Yesterday evening when watering my citruses in the greenhouse, I heard the typical cry from a nearby oak tree and when I looked there, I saw these two cuties sitting atop of it. They were kind enough to wait for me to go inside and fetch the camera, but not long enough for me to get the exposition settings right for the crappy lighting – I only got one shot and they whooshed.
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In case you are wondering, the tree is living, but it was struck by a lightning a few years ago and it has one dead branch on the very top and a strip of deadwood down to the earth since then. Right next to it is an ash tree with a dead branch on which I have photographed kites a few times.
Raptors like to sit on dead branches, I guess they provide them with a good view.
Partially co-operative cute kestrels!
With three kestrels, all directions would be covered simultaneously.
They are posing nicely for you, but they’re way too busy for any fiddling with settings. 8-) I actually like the warm light.
“Raptors like to sit on dead branches, I guess they provide them with a good view.”
Or they know it makes them look brooding and dramatic.