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Kestrel on Patrol

Kestrel on Patrol

A beautiful American kestrel perches on a fencepost in the inland alpine valley located between Sierraville and Beckwourth near Portola, California in the Sierr...
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A beautiful American kestrel perches on a fencepost in the inland alpine valley located between Sierraville and Beckwourth near Portola, California in the Sierras.
Hundreds of raptors, including this beauty, inhabit and hunt in this farming valley.
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NIKON D500

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Aperture f/5.6 ISO 100 Shutter 10/1250 Focal Length 380/10

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Feb, 2018

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356

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Peer Award

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Superb Composition

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Absolute Masterpiece

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Magnificent Capture

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Outstanding Creativity

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Gorgeous little hunter

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This is gorgeous! I've been trying to get a kestrel hanging around our place and he won't let me get close enough to get any detail! Love your composition and his color is gorgeous!

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Love this, Mark . . . really cool!!

Magnificent.

A fantastic composition, love your vertical orientation! Wonderful details and texture.

This is just beautiful...fencepost, bird and background all came together so well in this photo!

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