Breakfast in the carpark

[khiemtran]

It's Monday, have a nankeen kestrel...




Here he is slightly earlier, spotting something at the bottom of his pole.



He launches like an olympic diver...



Gliding like silent death.



Breakfast never saw him coming.



Heading off to find somewhere more private to eat...

Comments

[asakiyume.livejournal.com]

Whoa, what a wonderful series! In the first shot, he seems to be doing a victory dance. That third shot, with his wings hunched as he prepares to launch, is so quintessentially raptor

[khiemtran.livejournal.com]

Yes, it was great to watch. The grace and economy of effort in his dive was captivating. It wasn't very fast, but it was direct. No wonder the lizard didn't escape.

[mnfaure.livejournal.com]

What a beauty!

[khiemtran.livejournal.com]

Yes, these are gorgeous birds. There were two in the carpark that morning, and I think there are still four around (two adults and two juveniles).

[lethargic-man.livejournal.com]

Well caught. I mean, on camera, not the lizard.

I'm slightly spooked by the way the kestrel appears to be directly looking at you in the first and last shots.

[khiemtran.livejournal.com]

He was actually flying past me towards a nest at the top of one of the buildings. But no doubt he was also looking at me as he went past.

[heliopausa.livejournal.com]

That's a great series!

[khiemtran.livejournal.com]

I was very lucky to see it! In particular it's rare to see this male one (identified by the grey crown).