Hand-holding a heavy 800mm lens assembly is a dicey proposition, but I got lucky with this kiting kestrel. Precisely halfway between Albuquerque and Bosque del Apache is the state reserve at Ladd S. Gordon’s Bernardo Unit, where cranes and geese are now visiting more than at Bosque.
Hand-holding a heavy 800mm lens assembly is a dicey proposition, but I got lucky with this kiting kestrel. Precisely halfway between Albuquerque and Bosque del Apache is the state reserve at Ladd S. Gordon’s Bernardo Unit, where cranes and geese are now visiting more than at Bosque.
Hand-holding a heavy 800mm lens assembly is a dicey proposition, but I got lucky with this kiting kestrel. Precisely halfway between Albuquerque and Bosque del Apache is the state reserve at Ladd S. Gordon’s Bernardo Unit, where cranes and geese are now visiting more than at Bosque.
Hand-holding a heavy 800mm lens assembly is a dicey proposition, but I got lucky with this kiting kestrel. Precisely halfway between Albuquerque and Bosque del Apache is the state reserve at Ladd S. Gordon’s Bernardo Unit, where cranes and geese are now visiting more than at Bosque.
Hand-holding a heavy 800mm lens assembly is a dicey proposition, but I got lucky with this kiting kestrel. Precisely halfway between Albuquerque and Bosque del Apache is the state reserve at Ladd S. Gordon’s Bernardo Unit, where cranes and geese are now visiting more than at Bosque.
Hand-holding a heavy 800mm lens assembly is a dicey proposition, but I got lucky with this kiting kestrel. Precisely halfway between Albuquerque and Bosque del Apache is the state reserve at Ladd S. Gordon’s Bernardo Unit, where cranes and geese are now visiting more than at Bosque.
Hand-holding a heavy 800mm lens assembly is a dicey proposition, but I got lucky with this kiting kestrel. Precisely halfway between Albuquerque and Bosque del Apache is the state reserve at Ladd S. Gordon’s Bernardo Unit, where cranes and geese are now visiting more than at Bosque.
Hand-holding a heavy 800mm lens assembly is a dicey proposition, but I got lucky with this kiting kestrel. Precisely halfway between Albuquerque and Bosque del Apache is the state reserve at Ladd S. Gordon’s Bernardo Unit, where cranes and geese are now visiting more than at Bosque.

American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)

American Kestrel

(Falco sparverius)

Description:

Hand-holding a heavy 800mm lens assembly is a dicey proposition, but I got lucky with this kiting kestrel. Precisely halfway between Albuquerque and Bosque del Apache is the state reserve at Ladd S. Gordon’s Bernardo Unit, where cranes and geese are now visiting more than at Bosque.

Date Taken: 2020:12:18 15:14

Location:

Bernardo
Bosque, New Mexico
United States
4629.57 ft above sea level

Camera Information:

NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/8000

File Name: AmericanKestrel_D5X8855-Bernardo_Unit

© 2020 Jack Daynes, shadeTreeImaging.com

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