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Saw this American Kestrel sitting on a wooden pier. Tried to catch him in flight but he was just to fast. I did get a good shot of empty sky,,,, LOL

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Saw this American Kestrel sitting on a wooden pier. Tried to catch him in flight but he was just to fast. I did get a good shot of empty sky,,,, LOL

Thanks to Sue-zon for leading me to the correct bird ID...
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NIKON D500

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Aperture f/14 ISO 400 Shutter 1/400 Focal Length 6000/10

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Dec, 2017

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Beautiful little hawk

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Stunning hawk love it:-)

wow , beautiful capture of wildlife !

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Beautiful capture of this little raptor, Mark (Are you sure this isn't an American Kestrel?)

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I think your so right I just looked at American Kestrel and its sure looks like it. I will edit

Kestrel????? I never thought of that! That's it! Great shot....

Magnificent image.

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