A kestrel on a hawthorn hedge
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The photograph on this page of A kestrel on a hawthorn hedge by Walter Baxter as part of the Geograph project.
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A kestrel on a hawthorn hedge
Image: © Walter Baxter Taken: 7 Jan 2012
I stopped on a narrow country road near Wark Common Farm to consult the map and consider my next move when I noticed a kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) swooping down on a prey item in the grass verge. After its meal it flew on to the roadside hedge and I was able to get some close range photos from the car with the window down before it flew off.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.623437
Longitude
-2.294378