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<\/p>\nYesterday morning we found the female American Kestrel with attached jesses once\u00a0again.\u00a0 This time we were able to get a little closer to her than we had before.\u00a0 This little lady is more difficult to approach than most other kestrels on the island.<\/p>\n
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\u00a01\/4000, f\/5.6, ISO 800, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n I think she looks and acts healthy.\u00a0 She’s actively hunting and based on the blood on her jesses (most likely from voles) I’d guess that she’s good at it.<\/p>\n I immediately called Becka Butcher, the trapper who has been trying to capture this bird so that the jesses can be removed.\u00a0 Becka made another attempt later in the afternoon but she was unsuccessful.\u00a0 This bird is extremely wary.\u00a0 The kestrel approached the trap, even flew down and investigated it closely but would not enter it.<\/p>\n Becka said that she and others who are qualified and licensed\u00a0will continue to try to capture this bird using more “creative methods”, since traditional traps don’t seem to work on her (a number of attempts have been made).\u00a0 And since she\u00a0most likely escaped from a rogue, “wannabe” illegal\u00a0falconer (rather than from an ethical, licensed falconer),\u00a0once this falcon has been trapped and checked for health issues she will be released back into the wild.\u00a0 A good thing…<\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Yesterday morning we found the female American Kestrel with attached jesses once\u00a0again.\u00a0 This time we were able to get a little closer to her than we had before.\u00a0 This little lady is more difficult to approach than most other kestrels on the island. \u00a01\/4000, f\/5.6, ISO 800, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light I think she looks and acts healthy.\u00a0 She’s actively hunting and based on the blood on her jesses (most likely from voles) I’d guess that she’s good at it. I immediately called Becka Butcher, the trapper who has been trying to capture this bird so that the jesses can be removed.\u00a0 Becka made another attempt later in the afternoon but she was unsuccessful.\u00a0 This bird is extremely wary.\u00a0 The kestrel approached the trap, even flew down and investigated it closely but would not enter it. Becka said that she and others who are qualified and licensed\u00a0will continue to try to capture this bird using more “creative methods”, since traditional traps don’t seem to work on her (a number of attempts have been made).\u00a0 And since she\u00a0most likely escaped from a rogue, “wannabe” illegal\u00a0falconer (rather than from an ethical, licensed falconer),\u00a0once this falcon has been trapped and checked for health issues she will be released back into the wild.\u00a0 A good thing… Ron<\/p>\n