I was able to capture this American Kestrel hovering over a field looking for prey. You can see a closeup of this amazing bird that I posted yesterday: I Spent The Morning With This American Kestrel A Gallery of my best photos: Steve Creek On 500px
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I posted a photo of this same American Kestrel yesterday but I wanted to make a trip back to the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge to see if this Kestrel would let me try and get a better photo. I had an idea of where its favorite perches were so my plan was to just sit [...]
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I spot this small American Kestrel just about every time I drive into the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge. I finally was able to get close enough for a photo.
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The American Kestrel characteristically hunts along roadsides from telephone wires, fence posts, trees or other convenient perches when not flying in search of food. When they are flying and looking for food they frequently hover with rapid wingbeats. A photo of an American Kestrel I took last January: Sparrow Hawk
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If you look real close you can see what looks to be feathers in its claws. Photo taken at Chaffee Crossing (Arkansas). From Wikipedia: The American Kestrel is a small falcon. This bird was (and sometimes still is) colloquially known in North America as the “Sparrow Hawk”. Another photo I took of a Kestrel: American [...]
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