The Kestrel

While walking near Wood Walton, Cambridgeshire, I observed two Kestrels hunting over the fields. I only videoed one of the pair but even with 25x optical zoom, still couldn't quite get the closeup I was aiming for. I apologise for quality as had to convert down from avi.file to MP4 as Youtube wouldn't or couldn't upload the 600MEG avi original.

Category:

Pets & Animals

Tags:

• Bird
• Wildlife
• Kestrel
• Of
• Prey
• Cambridgeshire
• Wood
• Walton
• Fields
• Hovering
• Countryside

[zerokomma]

This is again beautiful.. whats the music playing over the vid.

[TK42138]

@zerokomma

Many thanks.

The music is by English composer Ralph Vaughn Williams from his 5th Symphony.

[zerokomma]

Thanks bud, going to get the cd....again, beautiful vid.

[TK42138]

Cheers,

Vaughn William's other compositions are also well worth listening to.

[Tstormer]

Oh cool, you got a Kestrel. I taped the American Kestrel in our back yard...not the greatest capture but was very surprised to find a Falcon in our backyard. I seen him hover the day before I taped him. My best footage is of the Redtail Hawk and Coppers Hawk.

[TK42138]

Cheers,

I've just watched your footage. Nice close up and good detail too. You have another subscriber.

Regards

Andrew

[Tstormer]

Strange, reply was gone, now its back! YouTube!

Thanks, that close up was the Redtail, did you see the others? I think i only see that you saw one.

[TK42138]

My tripod is only a stills camera type which is unsuitable for quick panning and tilt shots because it sticks and binds up. Now got a fluid-head film tripod on my wish list.

[donalor7]

Great footage. Where I used to work there were a pair of Kestrel's who I could observe at least a couple of times a week but I've moved on since and I miss watching them :(

I remember observing a Kestrel once in very high winds and I could not get over how they could still manage to hover in the air with such ease.

Thank you for sharing your video.

[bemuzic]

very good : -).....it's closer than I expected from what you said.......must've be a nightmare trying to keep up with it as it changed direction, while you were zoomed in!!!