Birds what a difference a day makes last week to this week, Kestrel

[spudhead]

Ok last week nice bright skies and 200 plus keepers and today 30 minutes or so with dark to grey skies 6-10 half decent , this is a different bird I believe a female but I am sure someone will educate me,

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
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• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 6400

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 3200

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 4000

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 6400

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 6400

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 6400

• ILCE-9
• Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
• 600.0 mm
• ƒ/6.3
• 1/2500 sec
• ISO 6400

 

[Ralph]

Great images from the 1st to the last.

 

[spudhead]

Great images from the 1st to the last.

Thanks Ralph

 

[Uncle Kevriano]

Nice shots. It is a female, males have the grey head feathers

 

[spudhead]

Nice shots. It is a female, males have the grey head feathers

Kev as always I look to you for id I know far too little about birds, thanks for looking

 

[Tim Mayo]

Beautiful images Gary! They are lovely birds. Very glad to see that you are still finding the time to get out

 

[spudhead]

Beautiful images Gary! They are lovely birds. Very glad to see that you are still finding the time to get out

Well sort of getting out maybe 90 minutes yesterday before dark having working at some point every day including Sunday morning