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Sharing Breakfast
I watched as the female American Kestrel (left) caught a mouse, took her time and at the first course, then allowed the male to snatch the mouse away from her. After about 15 minutes she flew back to the male and in this photograph you can see she is about to snatch the mouse…
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Not for the Faint of Heart
I went back to look for my kestrel this afternoon and as I was ready to leave I saw this guy fly by me with a starling in his talons. He flew to the top of a tree and devoured the entire bird, then wiped his beak on the limb, smiled down at me…
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Kestrels in Valley Forge
A few days ago I came across this beautiful little American Kestrel in a tree in Valley Forge. My friends on Flickr said I should go back to the tree regularly as the spring arrives because most likely this Kestrel will build a nest in the tree. I went back today but the tree…
