The Enforcer

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This Kestrel has been using the “This Area Closed” signs for perches quite religiously at one of our local refuges the last two or three years. When I was there last Thursday, I saw it way up ahead of me, but there was a car between us and it flew after they stopped to photograph it, landed on the next sign and flew again when they stopped. I gave up on it and had stopped to try (unsuccessfully) to photograph a Scrub Jay on the right side of the road. When it flew, I was about to start again when I looked out the driver’s side window and saw this lady perched on the sign across the road. Needless to say, I had fun playing with the sign. I stole the Kestrel outline from another image in the series with a better profile.

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Sony a6500, FE200-600 @ 600 mm, f/8, 1/640, iso 1250, manual exposure. Processed in LR & PS CC. Kestrel outline taken from another image of the series. Blue color is the original used in the refuge signs. Cropped to 4265x3198. Taken at 10:49 am on December 3rd.

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2

Fun photo Dennis. . .and very nicely done. Kestrel outline is a nice fun touch.

3

Really nice shot, Dennis. These guys are very skittish, I find. Wonderful details.

4

Good job in getting close enough for such fine detail. I agree with Shirley, they are very skittish and hard to sneak up on. With the sign, it’s a fun shot, but with the nice background and excellent detail, too bad the perch wasn’t more aesthetic.

5

This lady really loves those signs for perches. The only other places I’ve seen her are a patch of teasel quite a bit further, but within acceptable camera distance and a clump of bushes way off that she really likes.

6

Very fun image, I like it!!!

7

Completely wonderful!! Not only fun but a simply gorgeous capture of the bird and a lovely BG.

8

Like I said, we need to bring our own perch setup and put it on the post the next time we go,
Excellent color, detail, and BG. Perch, not so much…