[NatureNS] Fwd: [NS-RBA] Eurasian Kestrel

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Subject: 	[NS-RBA] Eurasian Kestrel
Date: 	Tue, 30 Dec 2014 16:34:16 -0400
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I spotted the *Eurasian Kestrel* at 10:30AM at the corner of Caldwell 
and Shore Roads. It hunts from the trees and shrubs near the dog-leg in 
the tractor trail that climbs the hill east of Shore Road. I expect it 
is hunting small rodents and birds. It flew off at 11:10AM with a crow 
on its tail but it returned almost immediately to resume hunting in the 
same spot until 12:30PM when another crow chased it off. It was last 
seen hovering towards the south, directing toward Hartlen Point.

At the top of the hill was a *Northern Flicker* and below the road at 
the golf course were two *Wilson's Snipes*.

Despite burning off over 200 frames not a single photo is anything more 
than record quality. All the photos were taken from the water side of 
Shore Road. The bird in my frame was about pixel view size, just big 
enough to cover the small rectangle in my view finder that denotes the 
centre spot focus area.

I didn't approach the bird since hunting is essential to its survival in 
this weather and flushing it would be cruelty.

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            <p> I spotted the <b>Eurasian Kestrel</b> at 10:30AM at the
              corner of Caldwell and Shore Roads. It hunts from the
              trees and shrubs near the dog-leg in the tractor trail
              that climbs the hill east of Shore Road. I expect it is
              hunting small rodents and birds. It flew off at 11:10AM
              with a crow on its tail but it returned almost immediately
              to resume hunting in the same spot until 12:30PM when
              another crow chased it off. It was last seen hovering
              towards the south, directing toward Hartlen Point.<br>
              <br>
              At the top of the hill was a <b>Northern Flicker</b> and
              below the road at the golf course were two <b>Wilson's
                Snipes</b>.<br>
              <br>
              Despite burning off over 200 frames not a single photo is
              anything more than record quality. All the photos were
              taken from the water side of Shore Road. The bird in my
              frame was about pixel view size, just big enough to cover
              the small rectangle in my view finder that denotes the
              centre spot focus area.<br>
              <br>
              I didn't approach the bird since hunting is essential to
              its survival in this weather and flushing it would be
              cruelty.<br>
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