Kestrel

Thanks,Martin. I need to get back and try again. It could have been a far better image . There's a pair that live in that territory by the golf course. Today I went up there again (700ft.) only to find a golf competition in full swing (no pun intended lol).It was worse,I rounded a copse of trees ,heard a shout and a golf ball travelling at whatever speed golf balls travel at wizzed infront of me about 15 metres away. I've just googled it- 180mph !! Its never right, the golf course is on land owned by a local authority so there's walkers, dog-walkers, people who go to get a view from the summit and I hear there are people who go there to photograph kestrels too. Lol. Not a good mix is it.

John..yes, I did like the 1/1250 sec. I did have it on the fastest frames per second (6.1) but I'm thinking it's more to do with camera shake although next time I'll choose a day with really good light.- I need to improve my handheld skills ,people get great shots with lenses like the f4 500mm Canon handheld and that weighs 8.2 lbs. mine weighs 3.1.Next time I'll try the tripod, these birds are used to people walking around beneath them but sensibly draw the line at flying golf balls .