Birding along Milwaukee’s lakefront this morning, the highlight was an adult male American Kestrel coming in for a landing to a tree. The rest of the lakefront was very quiet with only a few winter ducks. The King Eider was still being seen off of Northpoint but very far out.
American Kestrel coming in for a landing
American Kestrel
Binomial name: Falco sparverius
Category: Caracaras and Falcons
Size: 9” long, 22” wing span
Weight: 4.1 oz
Cool facts: I’ve also heard it called a sparrow hawk
It did not hang around!
Wow, Jim, those are some really awesome pictures . So vividly clear. They are our favorite falcon. Thanks for making my day.
Simply beautiful. 🙂
Facebook page with our kestrel research. Central Wisconsin kestrel research. A ways searching for new kestrel photos to use. Could we possibly use your photos if we gave you credit?
What a handsome predator – colorations beautiful, body and wings so delicate. If you hadn’t captured him w/your camera, Jim, all those exquisite feather markings would remain unseen. I’m giving you credit! Looks like he chose the top of a gingko tree for a quick landing – one of my favorite trees.