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Perfect capture ,well done !

Thank you for your visit. This one is excellent as usual. Great dynamic shot. I won't rate it as I cannot give 7s due to PN principle. I don't want to give less. Best regards.

Beautiful composition, superb timing. Great detail, very nice exposure. Thanks for sharing. Best regards Christine

The lighting, bokeh and colors are beautiful, crop works very well and interaction is excellent. One thing that doesn't put this image on top with your other kestrel images is the invisibility of the left kestrel's face. I also see some dust spots :) :)

Monte,

This is an amazing capture. The colors are magicial. Great job. Regards, Patsy

I am envious of this one.Great details and a super background.2 very small items for me and I do mean small. I wish I could see the eyes a little better on the parent and there are a few sensor spots on the bottom.Great work Monte.

Amazing! Wow....excellent capture! Regards, Leslie

Super, Monte. Great momnent

Christopher, the bird on the left is the male, the larger one on the right is his mate. With kestrels when they are nesting, the male usually passes off prey to the female, and she feeds the young.

WOW!!! Excellent, 10/10.

 

Regards.

 

Alberto

A beautiful image with great dof, compossition and exposure. Warm regards.

Fantastic shot Monte, as good as it gets. 7/7+

Beautiful shot,moment and composition. The color is exquisite and the BG is smooth and DOF is perfect it really isolates your subjects. Thanks as always

wonderful moment well captured, cheers Jana

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Thanks for the info Monte.

... excellent ... congrats ... max a. ... regards from Cyprus ...

fantastic capture Monte.

Beautiful work Monte. You are definitely one of the finest bird photographers to post on this site and this is an exceptional image. Kestrals are such beautiful birds and the action in this image is interesting and dynamic. I have to concur with some others that the sensor dust spots at the bottom and upper left are distracting from an otherwise perfect image.

Thx to everyone for comments/ratings. I will have to be more vigilant on the pesky sensor dust.

Love the shot but your other excellent shots of these characters are a hard act to follow. Nothing wrong with these colors.... (-:

Fabulous shot.Are there really things like this in the greater Los Angeles area??Would love it if you told me where to go next time I am there.The image is superb!

Lots of stuff in the greater LA area. Just have to know when and where. This is a mated pair of kestrels and this behavior only occurs in spring time. This was an unusually good stroke of luck when we shot these 2.

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Just amazing, Monte! Regards