Kestrels use posts, wires or trees and hovering to observe for the small mammals they hunt, the estuary this bird also hunts is directly behind me.

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Size: 5184px × 3888px
Location: dee estuary Parkgate Cheshire UK
Photo credit: © Simon rowlands / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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