Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Female American Kestrel/Wild Bird

Female kestrel ((Falco sparverius) 

A couple of weeks ago, I posted photos of a male American kestrel HERE and Friday I was lucky enough to spot a female hunting in a nearby area.

Side view

She watched me, let me get quite close until a BIG truck scared her away.

From below

Luckily for me, she allowed me to approach her again so I could take a photo of her from below.

I am joining Stewart M's Wild Bird Wednesday HERE

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53 comments:

  1. Cezar and LéiaMarch 5, 2013 at 6:45 AM

    Your close ups are fabulous, amazing pictures!
    Léia

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  2. theconstantwalkerMarch 5, 2013 at 7:02 AM

    Beautiful images..

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  3. CindyMarch 5, 2013 at 7:05 AM

    Fantastic bird! She has such a cute face and from the side view you can see her tiny beak. She's very beautiful.

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  4. Betty ManousosMarch 5, 2013 at 7:07 AM

    i loved seeing your shots!
    i really like that second one.

    what a cute little bird!

    have a great week ahead~

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  5. DarlaMarch 5, 2013 at 7:07 AM

    Your bird photos have long been my favorites. This one is no exception.

    Darla

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  6. Judy March 5, 2013 at 8:07 AM

    Wow, what a beautiful bird!

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  7. JudyMarch 5, 2013 at 8:22 AM

    Very cooperative lady!!

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  8. DianneMarch 5, 2013 at 8:41 AM

    she's beautiful!!

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  9. Gail DixonMarch 5, 2013 at 8:50 AM

    Awesome photos! I only see the females here and they are extremely skittish, not allowing me to get close at all. You did great!

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  10. rainfield61March 5, 2013 at 9:13 AM

    You definitely had a good day.

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  11. IndraniMarch 5, 2013 at 9:28 AM

    You got clear captures. It looks great!

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  12. Pamela GordonMarch 5, 2013 at 9:40 AM

    Wow. great shots. She is quite tame to humans.

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  13. Ruth HiebertMarch 5, 2013 at 9:41 AM

    Wow! These Kestrals must be very different than I've ever encountered. Beautiful pictures.

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  14. JudyMarch 5, 2013 at 9:55 AM

    These are so sharp and clear! I posted our resident male today also. Not as close up as yours are though. I don't think I have seen the female around our place.

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  15. JillMarch 5, 2013 at 9:56 AM

    I had never even heard of this bird let a lone see a picture on one. It's lovely. Thanks for bringing it right to me!

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  16. Sallie (FullTime-Life)March 5, 2013 at 10:18 AM

    Beautiful bird! She's every bit as pretty as the male...and your photography skills are amazing.

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  17. AnonymousMarch 5, 2013 at 10:27 AM

    She struck some beautiful poses for you. Your captures are amazing Camera Girl.

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  18. HansHBMarch 5, 2013 at 10:30 AM

    Just great! Indeed!

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  19. KarenMarch 5, 2013 at 11:02 AM

    Great captures. She is looking right into the camera lens in that fist shot!

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  20. Small City ScenesMarch 5, 2013 at 11:35 AM

    Very nice shots. I am surprised she let you take so many pics. They are pretty skittish here. MB

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  21. Lois EvensenMarch 5, 2013 at 11:38 AM

    Wonderful images!

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  22. GigaMarch 5, 2013 at 11:42 AM

    Piękny ptak i na pierwszym zdjeciu najładniej wyglada. Pozdrawiam.
    Beautiful bird, and the first photograph looks the nicest. Yours.

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  23. MadSnapperMarch 5, 2013 at 11:45 AM

    in the side view he looks like second cousin to a hawk

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  24. kayerjMarch 5, 2013 at 11:47 AM

    wow! she's a beauty.

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  25. Andrea @ From The SolMarch 5, 2013 at 11:50 AM

    I have had the privilege of knowing a female Kestrel in person and she was a lovely, fiesty little girl we called Lady Kestrel. I loved her dearly and her little male partner Darwin. They were residents at a Rehab facility and we used them in our education programs. They are never more beautiful though, than when you see them in the wild. Thank you for these lovely pictures, EGCG.

