"The boring kestrel" - a photo on Flickriver

            There are now birds that I turn my nose up at. Not because they aren't beautiful, but because I now think that after hundreds of shots I have had enough of them. Such is the case with the kestrel. Still a red list species, so you should jump for joy every time you see one, because you have to immortalize such a rarity for posterity. Not so, because a praying kestrel is soooo passé for a bird shooter who is becoming a bit blasé.

At this moment I actually had that too. Far away a kestrel on a post, "just let it sit and poop on that thing, I'm not going to take a picture of that". 

But hey, blood is creeping where it can't go, so I grabbed the camera and took pictures. I wanted to see how long it would last before she (yes, she is a female) would choose the air. It works as follows: take 10 careful steps, take a photo and then take another 10 steps, etc. This time I was able to sneak up to 20 meters and the lady just stayed put. I even caught her starting to fall asleep. So luckily I wasn't interesting either. At 20 meters distance I decided not to sneak any further, because I could now see her tonsils. So let her sit on her post!

Taken in: Holland / North Holland / Gemeente Blaricum (show map)

Taken on: June 27, 2024

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Camera: Sony ILCE-7RM4, f/7.1, 1/800 sec, 600mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony ILCE-7RM4
Lens:	FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3 G OSS
Aperture:	f/7.1
Exposure Time:	0.001 sec (1/800)
Focal Length:	600mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Average
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 25.9 (Windows)
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