Hover King

A day after I photographed that American Kestrel we saw this one. I think it was the same bird, just a mile from where we saw him a day earlier.

In the top photos he was hovering as he scouted for prey. After a period of time, he would move to another location and then hover again. This went on and on for what seemed like an eternity. It was cool to watch and even mroe fun to shot these photos.

~ Rick

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Sparrow Hawk?

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