Hunting Kestrel

A male common kestrel. Looking around for food. Its an cold day and the earth is covered in snow. This male is  looking around for mice to hunt.

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Apparently he found something interesting. Starting in to the Air!

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A few beats of his wings later hes up in the air, hovering above a promising area of mice pee.

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Touchdown!. Hes hiding his prey so we can’t see if he was successful. But, a nice back you have there.

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But, he really has something. Thats nice. Only 20% of every try is successful. But this male is quite experienced.

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A good day for a falcon. A rather bad day day for the mouse.

Kladow – Berlin

Kladow, a small village between Berlin and Brandenburg is a perfect breeding spot for cormorants. They just started to fight for the nests and get a partner. I didnt see much of them yet, but I guess there will be more to see in the next weeks. Hopefully with good weather. The place has more than just them. I guess I go a little bit wild on the sun reflection from the Water ;)

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Sniff Sniff

An European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) sniffing around. Maybe it wind me, but maybe its just interested were the best food is. This was a small group of 3 animals crossing the field on the Area of the Schönerlinder Lakes in Berlin. I was laying on the ground where I was shooting white and great egrets. But – why not? You take what you get, right?

Shot with the 500mm f4 + 1,4TC.

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