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Kestrel
Tuesday, 23rd November 2010 22:14 PM
I’ve been down in Dorset visiting my daughter and was privileged, whilst on a visit to Hengistbury Head, to observe a Kestrel hovering within about ten metres. The creature was the epitomy of concentration as it hovered on fluttering wings looking for prey in the undergrowth. I have often watched these birds from a distance and never noticed the primary feature of this behaviour. Watching this bird I saw that although its body was moving in response to the air currents its head was completely still, almost as if it had been pinned in mid air. This must be so that the eyes remain static to enable the kestrel to more easily spot creatures on the ground.
Seeing the way this animal had honed its hunting skills and was so totally “in the zone” made me realise that although we think we can concentrate we very seldom reach that level of intensity of focus. I wonder what quality of workmanship I could achieve with that kind of concentration.
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Go away, I'm concentrating.
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Posted by Ross Bennett on 25/11/10
I wonder if the state of mind of this creature is akin with the adrenilin rush we go through prior to a glueing up exercise. Will it sink it's beak into that juicy rodent or will it end up with it's head buried in the ground flapping uncontrollably?
Posted by Chris on 26/11/10
Well Ross, that all depends whether it had done a dry clamp first!
Chris