Had the pleasure on tonights beach walk down at Bunbury to come across Nankeen kestrel successful hunt
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Do Kestrels often eat their prey on the ground ? I thought they would carry it to a higher place up in a tree maybe ?
Bet you were wrapped to get these great shots Laza. Nature feeding nature.
Kerry - Perth, Western Australia.
Interesting question Shoop, this Kestrel's hunting area is along the dunes on southern Bunbury beaches. When Kestrel got the kill originally he/she flew up to a dune but then decided to bring the rodent down to the beach to devour.
Im guessing it was harder to exert pressure with talons in the soft dune sand and they find easier to pull the prey apart on the more solid beach sand .
Yes I was very rapted, normally when I take my camera on evening beach walk i see nothing
Dont take life too seriously, it never ends well
Great shots, Laza. I must say i have only seen them eat "on the wing" and on trees. Very interesting to see one eat on the beach.
Shorty......Canon gear
Canberra
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Great that you had your camera with you then laza - imagine if you'd left it home this one time because you generally don't see much....that would be just my luck to do that!
Wonderful shots and beautiful evening lighting too, makes them all the more "golden".
West Coast Tasmania
Thanks guys and yes Ruby I learnt the hard way on previous Saturday. When I walked along the same stretch and only had my iphone to get a capture of rare visitor to my area
Dont take life too seriously, it never ends well
Oh noooo
. Missed opportunities are always going to be there though aren't they, damn it! I was driving to a friends place this morning, spied a Wedge Tail only about 10 metres up on the other side of the road being bombed by Lapwings. Had my camera in the boot and....wouldn't you know it, two trucks right up the back of me. Aaaarrgh. By the time I'd pulled over safely & turned around, he was way up & way over. *sigh* Still, the seeing was fun 
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West Coast Tasmania