Happily I had my camera on the passenger seat so I simply held it out of the window as I drove closer for these shots. He didn't seem too happy about the intrusion but wasn't going anywhere....
To give an idea how close I got this was taken at 4X zoom on a standard point and shoot digicam although admittedly I have cropped these a fair bit. On another note I'm fairly sure I got a 6th raptor for the island this morning. I've been seeing an Accipter type thingy on the tops of telegraph poles on the commute and this morning I got a decent enough look to be convinced a sharpie has made it across the waters - hurray!
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I wondered whether the kestrels by you were like the ones in the Bahamas with their pearly white underbellies. Apparently not. They're still just as good looking though.
Hey Mike - we get the odd very dark slaty bird but the light Hispaniolan form doesn't tend to show up.
Lovely AMKE!
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