Kestrel on Dove by David Clark
On and early morning walk in the vast sand dunes of the empty quarter, outside the city of Al Ain in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), I came upon a common kestrel which had just taken down a collared dove – an bird almost it’s own size. Kestrels moslty seem to go after insects and small reptiles — this one must have been quite hungry and fast. It let me get close enough to get the photo (by crawling through the sand – not great for the camera) and then leave so it could enjoy it’s well deserved meal. The kestrels live and nest in the Jabel Hafit mountain area (UAE). Canon 40D with 100-400mm lens.
Comments
Beautiful capture… Please put the exact location of where you took the photo in the description, then resubmit it to the Wild Nature Photography and Writting Group..
Carol
Hi Carol – thanks very much for the comment — and directions – you have a great group – dave
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Fabulous capture … oh and he sees you too!!!!!!!! Gorgeous composition … you have all of that fabulous long shadow … the light so perfect!!!!! WOW!!!!
Hey Lois — thanks very much for the comment and the favorite – he very much saw me but wasnt about to give up his prize – so I got close enough and then backed off – cheers – dave
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Wow! This must have been one hungry Kestrel. Excellent capture.
Hey Bunny – thanks very much — I thought it was a falcon at first as I have never seen a krestle take down this size of prey – cheers – dave
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OH WOW.. you really are getting the jest of natural law.. excellent work
thanks very much — yeah I really like to see nature at work especially wild birds of prey – they are amazing — cheers – dave
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Brilliant capture, David!
thanks again Vadim — cheers – dave
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what a shot! amazing capture David! I would have never guessed that they would eat doves…
thank you guys – cheers – dave
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Great capture! I love the detail in this.
Hi Sherry – thank you – I was able to get fairly close as it wasnt about to leave its prey – dave
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fantastic
thanks very much – dave
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Amazing capture, David!
Thank you again Bela – dave
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Love the contact you had with the bird, wonderful capture!
Hi Patjila – thank you – I really do like to watch birds of prey they have such a way about them – powerful and sure of themselves — this guy was none to happy with me — but I let him alone to finish his meal — I see that you also like the kestrel – cheers – dave
– David Clark