Kestrel

I noticed this Kestrel from the office window at lunchtime. The tree its resting on overhangs a large pond that large numbers of Mallard ducks use, I hope the Kestrel isn't thinking he'll have a free meal ticket when the ducklings are hatched. I know you can't stop nature but it does seem so cruel when the tiny little ducklings are easy prey. This image has been cropped quite a bit so has lost some of the sharpness but a) I don't think he'd have stayed around if I'd tried to get closer and b) I didn't fancy wading into the pond either.