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    Bird of prey

    [IMG]Bird of  prey[/IMG]
    I was looking for seagulls when this bird of prey suddenly appeared in front of me.

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    Re: Bird of prey

    Nicely captured.

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    Re: Bird of prey

    Erik, well photographed and welcome to CiC.

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    Re: Bird of prey

    I remembered the song by ABBA, "...I am a bird in the sky, I am an eagle that fly over the breeze...." Excellent image!!!
    Last edited by Wavelength; 22nd October 2017 at 05:17 PM.

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    Re: Bird of prey

    Very nice capture...

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    Re: Bird of prey

    Great capture looks like a Kestrel

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    Re: Bird of prey

    Well done!

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    Re: Bird of prey

    Very nice photo.


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    Re: Bird of prey

    Quote Originally Posted by lesno1 View Post
    Great capture looks like a Kestrel
    Yes, a female Kestrel showing why they are sometimes called "Windhover". An excellent shot.

    John

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    Re: Bird of prey

    +1 to all the above.

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    Re: Bird of prey

    excellent capture.

    I'm trying to figure out how you positioned yourself at the same height as the bird. Was it flying quite low to the ground?

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    Re: Bird of prey

    Quote Originally Posted by DanK View Post
    excellent capture.

    I'm trying to figure out how you positioned yourself at the same height as the bird. Was it flying quite low to the ground?
    Thanks Dan.
    I was sitting somewhere halfway up a dike facing the "waddenzee" in the north of the Netherlands and this bird was flying around there suddenly it started "praying" almost right in front of me above the shore. That made I was almost on the same hight. Believe me I was very happy with this shot. Handheld with my 500 mm Sigma Bigma😎

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