American Kestrel fledgling


Posted by OntPhoto on Sat Jun 30, 2018 1:09 pm

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Finding an American Kestrel nest is a really rare treat. One of 2 young kestrels (male and female).  The young male has a lot of blue on its wings. 

In the spring many people tend to crowd around a nest and this can lead the parent birds to abandon the nest and/or find another location the next year.  Here the kestrels are about to fledge so no worries but still try to keep disturbance to a low level.

Canon 7D MK2, 500 f4 + 1.4x, tripod.  Thanks for looking.

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by Ron Day on Sat Jun 30, 2018 1:15 pm
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Great close-up view of the young kestrel, and thanks for not disturbing it.
 

by Carol Clarke on Mon Jul 02, 2018 4:12 am
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Looks like they found a great sheltered nesting site!

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