An American Kestrel sat quietly surveying the field on a late November day out in the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge near Denver, CO.
We watched as the Kestrel quickly swooped down into the dried brown fall grass and pulled up small juicy meals which looked to be caterpillars easily held in their toe.
After a few successful hunts from this one fence post the Kestrel glanced back to see how we had liked the show and then flew off down the road to find another hunting spot.
They are very cool little birds.
Inddd they are, hope you have a fine weekend.
They are so cute – love their coloring.
They are a beautiful color for sure.
Good capture! Love these birds.
Thanks, we like these little hunter quite a bit as well. Hop you have a wonderful weekend.
Welcome. You too, Mike.
Thanks, so far it is shaping up to be a nice weekend as the sun will be out.
Great series of this beauty, Mike!
Thanks Ellen.
Really nice photos of this fantastic little raptor! Thanks Mike.
Thanks Rob, we were lucky to find a Kesteral that was occupied and let us get fairly close this day. I don’t know about where you live but around our area they seem fairly skittish and keep a fairly long distance to humans.
Wonderful photos Mike!
Thanks Belinda, we enjoy seeing these little raptors at work. Hope you have a wonderful weekend.
You as well.
Thanks.
One of our sweetest and prettiest raptors. Nice series!
Thanks Eliza.
They are so elegant & lethal to whatever is in their scope. Great pics!