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  1. A lone American Kestrel scans the ground from a power line, perfectly still between bursts of motion. These small falcons are built for precision—watching, waiting, then striking in a blink.

    #AmericanKestrel #BirdPhotography #WildlifePhotography #BirdsOfPrey #NaturePhotography #WildlifePerch

  2. Meh! Camera data says equal to 35 mm x 1740 mm Zoom. Good enough for ID purposes but not much else😆

    American Kestrel perched on small tree limb maybe 75 yards away.

    #AmericanKestrel #Birding

  3. Meh! Camera data says equal to 35 mm x 1740 mm Zoom. Good enough for ID purposes but not much else😆

    American Kestrel perched on small tree limb maybe 75 yards away.

    #AmericanKestrel #Birding

  4. Meh! Camera data says equal to 35 mm x 1740 mm Zoom. Good enough for ID purposes but not much else😆

    American Kestrel perched on small tree limb maybe 75 yards away.

    #AmericanKestrel #Birding

  5. Meh! Camera data says equal to 35 mm x 1740 mm Zoom. Good enough for ID purposes but not much else😆

    American Kestrel perched on small tree limb maybe 75 yards away.

    #AmericanKestrel #Birding

  6. Meh! Camera data says equal to 35 mm x 1740 mm Zoom. Good enough for ID purposes but not much else😆

    American Kestrel perched on small tree limb maybe 75 yards away.

    #AmericanKestrel #Birding

  7. Rainy Day Snack

    It's been a while since I've posted one of my favorite subjects: soggy raptors. While most raptors hunker down to the best of their ability in the rain, American Kestrels will happily hunt in light to moderate rains. I assume their small bodies and high metabolisms means they can't go that long between meals. Or maybe Jerusalem Crickets, one of their favorite prey items, are particularly active in the rain.

    jacquesfortierart.com/2025/03/

  8. #DailyBird 🤖
    American Kestrel (Falco sparverius), 21st June 2022
    es: Cernícalo Americano, fr: Crécerelle D’Amérique
    Cambridge, Massachusetts
    Massa-adchu-es-et (Massachusett), Naumkeag & Pawtucket traditional territory
    Canon EOS R5, Sigma 150-600mm + 1.4x teleconverter @ 840mm, 10% crop, 1/2000s, f/10, ISO 1600
    #Birds #AmericanKestrel #AMKE #BirdPhotography #VoteBlueForBirds #DescribeYourImages

  9. #DailyBird 🤖
    American Kestrel (Falco sparverius), 21st June 2022
    es: Cernícalo Americano, fr: Crécerelle D’Amérique
    Cambridge, Massachusetts
    Massa-adchu-es-et (Massachusett), Naumkeag & Pawtucket traditional territory
    Canon EOS R5, Sigma 150-600mm + 1.4x teleconverter @ 840mm, 10% crop, 1/2000s, f/10, ISO 1600
    #Birds #AmericanKestrel #AMKE #BirdPhotography #VoteBlueForBirds #DescribeYourImages

  10. #DailyBird 🤖
    American Kestrel (Falco sparverius), 21st June 2022
    es: Cernícalo Americano, fr: Crécerelle D’Amérique
    Cambridge, Massachusetts
    Massa-adchu-es-et (Massachusett), Naumkeag & Pawtucket traditional territory
    Canon EOS R5, Sigma 150-600mm + 1.4x teleconverter @ 840mm, 10% crop, 1/2000s, f/10, ISO 1600
    #Birds #AmericanKestrel #AMKE #BirdPhotography #VoteBlueForBirds #DescribeYourImages

  11. #DailyBird 🤖
    American Kestrel (Falco sparverius), 21st June 2022
    es: Cernícalo Americano, fr: Crécerelle D’Amérique
    Cambridge, Massachusetts
    Massa-adchu-es-et (Massachusett), Naumkeag & Pawtucket traditional territory
    Canon EOS R5, Sigma 150-600mm + 1.4x teleconverter @ 840mm, 10% crop, 1/2000s, f/10, ISO 1600
    #Birds #AmericanKestrel #AMKE #BirdPhotography #VoteBlueForBirds #DescribeYourImages

  12. #DailyBird 🤖
    American Kestrel (Falco sparverius), 21st June 2022
    es: Cernícalo Americano, fr: Crécerelle D’Amérique
    Cambridge, Massachusetts
    Massa-adchu-es-et (Massachusett), Naumkeag & Pawtucket traditional territory
    Canon EOS R5, Sigma 150-600mm + 1.4x teleconverter @ 840mm, 10% crop, 1/2000s, f/10, ISO 1600
    #Birds #AmericanKestrel #AMKE #BirdPhotography #VoteBlueForBirds #DescribeYourImages

  13. Today, before the heat got too extreme, we visited a nearby wildlife refuge. Here’s a Heron, King Bird, American Kestrel, and a Steel-Blue Cricket Hunter (a wasp!). #SacramentoWildlifeRefuge #Birds #Heron #AmericanKestrel #KingBird #SteelBlueCricketHunter

  14. Today, before the heat got too extreme, we visited a nearby wildlife refuge. Here’s a Heron, King Bird, American Kestrel, and a Steel-Blue Cricket Hunter (a wasp!). #SacramentoWildlifeRefuge #Birds #Heron #AmericanKestrel #KingBird #SteelBlueCricketHunter

  15. Today, before the heat got too extreme, we visited a nearby wildlife refuge. Here’s a Heron, King Bird, American Kestrel, and a Steel-Blue Cricket Hunter (a wasp!). #SacramentoWildlifeRefuge #Birds #Heron #AmericanKestrel #KingBird #SteelBlueCricketHunter

  16. Today, before the heat got too extreme, we visited a nearby wildlife refuge. Here’s a Heron, King Bird, American Kestrel, and a Steel-Blue Cricket Hunter (a wasp!). #SacramentoWildlifeRefuge #Birds #Heron #AmericanKestrel #KingBird #SteelBlueCricketHunter

  17. Today, before the heat got too extreme, we visited a nearby wildlife refuge. Here’s a Heron, King Bird, American Kestrel, and a Steel-Blue Cricket Hunter (a wasp!). #SacramentoWildlifeRefuge #Birds #Heron #AmericanKestrel #KingBird #SteelBlueCricketHunter

  18. Last week, I got to meet some baby kestrels! They were getting banded and weighed. I got to hold one (the biggest one, it was a true unit).

    Something I didn't know about banding baby birds: you can't band them right after they hatch, not because their legs are too small, but because their legs are too big! They store fat in their legs, and their legs get skinnier as they grow.

    #Kestrel #AmericanKestrel #BabyBird #BirdBanding #WesternMassachusetts