Finally got a chance to photograph an American Kestrel.

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Not the best flight shots for sure and definitely not the best perspective for shooting a kestrel in flight, but some of what I have so far:

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This's the reason I want to photograph the kestrel, i.e., the colors.

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Thanks for looking!

PS In case you're wondering: 200-400 hand-held; manual exposure mode; cropped.