This young female American Kestrel let me creep in closer and closer while perching yesterday. The river bed has seen an increase in raptor activity lately which I love. :)
American Kestrel zooming in to the top of a lamp post in a parking lot. Kestrel's are such a pretty bird, so many colors and patterns. This one is pretty skittish, so it is difficult to get too close for a good picture.
Cropped down to 3MP (2.8x crop factor), or 1400mm equivalent.
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius subsp. peruvianus) Male, species sexually dimorphic. Open roadside in desert environment at base of Reserva National Lomas de Lachay, Huaura Department, Lima Region, Per. Inland side at ca. 290 m (951 ft) elevation.
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius subsp. peruvianus) Male, species sexually dimorphic. Hotel El Angolo Chosica in Chosica, Lima, Peru. Hotel grounds, urban setting above Ro Rimac at ca. 790 m (2,592 ft) elevation.
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius subsp. peruvianus) Female, species sexually dimorphic. Hotel El Angolo Chosica in Chosica, Lima, Peru. Hotel grounds, urban setting above Ro Rimac at ca. 790 m (2,592 ft) elevation.
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius subsp. sparverius) Female, species sexually dimorphic. Harker Heights, southeast of Killeen, Bell County, Texas, USA. A crossroads of the Edwards Plateau and the Blackland Prairies Vegetational Areas. Urban setting with small patches of native vegetation...
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius subsp. sparverius) Male, species sexually dimorphic. Butterfly Park Drive near the National Butterfly Center, Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. Cleared Tamaulipan scrub for agricultural fields with some native riparian woods near the Rio Grande in the...
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