I don’t have many photos of the American Kestrel so I was excited to get a clear shot at this one. It was on a post at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma.

I had my camera and lens resting on a bean bag draped over the open window of my pickup.
Gear Used:
- Camera: Canon EOS 7D
- Lens: Canon EF 500Â mm f/4L IS
Technical:
- Location: Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge (Oklahoma)
- Date & Time Taken: December 28, 2011 (09:38 A.M.)
- Aperture Priority
- Aperture: f8.0
- Shutter speed: 1/1000 sec. (as determined by the camera)
- ISO: 400
- White Balance: Auto
- Metering Mode: Evaluative
- Exposure Compensation: 0
- Back-button Focus
- Single Point Continuous Auto Focus
- Focal Length: 500 mm
- Processed With Luminar 4