The Hovering Kestrel

American Kestrel
American Kestrel

I was able to catch this male Kestrel hovering along a patch of grass at RMBS, hunting for insects and small rodents.  Kestrels don’t always hover-hunt, but will do so when they have a good source of wind to work with, as is often the case at Riverlands.

-OZB

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