[Karl]

Honestly, I'm totally bored with perfect bird portraits... but I still do them while I'm waiting for something to happen. I'm now trying to get some more "artistic" photos of birds. I spotted this American Kestrel just before sunset out my window on one of the raptor perches I put up around the yard. I could see the highlighted perimeter feathers and rushed outside hoping to catch what I saw when the kestrel fanned its tail so the light showed through the feathers.

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[Palouse]

I'm with you—behavior and habitat are so important to me.

 

[Bill M]

Really neat capture.

 

[JoeH]

Great photo of a favorite bird!

 

[ssheipel]

He absolutely glows! Nice shot.

 

[Whiskeyman]

I used to have a next-door neighbor who loved to expound on how smart he was, of being a member of Mensa, blah-blah-blah, etc. He told me, on numerous occasions, that I needed to have the sun behind me when I was taking photos. Therefore, Q.E.D.

 

[NorthernFocus]

Well done.

 

[Irap]

Pretty shot Karl.

 

[Viathelens]

It's called Rim Light and it does create a beautiful image.