{"id":802221,"date":"2026-10-14T10:26:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T10:26:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/802221\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T10:26:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T10:26:11","slug":"stunning-wildlife-moment-caught-on-camera-above-smithills-moor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/802221\/","title":{"rendered":"Stunning wildlife moment caught on camera above Smithills Moor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  The striking photograph was taken by Carl Abbott, a member of The Bolton News Camera Club, on Sunday afternoon (October 11).\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The image shows the kestrel with its wings outstretched and tail feathers fanned as it hovers above the moorland.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Kestrels are known for their distinctive hunting technique, which involves <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theboltonnews.co.uk\/news\/23056113.lostock-stunning-pictures-capture-kestrel-swooping-bolton\/?ref=mse_al\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">hovering almost motionless in the air<\/a> while scanning the ground for prey.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  They primarily feed on small mammals, including voles and mice, and are often spotted hunting across open countryside.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The photograph is among the latest wildlife images shared by members of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theboltonnews.co.uk\/news\/25554615.sparrowhawks-kestrels-soar-striking-wildlife-sightings\/?ref=mse_al\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Bolton News Camera Club<\/a>, which showcases the work of local photographers.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Smithills Moor is home to a variety of wildlife, with its vast stretches of open moorland providing hunting grounds for birds of prey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The striking photograph was taken by Carl Abbott, a member of The Bolton News Camera Club, on Sunday&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":802222,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26],"tags":[90,56,54,55,4407],"class_list":["post-802221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-science","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/802221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=802221"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/802221\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/802222"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=802221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=802221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=802221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}