From a private road (and public bridleway) adjacent to Eyhurst Park in Kingwood there was a solitary bird perched in a tree. It didn't fly away as we walked underneath it, or as I walked back to get a closer look with a camera lens.
Deep joy: a female Kestrel! Click on any picture to enlarge it.
Picture taken from under the tree. Then after walking back from whence we came to get a frontal view.
What a beautiful bird! Adjacent to a golf course with rough grass and hopefully no chemicals there, plus Shabden Park and The Long Plantation nature reserve managed by Surrey Wildlife Trust, this is a good environment for a Kestrel.
This bird was so photogenic: staying put as I walked back underneath it to take a picture from the other side.
To see earlier blogs of a particular subject or area, e.g. "Kingswood" use the search box on this blog to pull up related entries of wildlife throughout the year and years. Enjoy!
Meanwhile, here is a picture of another magnificent kestrel in fight taken at Woods Mill in Sussex in August 2015.
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