Top Shots 2023 – Raptors
As I do every year, I sit down and pick my personal 'top 25' of each of my photo subjects from my previous photo year (Oct - Sept). For the…
American kestrel lifts her wings high for takeoff
Being North America’s smallest falcon, you wouldn’t associate these guys with a big wingspan. Indeed, they are dwarfed by hawks and eagles but when they spread those wings, they really…
American kestrel chases a great horned owl
One of those pics I call ‘content over quality’ as the story behind the pic is way better that the actual image. I visited my local great horned owls and…
American kestrel lovebirds for Valentine’s Day
Perhaps it is fitting that I captured this mated pair of falcons this past weekend given today’s holiday. They are setting up the family home in the same spot they…
North America’s smallest falcon takes flight for a face-to-face encounter
Here she comes! A female American kestrel flies overhead, focused on the photographer. A truly fun encounter with this pretty lady. On my walk Friday through an area open space,…
American kestrel takes a dive
A random capture from my after work photo outing yesterday. I happened across this handsome fellow sitting on a light pole and while it didn’t want to pose, when it…