Tag Archives: American Kestrel

At Home, Photos-Birds, Poetry

~First Flight

July 17, 2019 Sheila 1 Comment

first flight

wings strong

live a long life

will be listening for your sweet song

A baby American Kestrel fledged this morning from a nesting box a neighbor has on her house.

On The Road, Photos-Birds, Poetry

~Birding in Arizona – American Kestrel

November 9, 2017 Sheila 3 Comments

~Cave Creek, Cave Creek Regional Park, November, 2017

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high atop a cactus

scanning surroundings for food

focused and alert

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_MG_1525 — American Kestrel, male

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_MG_1526 — Going for the kill.

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_MG_1564 — Sure hope it wasn’t another bird. I can’t tell what it is.

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_MG_1563 — Almost finished!

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_MG_1594 — “Glad it wasn’t us.”

House Finch, male.

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_MG_1596 — House Finch, Female

Happy Birding!

Enjoying retirement: On The Road & At Home