Saturday, January 24, 2026

OUR WALK THIS MORNING TURNED INTO A KESTREL ESSAY!

Aileen gets the credit for spotting the Kestrel this morning.  I was trying to decide if I could capture the moon when she asked me if that was a leaf or a bird on a small bush.  I couldn't tell until I pointed my 800mm lens at it.  American Kestrels are small falcons that are only about nine inches tall.  They hunt by perching or hovering in mid air then diving down on their prey.





Hovering.

Hovering.

Hovering.

Hovering.

Starting his dive down on an unsuspecting mouse.

He took the mouse to a fence post to eat it.

It didn't take long to have his lunch.


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