Kestrel feeding baby
by Judi Dressler
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Kestrel feeding baby
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Judi Dressler
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Photograph - Photography
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It amazes me to watch birds feed their babies, relentlessly, all day, every day, until they are old enough to feed themselves. This female Kestrel, as well as the male, came in with bugs and mice, dropped them off, and off they flew again for more. Every once in the while, I would see them resting somewhere, but not for long before they were off again!
I photographed these American Kestrels in a friend's back yard in Brighton, Colorado, early in the morning on June 15, 2017.
From Cornell: "North America’s littlest falcon, the American Kestrel packs a predator’s fierce intensity into its small body. It's one of the most colorful of all raptors: the male’s slate-blue head and wings contrast elegantly with his rusty-red back and tail; the female has the same warm reddish on her wings, back, and tail. Hunting for insects and other small prey in open territory, kestrels perch on wires or poles, or hover facing into the wind, flapping and adjusting their long tails to stay in place. Kestrels are declining in parts of their range; you can help them by putting up nest boxes."
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June 18th, 2017
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Christopher James
One of your peers nominated this image in the 1000 views Groups Special Features #21 promotion discussion. Please help your fellow artists by visiting and passing on the love to another artist in the the 1000 Views Group....L/F/Tw
Geraldine Scull
Wow awesome capture !~ Nominating in the 1000 Views Group for a Special Feature Judi ! L/T
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group ..... Please place your featured image in the Feature Archive and any Genre specific Archive l/f/p
Morris Finkelstein
Wonderful photograph of an American Kestrel flying to its nest with food for its babies, with great timing, perspective, clarity and composition, Judi! F/L
Don Columbus
Congratulations Judi, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings"! I invite you to place it in the group's "2017 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Wes Iversen
Fabulous timing on this outstanding capture, Judi! I like how we can see the little one inside waiting... L/F
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