Female Kestral

Nikon D40|Nikon 70-300|ISO 400|f5.6|1/500s | Aperture Priority
Location: Bangalore, Karnataka
November 2009

It was an overcast day...

Nice close up. Liked the perch and the eye contact. Is that a OOF thorn at the left of the bird? When did you photograph this? Keep posting..

Hi Mrudul,

Thank you for your comments. I took this photo in the first week of November 2009.

- Priya Vinay

Priya,
Nice image. I like the eye contact. Slightly more space at the bottom would have been good so that there would have been more separation between the tail tip and the frame edge.

Mrudul,
I think that is a feather on the left side of the frame (right side of its body).

Cheers,
Sabyasachi

Beautiful image Priya, lovely colors & a sharp image. Was this shot in Hasserghatta? Guessing it becoz lot of Krestels these days are sighted and have been quite friends with human presence:)

Some details have been lost on the belly?

I like the composition. I like the perch. I dont mind the OOF branch in the background...