Finally gotcha!

I've been wanting to catch a bird of prey on camera for a while now.... Seen plenty but always to high up in the sky for my zoom (or just to far away) and this falcon was so kind to pose a little bit closer... but still a bit to far away to get a great shot of it, must talk to the falcon about that! Zoomed in completely and cropped some sky out too... :-P

[Elke W.]

@djohnson Well I'm not going to give in with this camera ;-) But I know that when I'll finally have money for a DSLR and a nice tele.... well that should make things a bit easier LOL

[Elke W.]

@djohnson Also tried to take pics of buzzards and brown kites today... but no luck; to far up in the sky... again LOL

[Cat Whiskers - Nan]

Good for you. It looks like a kestrel? They are hard to get, they are very shy. I finally got one the other day too. :-)

[Elke W.]

@catwhiskers Yes a common kestrel, I actually saw three today (I know were to find them lol)

[Shanne]

looks like a kestrel to me too - they aren't easy to get - and my attempts at buzzards are pathetic

[Harry J Benson]

nicely caught, the sky highlights him well

[Kim]

oh wow, great catch.

[Sheila]

I too love the birds of prey.

[Jason Daniels]

Oh he's a cute little bird!

[BeckyS]

Gorgeous bird.