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Kestrel Kill On A Long-eared Owl Hunt
January 19th, 2008 by Rob McKay
We finally had some sun light today so Ann, Paul & I went looking for the resident Long-eared owl at Thicksons Woods Waterfront Trail this afternoon. We started out around 2:00 PM, it was windy and COLD, had to be -15c with the wind chill coming off of Lake Ontario.
I arrived early and noticed a female Kestrel hunting along the hydro lines.
Shot with old crusty, my Nikon D1H & 300mm f/4 Nikkor.
I arrived early and noticed a female Kestrel hunting along the hydro lines.
Shot with old crusty, my Nikon D1H & 300mm f/4 Nikkor.
This first shot is out of focus, but it does help tell the story so I included it.
The out of focus dive,
The out of focus dive,
The Kestrel hit ground hard and popped up through the long grass with her kill, what looked like a feild mouse or vole.
The death pinch!
She hauled the mouse back up to the hydro line to finish the job..
She hauled the mouse back up to the hydro line to finish the job..
This female Kestrel gave me a nasty stare…
Happy little falcon
After this she took the mouse and stashed it in a pine tree, then carried on looking for more.
And to top this all off, we did find our Long-eared Owl, this time in some light. We also watched the resident Northern Harrier (Marsh Hawk)
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Great shots and a great pictorial story Rob. Right place at the right time for such a good series of shots. Beauty of the LEO too!
Thanks Frank,
It was a fun outing, windy, cold, but the sun was out for a change. We found the long-eared owl in the first stand of pines we looked in, talk about luck. The rest of the day was just a bonus!
Rob
Wow! What fantastic series Rob. To be in the right place at the right time. This isn’t luck since you created it. Well done. Fantastic tutorial. Congratulations. finally someone got a good shot of the LEO in some light. That’s tough to do. You had a good.