Incoming!
We’ve diverted from our route slightly to visit Roque Bentayga on Gran Canaria. Looking down into the ravine, it’s great to see the road on which we’ve travelled.
![Gran Canaria - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Gran-Canaria-The-Hall-of-Einar-0105-725x408.jpg)
Looking up, the top is shrouded in cloud.
![Gran Canaria - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Gran-Canaria-The-Hall-of-Einar-0094.jpg)
I spot a male Canary Islands Kestrel flying fast towards us and lift my camera, get it in focus and take this:
![Canary Islands Kestrel - Gran Canaria - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Gran-Canaria-The-Hall-of-Einar-3352-2.jpg)
I was so close to missing it in flight. A fraction of a second later and it’s landed:
![Canary Islands Kestrel - Gran Canaria - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Gran-Canaria-The-Hall-of-Einar-3353-725x483.jpg)
What a fabulous bird.
![Canary Islands Kestrel - Gran Canaria - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Gran-Canaria-The-Hall-of-Einar-3355-725x483.jpg)
And what a thrill to capture it landing.
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