Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)
Tejo Internacional, Portugal

A Common Krestel rests on a slab of shale amidst a lea. The soft, delicate spring light, a season that is usually short around here – the rainy winter days quickly change into the scorching summer days –, enhances the colours and patterns of this male. Soon it will wander its whereabouts with its offspring, so far taken care of in the nest by the female.

Nikon D3s + Nikon 500mm (700mm)  f4 VR + Nikon TC-14E 1.4x
iso 500, 1/250, f8

Common Raven (Corvus corax)
Tejo Internacional, Portugal

One of the aspects that most fascinates me in Nature photography is trying to capture the essence of a certain subject. The Common Raven is a particularly clever and wary bird. In the territory of predators that would consider him an adequate meal he scrutinizes its environments carefully, looking for the approach of an eagle.

Nikon D3s + Nikon 500mm f4 VR
iso 1000, 1/250, f6.3