Female American Kestrel In A Pretty Pose
Male kestrels may be a little flashier but females more than hold their own in the beauty department.
Category: American Kestrels
Photographing An American Kestrel (and a friend) In A Near-blizzard
American Kestrel Trying To Regain His Balance In The Wind
An agile and athletically confident falcon in a rare moment of physical awkwardness and indecision.
Male American Kestrel In Hoarfrost
I’m a big fan of hoarfrost in my bird photos, especially when the bird is as colorful and beautiful as the male American Kestrel.
Male American Kestrel Trying To Balance In The Wind
Good light and a cooperative bird is a combination I haven’t had in a very long time but it happened yesterday at Bear River MBR.
Food For Thought, And For Raptors
An attempt to quantify the beneficial effects of raptors in rodent control. Gimme some numbers please!
Female American Kestrel In Flight
This shot from yesterday morning came very close to being one of my favorite kestrel photos of all time.
If You Think Birds Don’t Notice The Little Things…
If you think birds don’t notice the little things you’d be wrong. This male American Kestrel is the proof in the pudding.
Male American Kestrels On Rabbitbrush
This first photo shows the result of a “plop” landing in the snow. The second shot isn’t much more dignified.
American Kestrel, White Gyrfalcon And The Legacy Of John James Audubon
Female American Kestrel In A Flirtatious Pose
I had a hard time deciding which modifying adjective to use in my title – flirtatious, demure, coy or alluring. With this pretty lady in this pose they all work for me.
Male American Kestrel At Takeoff
The Killing Bite Of The American Kestrel
Voles are by far the most common prey item I see American Kestrels with but occasionally I find them with a mouse or a small bird. This time, on a cold and snowy morning at Farmington Bay WMA, it was a mouse and it was still very much alive.
Two Takeoffs From A Male American Kestrel
This first shot may look familiar but all of these photos are new to my blog and there’s a story to tell.
Male American Kestrel Stretching While Turning On His Perch
Yesterday morning I finally found a few interesting birds in good light. I’m presenting this one in two different compositions because I can’t decide which one I prefer.
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Photographing An American Kestrel (and a friend) In A Near-blizzard
American Kestrel Trying To Regain His Balance In The Wind
An agile and athletically confident falcon in a rare moment of physical awkwardness and indecision.
Male American Kestrel In Hoarfrost
I’m a big fan of hoarfrost in my bird photos, especially when the bird is as colorful and beautiful as the male American Kestrel.
Male American Kestrel Trying To Balance In The Wind
Good light and a cooperative bird is a combination I haven’t had in a very long time but it happened yesterday at Bear River MBR.
Food For Thought, And For Raptors
An attempt to quantify the beneficial effects of raptors in rodent control. Gimme some numbers please!
Female American Kestrel In Flight
This shot from yesterday morning came very close to being one of my favorite kestrel photos of all time.
If You Think Birds Don’t Notice The Little Things…
If you think birds don’t notice the little things you’d be wrong. This male American Kestrel is the proof in the pudding.
Male American Kestrels On Rabbitbrush
This first photo shows the result of a “plop” landing in the snow. The second shot isn’t much more dignified.
American Kestrel, White Gyrfalcon And The Legacy Of John James Audubon
Female American Kestrel In A Flirtatious Pose
I had a hard time deciding which modifying adjective to use in my title – flirtatious, demure, coy or alluring. With this pretty lady in this pose they all work for me.
Male American Kestrel At Takeoff
The Killing Bite Of The American Kestrel
Voles are by far the most common prey item I see American Kestrels with but occasionally I find them with a mouse or a small bird. This time, on a cold and snowy morning at Farmington Bay WMA, it was a mouse and it was still very much alive.
Two Takeoffs From A Male American Kestrel
This first shot may look familiar but all of these photos are new to my blog and there’s a story to tell.
Male American Kestrel Stretching While Turning On His Perch
Yesterday morning I finally found a few interesting birds in good light. I’m presenting this one in two different compositions because I can’t decide which one I prefer.