    Andrea @ From The Sol

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  26. eileeninmdMarch 5, 2013 at 11:55 AM

    Cool shots of the kestrel! I am not sure if I would notice the difference in the male and female kestrels.

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  27. Kerri FarleyMarch 5, 2013 at 12:36 PM

    Super shots!

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  28. RedPatMarch 5, 2013 at 12:36 PM

    She's a little beauty! There were 2 redtails circling around above our place and all the traffic yesterday and I thought of you with your wonderful rural bird shots. i didn't have a camera with me and probably would have been run over trying to get an urban bird shot.

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  29. LONDONLULUMarch 5, 2013 at 12:41 PM

    Such a sweet little bird, I love the patterned featherd and the gorgeous clarity here!

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  30. mickMarch 5, 2013 at 2:12 PM

    Great clear photos against the blue sky.

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  31. TexWisGirlMarch 5, 2013 at 3:24 PM

    such pretty feather patterns!

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  32. DeniseinVAMarch 5, 2013 at 3:44 PM

    Such a pretty little bird, lovely photos!

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  33. Cheryl @ TFDMarch 5, 2013 at 4:07 PM

    Such a beautiful bird! You got some wonderful clear, crisp shots!

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  34. AnonymousMarch 5, 2013 at 4:25 PM

    wonderful close-ups!

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  35. LowellMarch 5, 2013 at 4:45 PM

    Kudos to you for more lovely shots. What a sky, too. You really are for the birds! :)

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  36. The CrankyMarch 5, 2013 at 5:15 PM

    She is beautiful! What wonderful, impressive, shots.

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  37. StephanieMarch 5, 2013 at 7:02 PM

    Very nice shots.

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  38. Debra at HOMESPUN: http://www.thehomespun.com March 5, 2013 at 7:26 PM

    Love it! It is so hard to capture birds...this is wonderful ! :)

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  39. DawnMarch 5, 2013 at 7:39 PM

    Beautiful close-up capture!

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  40. MichelleMarch 5, 2013 at 8:47 PM

    I like the expression on her face in the first shot.

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  41. JackMarch 5, 2013 at 9:21 PM

    You do such a good job of photographing and identifying these birds.

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  42. genieMarch 5, 2013 at 9:43 PM

    Quite an impressive bird Love the colorful feathers. Bet she is stunning as she takes flight. genie

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  43. RandyMarch 5, 2013 at 11:23 PM

    She's lovely.

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  44. Krishna/കൃഷ്ണMarch 5, 2013 at 11:37 PM

    beautiful bird and photo

    thanks

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  45. Stewart MMarch 6, 2013 at 12:02 AM

    Splendid pictures - I think I'm going to post an Australian version next week.

    Cheers and thanks for linking to WBW.

    Stewart M - Melbourne

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  46. Gillian OlsonMarch 6, 2013 at 12:09 AM

    Beautiful bird, good spotting.

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  47. Gemma WisemanMarch 6, 2013 at 6:26 AM

    Amazing marking details on this intriguing bird! Lovely photos!

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  48. DalilaMarch 6, 2013 at 8:03 AM

    Kestrals are so neat! These are great photos - the middle one is my favourite - the tail wings are nice.

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  49. AnonymousMarch 6, 2013 at 11:54 AM

    Beautiful bird, we have kestrels here on the Great Orme. Usually I see them hovering high above, although I did manage to see one perched on a wall on my walk around the Orme a few weeks back. Great photos.

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  50. A Colorful WorldMarch 6, 2013 at 12:43 PM

    Man, I wish I could get photos like this! Fantastic shots!

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  51. Mary Howell CromerMarch 6, 2013 at 12:51 PM

    These are such wonderful, crisp, close-up images. Don't you just adore Kestrels? They are way too pretty!

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  52. Brian KingMarch 6, 2013 at 7:08 PM

    These are spectacular! Beautiful shots! Am I the only one not seeing hawks? Ugh.

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  53. Susan AndersonMarch 9, 2013 at 11:47 AM

    What a wonderful bird! You may make a birder of me yet.

    ;)

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