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Uploaded 15-Mar-13
Taken 15-Mar-13
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Category:Animals
Subcategory:Birds
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Keywords:American kestrel, falcon, kestrel
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Dimensions3535 x 2355
Original file size1.11 MB
Image typeJPEG
Color spaceUnknown
Date taken15-Mar-13 13:02
Date modified15-Mar-13 13:02
Shooting Conditions
Camera makeCanon
Camera modelCanon EOS-1D X
Focal length700 mm
Max lens aperturef/7.1
Exposure1/2500 at f/5.6
FlashNot fired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias+1 1/3 EV
Exposure modeAuto
Exposure prog.Aperture priority
ISO speedISO 400
Metering modePattern
American Kestrel male

American Kestrel male

Falco sparverius

Aqua Vitae Rd., Hadley, Massachusetts 3-15-2013


This is our smallest falcon, and is a thing of beauty. This is a male in full breeding plumage. Kestrels are often seeing hovering over a field, looking for mice or small insects.
©Keith Carver
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