1\/5000, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II,\u00a0Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\nHis stretch had been a slow, languid one and so was his eventual takeoff. Usually they take off so damned fast I can barely keep them in frame in the first shot of my burst but this guy took his time about it. I took 13 shots of him as he was very slowly raising his wings and looking at his next perch which was only about 2′ above and in front of him.<\/p>\n
It was almost as if he was using his body as an aiming device so he could accurately hit his next landing spot.<\/p>\n
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1\/4000, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/p>\n
And here’s where he landed. It wasn’t a great perch for photography but apparently it suited him just fine.<\/p>\n
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1\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/p>\n
When he took off a second time my shutter didn’t fire at the ideal moment but I did manage to get a catch light in his eye.<\/p>\n
This kestrel was banded on his right foot but I couldn’t read the numbers very well. I’ve reported the bird and included some tight crops of the band to see if they can make any sense out of them. Sometimes they can perform sleuthing miracles just from a few numbers, noting which foot was banded, whether or not there were bands on both feet and which types of bands they are.<\/p>\n
If I hear anything meaningful back I’ll let you know.<\/p>\n
Ron<\/p>\n
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Note: These photos were taken 5 days ago at Farmington Bay WMA.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n
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1\/5000, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon 7D Mark II,\u00a0Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n