American Kestrel - Russ Smiley
Report

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Date

Location

Sherwood Island State Park
Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Media from this location Illustrated Checklist
Map
Map Coordinates: 41.1157809, -73.3305955
Age and sex
Adult, Unknown sex - 1
Behaviors
Flying

Observation details

aggressively pursued by martins and swallows, the martins literally contacting the kestrel in rapid dives

Additional species

Technical information

Model
OM-1MarkII
Lens
OLYMPUS M.150-400mm F4.5
ISO
320
Focal length
316 mm
Flash
Flash did not fire
f-stop
f/4.5
Shutter speed
1/4000 sec
Dimensions
1920 pixels x 1280 pixels
Original file size
646.87 KB