A female Kestrel holds herself into a strong wind as she uses her acute vision to pick up movements of rodents in the long grass beneath her.
A female Kestrel holds herself into a strong wind as she uses her acute vision to pick up movements of rodents in the long grass beneath her. Using the wind helps save energy.
Size: 4749px × 3244px
Location: Bempton Cliffs, Yorkshire, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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