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fotabug | all galleries >> Past PAD Galleries >> Photo-A-Day 2018 > Hovering American Kestrel
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10-FEB-2018 Vern Rogers (fotabug fotos)

Hovering American Kestrel

The American Kestrel is a most beautiful little bird. It is America's smallest falcon, and one of the most colorful. While hunting for small prey, it perches on wires or poles, and often hovers, adjusting its tail to stay in place. That is what the Kestrel is doing here.

(Information from https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/American_Kestrel/id)

Nikon D500 ,Sigma 150-600mm F5-6.3 DG OS HSM | C
1/1000s f/6.3 at 600.0mm iso280 hide exif
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Date/Time09-Feb-2018 10:43:00
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D500
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length600 mm
Exposure Time1/1000 sec
Aperturef/6.3
ISO Equivalent280
Exposure Bias1.00
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Metering Mode
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Dennis Hoyne12-Feb-2018 03:15
A very fine shot of this bird hovering! V
Yi Feng12-Feb-2018 02:26
Lovely shot.
Buz Kiefer11-Feb-2018 19:40
Just lovely! V
Jeanne Newman11-Feb-2018 19:21
Wow! What a graceful shot, Vern!! Beautiful!!
parrothouse11-Feb-2018 16:10
Very nice colors.
Jim Coffman11-Feb-2018 15:10
Nice capture of this Kestrel in search of breakfast..
Eloine 11-Feb-2018 14:57
Your right this is one of the most colourful birds of those kind. Very pretty capture.
Hank Vander Velde11-Feb-2018 14:52
A super hovering pose image Vern.
Ruth Voorhis11-Feb-2018 13:47
Marvelous colors and patterns.
joanteno11-Feb-2018 12:23
amazing shot!
Wintermeer11-Feb-2018 12:09
Very well done! ~V~
Steve Thuman11-Feb-2018 11:25
Awesome catch
JSB PHOTOGRAPHS11-Feb-2018 09:51
Super shot and great colors, I really love these little birds, I wish I see them closer to town.
Laura Milholland11-Feb-2018 05:40
Fun catch and great colors, Vern. :)
Paul Milholland11-Feb-2018 05:33
That’s a very colorful tail.
joseantonio11-Feb-2018 05:16
very nice capture of those beautiful colors.V.
Bea.11-Feb-2018 05:01
A pretty coloured bird, I call them helicopter birds!
Tom Munson11-Feb-2018 04:55
Nice shot.
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