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24-Jan-2017

Soggy kestrel - 3

taking off - looks like some tear damage at rear - would welcome any expert commentary

NIKON 1 J5,Nikon 1 NIKKOR VR 10-30mm f/3.5-5.6
1/1250s f/7.1 at 300.0mm iso400 hide exif
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Date/Time24-Jan-2017 11:13:00
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON 1 J5
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length300 mm
Exposure Time1/1250 sec
Aperturef/7.1
ISO Equivalent400
Exposure Bias0.00
White Balance0
Metering Modecenter weighted (2)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programmanual (1)
Focus Distance

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Marco Valk27-Feb-2017 16:43
Nice catch!
Blandine Mangin27-Jan-2017 10:50
une prise très originale ! v
Photo.Keely26-Jan-2017 23:02
Nice capture!
chris morton26-Jan-2017 22:10
thanks to Peter Maddison for interesting comment. The first theory seems more likely as it first flew onto the perch from the Deben river direction. This is directly the opposite direction to the 'normal' boundary of the hunting territory of the Marsh Harrier at the small Mill River
Peter Maddison 26-Jan-2017 18:01
It might not have been an involuntary plunge - in this cold weather the bird will be desperate for food and might have attacked a wader or small duck (teal?), unsuccessfully! It looks okay when perched, and it did fly off. Perhaps just soggy, not injured.
It's possible that a Marsh Harrier went for it, seeing the kestrel as a hunter competitor.
Helen Betts26-Jan-2017 14:48
Great action capture, but to my untrained eye, it does look like some kind of injury.
Pierre Martin26-Jan-2017 12:27
more effective then my dryer!
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