American Kestrel

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An American Kestrel preening and drying off after the morning rain on the Olympic Peninsula.

Kestrel Drying in the Sun by Stephen Shoff, on Flickr

Dec 14, 2023 at 06:16 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · American Kestrel

Looks good!

Dec 14, 2023 at 06:39 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · American Kestrel

Nice that you got the tail open. Was that as it was about to launch? Great focus on the eye

Morris

Dec 14, 2023 at 07:32 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · American Kestrel

You captured the colors well. They are pretty little birds.

Dec 14, 2023 at 09:36 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · American Kestrel

Thank you for your comments.

Morris, the bird was not hunting or launching at this point in time. It was preening and to me feathers looked stringy and wet so I think it was trying to dry out after a bath or the morning's rain and dampness.

Dec 15, 2023 at 03:49 PM


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