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Sunday 26th September 2021 - I travelled to Boonah Airfield intending to photograph aircraft but with no aircraft activity I concentrated on a beautul Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides) that was hunting in the field near the hangars. I saw it catch at least two spiders from the field, unfortunately in the shots I captured it had no prey at that time. Such a beautiful little raptor to spend an hour watching flit around, hover and capture prey on the ground - a nice start to the day despite no aircraft activity.

MMPI_20210926_MMPI0076_0001 - Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides) in flight.
Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides) in flight. Boonah Airfield, Boonah, Queensland, Australia. Sony A7III + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3G 1/1600sec | f/8 | ISO 320 | 600 mm (effective focal length)
MMPI_20210926_MMPI0076_0002 - Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides) in flight.
Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides) in flight. Boonah Airfield, Boonah, Queensland, Australia. Sony A7III + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3G 1/1600sec | f/8 | ISO 250 | 600 mm (effective focal length)
MMPI_20210926_MMPI0076_0003 - Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides) in flight.
Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides) in flight. Boonah Airfield, Boonah, Queensland, Australia. Sony A7III + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3G 1/1600sec | f/8 | ISO 400 | 600 mm (effective focal length)
MMPI_20210926_MMPI0076_0004 - Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides) in flight.
Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides) in flight. Boonah Airfield, Boonah, Queensland, Australia. Sony A7III + Sony FE 200-600mm F5.6-6.3G 1/1600sec | f/8 | ISO 400 | 600 mm (effective focal length)

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