{"id":78950,"date":"2019-12-02T06:10:19","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T13:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=78950"},"modified":"2019-12-02T08:50:40","modified_gmt":"2019-12-02T15:50:40","slug":"male-american-kestrels-on-rabbitbrush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/12\/02\/male-american-kestrels-on-rabbitbrush\/","title":{"rendered":"Male American Kestrels On Rabbitbrush"},"content":{"rendered":"

This first photo shows the result of a “plop” landing in the snow. The second shot isn’t much more dignified.<\/p>\n

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1\/1600, f\/8, ISO 500, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

This male kestrel had recently landed in thick snow on top of rabbitbrush. His “landing gear” broke through the snow which left his tail, wings and some of his other feathers all splayed out and askew on top of it. Then he looked back at me with a silly look on his face and tried to look dignified anyway.<\/p>\n

The sidelight isn’t ideal but the photo still brings a grin to my face.<\/p>\n

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1\/1600, f\/8, ISO 320, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

With this male there was no snow on the rabbitbrush and I caught him in the middle of a rouse which gave him a bit of a squinty-eyed look but I like his jumbled up, disorganized pose against the clean background.<\/p>\n

Both of these photos are almost ancient, taken in January of 2012. I posted this last shot seven years ago but as far as I know the only current blog follower who has seen it is Elephants Child.<\/p>\n

Back then I processed the image poorly so I wanted a do-over.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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Note:<\/em><\/p>\n

I sometimes feel a little guilty when I poke fun at my beloved birds by posting photos of them that don’t show them at their best and most dignified. Recently I saw a meme on Facebook that may partially explain my rationale. I’m far from a meme fan as I think the vast majority of them are drippingly and insipidly over-sentimental, oversimplified or even cruel. But recently I saw a meme that struck a chord with me.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

“If you want to know what someone fears losing look at what they photograph”.<\/em><\/p>\n

Nuff said<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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This first photo shows the result of a “plop” landing in the snow. The second shot isn’t much more dignified.<\/p>\n

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