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American Kestrel (female) and Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis)
Stanley Jones

American Kestrel (female) and Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) (Falco sparverius, Buteo jamaicensis)

This female American Kestrel (Falco sparverius sparverius) was forceable showing the Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) out of her hunting grounds.
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Habitat
Blackland Prairie vegetation area, tame pasture with scattered trees at ca. 210 m (689 ft) elevation.
Location
Southeast of Belton, Bell County, Texas, USA
Date taken
January 2022
Scientific name
Falco sparverius, Buteo jamaicensis
Equipment used
Canon
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Jonno52
Supporter
Holy cow, what a shot! An amazing image Stanley. You saw the opportunity for a remarkable capture and took it. Great work.
 
Macswede
Wonderful to get these two raptors in the same frame, Stanley! Above all it's an outstanding flight capture.
 
KC Foggin
Supporter
I like how the smaller Kestrel tries to bully the Hawk away. A great capture Stanley!
 
bievreJJ
perfectly timed aerial capture of these two raptors, perfectly focused, a real topper, Stanley, many tfs!!
 
delia todd
Staff member
Opus Editor
Supporter
WOW Stanley!!! What wonderful action to spot and such great detail you've captured in there too.

A fabulous picture my friend. Thanks for showing it to us.
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Stanley Jones
Date added
View count
370
Comment count
16

Image metadata

Device
Canon Canon EOS R5
Aperture
ƒ/8
Focal length
500.0 mm
Exposure time
1/1600 second(s)
ISO
200
Filename
American Kestrel (female) harassing a Red-tailed Hawk, SE of Belton-SharpenAI-stabilize-adjust.jpg
File size
768.2 KB
Date taken
Sun, 30 January 2022 10:25 AM
Dimensions
1024px x 810px

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