Cute Falcon in Highlands, North Carolina

This is a American Kestrel or Sparrow Hawk - so small. He is about 5 inches high they are the smallest falcons. Very pretty.

Taken in Highlands, North Carolina on Sep 26, 2010

Keywords Sparrow Hawk American Kestrel falcon

Camera

Canon EOS 7D

Lens

EF100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM

Aperture

F9.1

ISO

640

Focal length

400.0 mm

Program type

Shutter speed

1/512 sec

Exposure bias