American Kestrel Potpourri
Several readers have said recently that they’d like to see occasional images from my archives. These American Kestrel photos are my attempt to deliver on that request.
Category: Feeding
Yet Another Reason Birds Need Appropriate Habitat
It’s well-known that birds need appropriate habitat to survive and thrive, particularly during the breeding season. But they need it during winter too.
A Bald Eagle From My Archives (and some thoughts on baiting)
Opportunities for the public to view Bald Eagles up close in northern Utah have evolved over the years.
A Grebe And A Coot Battle Repeatedly Over A Fish
These two birds fought over the fish for over three minutes.
If this post loads slowly for you it’s because it contains 19 images. Sorry for any inconvenience.
A Grebe And A Coot – What’s Going On Here?
Sometimes in the heat of the moment I get a shot that’s just a little bit different. Maybe even a whole lot different…
A Sora Actually Out In The Open
A Red-tailed Hawk And A Vole – Before And After The Meal
Don’t worry, there’s nothing gory in this short “before and after the meal” series. And I’ve also included a bit of a raptor biology lesson.
Peregrine Falcon On A Duck Kill
Male American Kestrel Trying To Swallow A Frozen Tail
Grebe With A Big Fish And Two First-of-season Bird Species – Yay!
Barn Swallow Adult And Fledgling – Finally, Perfect Timing
Magpie With A Praying Mantis Egg Case (and an ingenious food strategy)
Back-To-Back American Kestrels – Male And Female With Prey
I got relatively close to two kestrels, a male and a female, both with prey, within four minutes. Miracles do happen…
Juvenile and Adult Swainson’s Hawks – A Feeding Session
Things got a little frenzied when one of the adult Swainson’s Hawks would bring a vole in to feed their juvenile offspring.
Loggerhead Shrike Devouring An Impaled Vole
Loggerhead Shrikes are often called “butcher birds” and this one demonstrated for me how that moniker was earned.
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Yet Another Reason Birds Need Appropriate Habitat
It’s well-known that birds need appropriate habitat to survive and thrive, particularly during the breeding season. But they need it during winter too.
A Bald Eagle From My Archives (and some thoughts on baiting)
Opportunities for the public to view Bald Eagles up close in northern Utah have evolved over the years.
A Grebe And A Coot Battle Repeatedly Over A Fish
These two birds fought over the fish for over three minutes.
If this post loads slowly for you it’s because it contains 19 images. Sorry for any inconvenience.
A Grebe And A Coot – What’s Going On Here?
Sometimes in the heat of the moment I get a shot that’s just a little bit different. Maybe even a whole lot different…
A Sora Actually Out In The Open
A Red-tailed Hawk And A Vole – Before And After The Meal
Don’t worry, there’s nothing gory in this short “before and after the meal” series. And I’ve also included a bit of a raptor biology lesson.
Peregrine Falcon On A Duck Kill
Male American Kestrel Trying To Swallow A Frozen Tail
Grebe With A Big Fish And Two First-of-season Bird Species – Yay!
Barn Swallow Adult And Fledgling – Finally, Perfect Timing
Magpie With A Praying Mantis Egg Case (and an ingenious food strategy)
Back-To-Back American Kestrels – Male And Female With Prey
I got relatively close to two kestrels, a male and a female, both with prey, within four minutes. Miracles do happen…
Juvenile and Adult Swainson’s Hawks – A Feeding Session
Things got a little frenzied when one of the adult Swainson’s Hawks would bring a vole in to feed their juvenile offspring.
Loggerhead Shrike Devouring An Impaled Vole
Loggerhead Shrikes are often called “butcher birds” and this one demonstrated for me how that moniker was earned.