Its not the best photo I have ever taken of an American Kestrel, but it is the first one I have seen in 2022. In fact, I do not recall photographing one in 2021.
The Kestrel is also called a sparrow hawk. I bet you didn't know that. This is from wikipedia:
The American kestrel (Falco sparverius), also called the sparrow hawk, is the smallest and most common falcon in North America. It has a roughly two-to-one range in size over subspecies and sex, varying in size from about the weight of a blue jay to a mourning dove. It also ranges to South America and is a well-established species that has evolved into 17 subspecies adapted to different environments and habitats throughout the Americas.
Cool!
~ Rick