Kestrel on the Hunt
by Judi Dressler
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Kestrel on the Hunt
Artist
Judi Dressler
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Photograph - Photography
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American Kestrel on the hunt in Colorado in winter. Kestrels are very small falcons, so they are predators and hunt for their prey. I was shooting through the window of my car, happy that he flew in my direction!
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."
Photo taken on January 2, 2020, near Longmont, Colorado
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Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "Birds In Focus" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020-2021 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Don Columbus
Congratulations, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020-2021 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet
Murray Rudd
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Dawn Currie
Happy New Year and congratulations - yours is among the first 2021 features in our group, Pure Nature Photography - celebrating the best of our natural world! You are invited to archive it in the 2021 Pure Nature Photography Group Feature Archive and Thanks discussion thread for longer lasting visibility.
John M Bailey
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Jordan Hill
Congratulations on being featured in the FAA Group ‘The Outdoor Photographer' To ensure your feature remains available over time, post your featured images in the Group's 'Thanks for the Feature / photo archive
Murray Rudd
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