Steve SimonsMale Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) perched on the top of a weathered wooden signpost. it's facing slightly downward, mid-step, with its black talons gripping the wood and its plumage showing mottled reddish-brown upper parts and barred underparts. <br> Shot at Lancashire, Manchester and North Merseyside Wildlife Trust Brockholes in Samlesbury, near Preston, UK.<br> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/MyPhoto?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MyPhoto</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/MyWork?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MyWork</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photo?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photo</a> <a href="https://pixelfed.social/discover/tags/photography?src=hash" class="u-url hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#photography</a> <a 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