Llinos MairDec 9, 2022
Pete Walkden

Kestrel.

One of my favourite locations for wildlife photography in England, is the Cotswolds.

On this day, I was looking for owls and hares, when this male kestrel caught my eye, perched on the top of a small tree beside the road.

Just as I lined the camera up, he took flight, and I captured that moment, with his wings in rather an angelic shape.

#kestrel #BirdsOfPrey #BirdPhotography #Cotswolds #Gloucestershire #England #WildlifePhotography #Wildlife

Dec 9, 2022 at 8:53amWeb
Show thread时变局正宗青柠派🍋Dec 9, 2022
@petewalkden The feather spreads so beautiful
Show threadCathybugDec 9, 2022
@petewalkden
Fabulous shot!
Show thread_maleficentgirlDec 9, 2022
@petewalkden So majestätisch @whh_ks ⬆️
Show threadEnrique GMEDec 9, 2022
@petewalkden Fantastic shot!
Show threadRAPID OFFENSIVE UNITDec 9, 2022

@petewalkden
Great photo👍

I have noticed a rise in our local small raptor population over the past two years.

Not much of a Bird watcher (or whatever they are called) but watching the Kestrels hover and dart is just beautiful.

Show threadGwyn MoxhamDec 9, 2022
@petewalkden Can’t beat the cotswolds… born and raised there and always somehow called back by nature’s siren song…
Show threadPete WalkdenDec 9, 2022

@GwynMoxham It certainly has it's own wonderful atmosphere. The buildings, the landscape of those hills, the walls, and the pubs... I miss those pubs!

I feel a road-trip coming on, south of the border and a revisit to some of those old and wonderful haunts.

Show threadSimonDec 9, 2022
@GwynMoxham @petewalkden name some places to go: my sister is coming over next year to somewhere called Broadway (I think) where else is good round there?
Show threadGwyn MoxhamDec 9, 2022
@Simon_AUS_UK @petewalkden It’s all good, but stepping away from the fosse way tourist traps, my home town of Nailsworth in Gloucestershire has the most special place in my heart :)
Show threadTwoowls Elt 🦉 🦉Dec 9, 2022
@petewalkden beautiful shot.
Show threadCathy DannDec 9, 2022
@petewalkden Wow! Love the over-the-shoulder look, if birds have shoulders.
Show threadSimon BillintonDec 9, 2022
@petewalkden Look at those glorious wings. Great moment you captured there.
Show threadChristian SarkarDec 9, 2022
@petewalkden Thanks! This made my day!!
Show threadJim Howard-Birt 🐦📸: PhotosDec 9, 2022
@petewalkden Thats pure awesomeness. Fabulous capture.
Show threadNicki LygoDec 9, 2022
@petewalkden This is absolutely superb!
Show threadDr Parviz Dabir-AlaiDec 9, 2022

@petewalkden

As an amateur myself I've taken some nice shots along the coast of Cornwall, but mainly of scenery and structures.

Show threadPete WalkdenDec 9, 2022
@ProfDabirAlai Cornwall is a beautiful part of England. Such a long way for me these days...
Show threadDr Parviz Dabir-AlaiDec 9, 2022
@petewalkden
Agree, it is far from many parts of England. I drove back to London yesterday (6 hours), but can't wait to get back!
Show threadCamstartDec 9, 2022
@petewalkden wow!
Show threadLady Bertram's pugDec 9, 2022
@petewalkden That's a one in a million shot. Beautiful.
Show threadSimonDec 9, 2022
@petewalkden it’s like it’s towing the tree
Show threadPete WalkdenDec 9, 2022
@Simon_AUS_UK 😂👍
Show threadshukesDec 9, 2022
@petewalkden Wow, some owl.
Show threadEmilyDec 9, 2022
@petewalkden such a beautiful bird. We had a nesting pair, and chicks. One day my kids saw a fluffy chick on the ground so we tiptoed up to see what it was eating. It was eating what sure looked like its fluffy little sibling!
Show threadWakeup ShakeupDec 9, 2022
@petewalkden beautiful
Show threadVivian O’MalleyDec 9, 2022
@petewalkden gorgeous!
Show threadFrank CoteDec 9, 2022
@petewalkden we went to the Cotswolds Falconry Center when we were there. That's a great place. Besides being in the Cotswolds itself.
Show threadCathy Caine Dec 9, 2022
@petewalkden Love this “pose.”
Show threadTxjohn65Dec 9, 2022
@petewalkden Absolutely stunning photo!
Show threadFrank Paul SilyeDec 9, 2022
@petewalkden Fantastic shot! Congrats 😄
Show threadBath NatureDec 9, 2022
@petewalkden Superb shot!!!
Show threadDucktapeDec 9, 2022
@petewalkden Wow! Fantastic shot!
Show threadMegNelsonArtDec 9, 2022
@petewalkden stunning photo, thank you for sharing.
Show threadOlsonDec 9, 2022
@petewalkden
Absolutely stunning.
Show threadSueDec 9, 2022
@petewalkden
Stunning
Show threadKurt RisserDec 9, 2022
@petewalkden nice work!
Show threadMainly WalkingDec 9, 2022

@petewalkden

A great photo.

Show threadPatricia BaileyDec 9, 2022
@petewalkden Gorgeous shot.
Show threadUAOwlsDec 9, 2022
@petewalkden it's an amazing picture! I assumed it was an oil painting at first as the pose seemed too perfect
Show threadPantherionDec 9, 2022
@petewalkden Oh that's beautiful!!
Show threadIan NewtonDec 9, 2022
@petewalkden Stunning.
Show threadTigDec 9, 2022
@petewalkden we have a pair that visit our garden in the Forest of Dean too. What a stunning picture this is 😍​
Show threadSerenity_14Dec 10, 2022
@petewalkden Beautiful! Thank you
Show threadB-RiderDec 10, 2022
@petewalkden he is watching you
Show threadPhilzilla℠Dec 10, 2022
@petewalkden absolutely magnificent.. has a Jurassic air about it.
Show threadTim HobbsDec 10, 2022
@petewalkden @leighwphotos I don’t recall seeing a bird of prey photo with the bird in flight looking anything other than straight ahead at a target. A stunning shot.
Show threadPete WalkdenDec 10, 2022
@timhobbs @leighwphotos I'll have to post some short-eared owls and hen harriers then, as they like to "look around" when flying. 👍
Show threadD AtweetDec 11, 2022
Great photo!
Show threadPrison PODDec 11, 2022
@petewalkden fabulous shot!
Show threadhoneycomberocksDec 12, 2022
@petewalkden I keep seeing your photos and being in awe, I can't fathom how many hours it takes to get such beautiful shots.
Show threadPete WalkdenDec 13, 2022
@honeycomberocks Too many according to most sane people 😂
Show threadJonathan Lockwood HuieDec 12, 2022
@petewalkden - Years ago, I got lucky enough to snap a dove about to take wing, and looking like an angel. Washington State
Show threadWill 📷 🐦Dec 22, 2022
@petewalkden Great shot Pete! :)
Show threadSueJan 11, 2023
@petewalkden
The colours are beautiful too.