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Falcon on the watch for a prey

Falcon on the watch for a prey

Picture of common kestrel, taken in the polders of West-Flanders, Belgium. I was so lucky that this bird flew down to sit on a fence not far from where I stood....
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Picture of common kestrel, taken in the polders of West-Flanders, Belgium. I was so lucky that this bird flew down to sit on a fence not far from where I stood. You don't always need a big lens or sophisticated camera, but most of all luck and an eye for composition.
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Canon PowerShot SX50 HS

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Aperture f/6.5 ISO 200 Shutter 1/800 Focal Length 215000/1000

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Feb, 2015

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