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Aiming high
Anthony went in search of kestrels and birds of prey on a recent wildlife shoot overseas
To indulge my passion for wildlife photography I wanted to challenge myself and visit a different country. So I researched areas in Europe which were good for photographing birds of prey and decided on a trip to Germany, on a quest to photograph the Northern Goshawks.
My adventure involved a lot of walking and armed with information from others, I headed to some wasteland and a disused airfield. To my amazement there were lots of kestrels flying around, rather than Northern Goshawks. I thought to myself they would be a great bird to try out my photography skills and walked around to assess the area and to see if any would land.
I followed some of the kestrels, then realized one was out hunting for voles. I decided to watch it for a while and prepared my
