will be wednesday next week on a photo day - we both won a section of last years HCT photo competition. Will ley you know when we are next there on a weekend

Stan

[briansquibb]

Re: Juvenile Kestrels at the Hawk Conservancy

You should come to me with unlimited opportunities to take pictures of our goats and sheep - no fences or wire to lmit you.

[Glenn]

Re: Juvenile Kestrels at the Hawk Conservancy

You should come to me with unlimited opportunities to take pictures of our goats and sheep - no fences or wire to lmit you.

Sold, where do I sign up??

[Glenn]

Re: Juvenile Kestrels at the Hawk Conservancy

Hi Glenn
I am at HCT most weeks, on my own during the week and with my wife, Dee, usually on a Sunday although our next visit will be wednesday next week on a photo day - we both won a section of last years HCT photo competition. Will ley you know when we are next there on a weekend

Stan

Cool. Was just having a nose at the entries for this years comp, some good photos there

[colin C]

Re: Juvenile Kestrels at the Hawk Conservancy

A great set of shots Stan.
Would have been better if they had been out last week when I was at the HCT with Colin C and Brian Squibb...

David

Errr, David they were out together.

There were four of them out together at one stage, but the wind was so good for hovering etc, that they were just enjoying themselves flying around, with little or no effort. Because the wind was so good for them, they only landed on "Ashley's Dead Tree" one at a time.

Colin

[djguk47]

Re: Juvenile Kestrels at the Hawk Conservancy

Errr, David they were out together.

There were four of them out together at one stage, but the wind was so good for hovering etc, that they were just enjoying themselves flying around, with little or no effort. Because the wind was so good for them, they only landed on "Ashley's Dead Tree" one at a time.

Colin

oops.... just had a look at the shots I took the other day and found a shot of one of them on the same branch.....
You very possibly mentioned they were the young Kestrels but I blame Brian's beard for making it difficult to hear what you were saying as it was muffling all sounds....