American kestrel takes flight into the golden light of sunrise
Happy to see he and his mate are still around at one of my favorite open spaces. They are quite entertaining and far more accommodating than most of their species…
American kestrel poses atop a mullein plant
Quite the handsome fellow, eh? I happened across this great example of North America’s smallest falcon recently and it provided to be quite a willing photo subject. It was keeping…
Male American kestrel gives a nice over-the-shoulder pose
A fun photo session with this gorgeous little falcon. It was hunting from a fence and while I wasn’t able to get any good flight shots, I did get some…
American kestrel keeping watch
A captive falcon from a recent photo event I took part in. Certainly, I get tons of pics of these small but fierce raptors in the wild but this was…
Male American kestrel makes a blue-sky flyby
A handsome fellow against those ridiculously blue Colorado skies back in February. These raptors are small but mighty and always fun – and challenging – to photograph. This one gave…
Falcons making little falcons
Cover your eyes if you are a wildlife prude. :-D I’ve captured pics of a variety of critters propagating their species, but this is my first time seeing American kestrels…