Here I describe the circumstances in which a Greater Kestrel Falco rupicoloides struck a power line and apparently survived. During field work in the Succulent Karoo biome on 25 August 2006, my attention was drawn to calling Greater Kestrels flying below 400 kV transmission lines. One bird, the presumed male, was courtship-chasing a second bird, presumed female, and performing the fluttering display flight, characterised by shallow rapid wing beats. As the male followed the female, with one or both birds calling, he flew horizontally and slightly upwards towards the lowest pair of transmission lines, apparently unaware of their presence and hit one or both paired conductors with his back.