Female Kestrel - Falco tinnuculus takes off

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Female Kestrel taking off from her perch at the top of a tree. Sunlight captured her beautiful barred and patterned plummage. Close up Kestrel appear quite small and yet when they open their wings they are quite big. Amazing to watch.

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Size: 6720px × 4480px
Location: Old Baths, Parkgate, South Wirral, Cheshire
Photo credit: © Annette Dalzell-Brown / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: ?, bird, falco, female, flight, kestrel, prey, tinnunculus