Hobby talons
Hobby look like giant Swifts or tiny Kestrels as they cruise above Otmoor. There are five high on the thermals. A dragonfly would make a decent meal fro them, but this tiny fly will have to do:
As it catches the fly, the Hobby bends its neck down to have a snack.
I love watching their aerial acrobatics.
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