Falco tinnunculus II (Common Kestrel)

Falco tinnunculus II (Common Kestrel)

Written by Webmaster Saturday, 19 March 2011 00:00

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"It's what we like to call the raptor experience. Because it truly is an experience when we put the birds out for display. They are magical creatures." Stephen Williams

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Falco tinnunculus (Family: Falconidae; common name: Common Kestrel)

This Falco tinnunculus was found in West Peloponnese, Greece. All the photos show a female bird except the second one which shows a male. The third photo shows the typical hunting behaviour of these birds, which is to hover at a height of around 10–20 metres over open country and swoop down on prey.  In the fourth, fifth and sixth photos the female shows her prey, possibly to attract the male. We observed the two birds being quite close however, at this stage, they did not mate.

Photos by Mahi Goula and George Parchas.

Shooting Data:

1. Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Lens-FL: Canon EF 100-400 f4.5-5.6 IS USM, 400mm
Sensitivity: ISO 400
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/1000 sec - f/7.1, Manual mode
Flash: No
Image: RAW edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized. 

2. Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Lens-FL: Canon EF 100-400 f4.5-5.6 IS USM, 400mm
Sensitivity: ISO 400
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/1600 sec - f/7.1, Manual mode
Flash: No
Image: RAW edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized.

3. Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Lens-FL: Canon EF 100-400 f4.5-5.6 IS USM, 400mm
Sensitivity: ISO 800
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/1600 sec - f/6.3, Manual mode
Flash: No
Image: RAW edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized. 

4. Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Lens-FL: Canon EF 100-400 f4.5-5.6 IS USM, 400mm
Sensitivity: ISO 400
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/800 sec - f/8, Manual mode
Flash: No
Image: RAW edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized.

5. Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Lens-FL: Canon EF 100-400 f4.5-5.6 IS USM, 400mm
Sensitivity: ISO 400
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/800 sec - f/8, Manual mode
Flash: No
Image: RAW edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized. 

6. Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Lens-FL: Canon EF 100-400 f4.5-5.6 IS USM, 400mm
Sensitivity: ISO 400
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/1250 sec - f/8, Manual mode
Flash: No
Image: RAW edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized. 

7. Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Lens-FL: Canon EF 100-400 f4.5-5.6 IS USM, 380mm
Sensitivity: ISO 400
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/800 sec - f/7.1, Manual mode
Flash: No
Image: RAW edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized.

8. Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Lens-FL: Canon EF 100-400 f4.5-5.6 IS USM, 400mm
Sensitivity: ISO 400
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/1250 sec - f/8, Manual mode
Flash: No
Image: RAW edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized.

9. Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Lens-FL: Canon EF 100-400 f4.5-5.6 IS USM, 400mm
Sensitivity: ISO 400
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/500 sec - f/8, Manual mode
Flash: No
Image: RAW edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added saved as JPEG and resized.

 

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