The Littlest Falcon 3I4510
The American Kestrel is North America’s littlest falcon but “little” doesn’t mean trivial. This raptor is also one of the most colorful birds of prey. They are only about the size of a pigeon. In fact, on this particular morning I found this female kestrel perched on a platform, in a sports park, along with half a dozen pigeons. I might have easily overlooked her had she not suddenly dropped to the ground to pluck a cricket from obscurity. Even at a distance, her direct flight was so unpigeon-like as to alert me to her presence. It is rare to find a kestrel so tolerant to human presence, and I spent the better part of that day and the next watching and photographing her #AmericanKestrel
The Littlest Falcon 3I4510
The American Kestrel is North America’s littlest falcon but “little” doesn’t mean trivial. This raptor is also one of the most colorful birds of prey. They are only about the size of a pigeon. In fact, on this particular morning I found this female kestrel perched on a platform, in a sports park, along with half a dozen pigeons. I might have easily overlooked her had she not suddenly dropped to the ground to pluck a cricket from obscurity. Even at a distance, her direct flight was so unpigeon-like as to alert me to her presence. It is rare to find a kestrel so tolerant to human presence, and I spent the better part of that day and the next watching and photographing her #AmericanKestrel