American Kestrels – Page 7 – Feathered Photography

Preening American Kestrel

I don’t often get a male kestrel to pose like this for me.

Two Views Of The Beautiful Backside Of A Male American Kestrel In Flight

It’s rare for me to post photos of birds where neither their eye or their face can be seen. But sometimes it’s the plumage that steals the show and for me male kestrels rule the raptor roost when it comes to spectacular colors and patterns.

Some Recent Birds

Six images, six species.

None of these photos is an award-winner but for disparate reasons each one grabs me just a little and I’ll mention why in this post. All of them were taken in the last several weeks.

Male American Kestrel – Ol’ Bloody Foot

Little quirks in bird behavior often pique my curiosity even though I know there’ll likely never be a definitive explanation for them.

American Kestrel With Moxie

I suppose it’s redundant to point out a kestrel with moxie – all kestrels have moxie by definition. But this one made that fact unusually obvious.

Feedback From HawkWatch International About Yesterday’s Banded Kestrel

As promised, here’s what I now know about the banded male American Kestrel I photographed on Christmas morning.

American Kestrel Takeoff In A Near Whiteout (+ a little surprise)

You never know what you’ll see when you put a lens on a bird.

An American Kestrel, Rabbitbrush And Snow

Snow-covered rabbitbrush is a perch I wish birds would use more often. Its seed heads often stay yellow until winter and when it’s covered with snow I think it makes an attractive and interesting setting for most any bird. But when the subject is a colorful male American Kestrel the combination can be particularly striking.