This is all I got today :mad:

The temps fell to the low 30's and really windy too. The kestrels were back today - haven't seen them since the Red-Winged Blackbirds took the fields two weeks ago. The weather made the RWB's and meadowlarks virtually non-existent today.

Lighting was really bad. Perhaps I should have stayed home today. I did see my third successful hunt by a kestrel. I must say that they seem to score higher percentage-wise than the hawks.

Sorry for the bad quality. Thanks for looking though.

Thanks for posting these loupey.It's images like this that let other know that even the better of us on this bourd don't always take show stopping images :)

At least you still managed to get some images of these pretty kestrels of yours, but we all have days like yours, and as frustrating as they are, i think it makes the good days even better!

man, it's hard to catch those rascals in the air.

you did a great job just keeping one in the viewfinder:wink:

Paul, Bev - thanks for looking. Yeah, it goes to prove that when the lighting/background/elements just aren't there, one cannot force a good picture out of it. Good time to practice or just go for a walk :)

terryger - LOL, the hardest step with the 300mm+2x is just finding the subject in the viewfinder :p I'll point to where I think I should be pointing, only to see a different patch of sky/twigs/grass. However, once I spot them in the viewfinder, I can usually follow them.