#Kestrel Photos

2023-01-21T18:19 - Short-eared owls 2

There are 2 short-eared owls and a kestrel. The birds are arragened in a line slightly off horizontal, from left to right the birds are the kestrel and the 2 short-eared owls. The kestrel is flying towards the central own and it's tail feathers are spread out fat-side towards the camera allowing a good view of the spotted plumedge. The central owl has it's back towards the camera. It has it's wings spread. It has talons facing the other owl. The right owl is facing away from the other birds and is flying directly to the right. It's wings are bent in an L shape leading to the closet wing covering the body. The birds appear to be a few feet appart. In the backgound is a blue sky and some very out of focus yellow fields and dark green trees. Below the birds are some bushes with some small green leaves and white flowers, and some bare bushes. There are 2 short-eared owls and a kestrel. The birds are arragened in a triganle shape with the kestrel and a owl along the top edge and a single owl at the bottom between the two. The kestrel is flying up and away from the camera, looking away from both owls. The top owl is mid-turn, it's body is horizontal with its back towards the camera. The body is pointing towards the kestrel. It's wings are spread with the lower one flat to the camera. It's head is facing towards the other owl. The second owl is flying down and away from the camera. It's wings are in a downwards v shape with the full underside of the wing facing the camera. The birds appear close to 2 meters appart. In the backgound is a blue sky and some blurred hills in the lower part of the frame. There is a kestrel to left of the center of the frame. It is flying away from the camera towards the owl to it's right. It's wings are up showing both the tops and bottoms of the wing. The owl to it's right is mid-rotation. It's head is towards the camera with it's underside towards the kesrel. It's wings are towards the bottom of their swing. The owl is facing downwards away from the kestrel. The birds appear less than 2 feet apart. The background is a blueish sky. There is a kestrel to left of the center of the frame. It is flying away from the camera towards the owl to it's right. It's wings are towards the bottom of their swing. The owl to it's right is is pointing downwards with its underside towards the kestrel. The owls wings are towards the top of their swing and its closed feet are pointing towards the kestrel. The owl is facing directly downwards. The birds appear less than a foot apart. The background is a blueish sky.

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