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In 2024, after over 15 years of thinking about it, I finally installed a kestrel nesting box on my Lassen County property—and to my delight, a male kestrel moved in this spring!
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This image was taken after one of my video stakeouts. He emerged from the birdhouse and perched just long enough for a quick burst—this frame is my favorite.
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Though I spotted a female with him in April, I haven't seen her lately. She might be incubating eggs… or maybe she moved on. Either way, the process has been amazing to witness.
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Looking forward to what the coming weeks reveal.
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#AmericanKestrel #BirdPhotography #NestWatch #CaliforniaWildlife #BackyardBirding

A male American kestrel perches on a branch near a nest box mounted in a large pine tree on a wooded 2-acre property in Lassen County, California. After years of seeing kestrels occasionally and finally putting up a nest box in winter 2024–2025, the male appeared in late March. A female was seen with him briefly, but by late May only the male has been visible. He may have been rejected or she could be inside incubating. The image was taken after a video session when the kestrel emerged and paused to look directly at the photographer.

American Kestrel with lizard

#americankestrel #falcon #raptor #naturephotography #nature #birds #birders #birdwatchers #birding #birdwatching #birdphotography #dailybird #birdsofpixelfed #birdsofmastodon #naturephotos #longbeach #sangabrielriver #LAwildlife #losangeles

A bird perches on a power line with a lizard in its grasp against a clear blue sky.

When I think of falcons, I do not picture anything this adorable. This little American Kestral is downright cuddly.

#americankestrel #falcons #birds #birdinginbc #Canadianbirds #nature #animalphotography

Meh! Camera data says equal to 35 mm x 1740 mm Zoom. Good enough for ID purposes but not much else😆

American Kestrel perched on small tree limb maybe 75 yards away.

#AmericanKestrel #Birding

American Kestrel perched on a small tree limb. Light brownish back, speckled white front and gray head with some dark vertical bars on its neck.

Feeling a little fluffy and stabby… #AmericanKestrel

An adorable brown, white, and black bird of prey, perched on a branch, looking back toward you

Rainy Day Snack

It's been a while since I've posted one of my favorite subjects: soggy raptors. While most raptors hunker down to the best of their ability in the rain, American Kestrels will happily hunt in light to moderate rains. I assume their small bodies and high metabolisms means they can't go that long between meals. Or maybe Jerusalem Crickets, one of their favorite prey items, are particularly active in the rain.

https://jacquesfortierart.com/2025/03/11/rainy-day-snack/

Spent the weekend enjoying the sunshine and warmth. Even took some photos of birds. Here's some of the ones I like.

#CarsonValley #DouglasCounty #StillwaterNWR #ChurchillCounty #Nevada #Birds #Birding #BirdWatching #Wildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #BirdPhotography #BirdsOfMastodon ##RedTailedHawk #AmericanKestrel #SongSparrow #WilsonsSnipe

A red-tailed hawk perched on a yellow metal irrigation gate surrounded by tall then tan grass/wheat and the back end of a black cow in the background. The hawk is turned slightly towards the camera, its white chest surrounded by the dark head and belly band. Heavy yellow talons grip the metal handle tightly. Its head is twisted back over its right shoulder, slightly arched up, bold yellow eye staring right back at the weird human.

A small female American kestrel is perched on the top of the ruined wall of a grey stone building. Tiny yellow feet are spread out over the stone, as the sunlight shines down on her brown striped white chest and rust-brown back. Her grey and brown head is facing forward to the right, shining black eye over the white cheek with distinctive black stripes down her face.

A small song sparrow perches on the top of some thin reeds, the sun backlighting the bird and small clumps of fluff still attached to the plant, causing a beautiful glow to surround everything. The heavily brown striped bird has some fluff in its beak and it moved around the thin twigs gathering more.

A backlit Wilson's Snipe moves through some shallow water, surrounded by bare reeds, as it searches through the mud with its long beak. The small bird is striped across its head and back, stretching from its large dark eye to its tail tip, with a white chest and underbelly over its yellow legs. The sunlight glistens in the background with the ice covered water.

They might be small, but they are mighty! Here are my favorite shots of 2024, Smol BoP edition! Merlins, Kestrels, and a bonus Sharp-shinned hawk!

Yes, I know, I could've dropped the sharpie and made this all falcons/murder-parrots... But with a sharpie... Close enough lol

#Seattlewildlife #seattle #urbanraptors #birds #americankestrel #merlin #birdsofprey

“I am smol, cutes, mighty and hungry!” #AmericanKestrel #bird #birding #birds #birdphotography #photography #PNW #Oregon #birdsofprey #pacificnorthwest

A small bird of prey; brown, gray and white, perched on a small branch

Some birds today. "Speed birding" in the cold!

#birds #birding #biodiversity #birdsofmastodon #songsparrow #americankestrel #coopershawk #downywoodpecker

Song Sparrow foraging on aplanter box. Medium-sized sparrow, brown and white above white with dark blotch and thick streaks below, reddish-brown crown stripe.

Cooper's Hawk perched on a branch. Dark cap, abundant horizontal reddish streaks on chest.

Female Downy Woodpecker on a tree trunk. Small black and white woodpecker.

Last Sunday: an American Kestrel. Just look at that face! 🤩 #AmericanKestrel #SacramentoWildlifeRefuge #Fujifilm #SOoC

An American Kestrel, with narrow black eyeshadow, perched on the bare branches of a tree against a clear blue sky.

Up on the Treetop #AmericanKestrel #Kestrel #BirdofPrey #Falcon #Birds #Wildlife

An American Kestrel bird perched at the top of a tree in front of a clear blue sky

🌎 American kestrel (Falco sparverius) #NorthAmericanBirds #CentralAmericanBirds #SouthAmericanBirds #CaribbeanBirds | #AmericanKestrel | #Kestrels #Falcons #Raptors 📷: Photo by Beto_MdP 🦜 #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌎 American kestrel, female (Falco sparverius)

The American kestrel is the smallest falcon in North America. It's known for its colourful plumage, including blue and rust-coloured feathers, and is often seen perched on wires or hovering while hunting for small prey such as insects and small rodents. American kestrels are found throughout the Americas, occupying a wide variety of habitats, including deserts, grasslands, and meadows. GPT-3.5 (Edited)

Conservation status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)

📷: Photo by Beto_MdP via Pixabay

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Tiny Falcon

#AmericanKestrel #Kestrel #BirdofPrey #Raptor #BarrLake #Birds #Wildlife #Colorado

An American Kestrel bird perched on a bare tree branch in front of a clear blue sky.

🎶 Catch the wind, see us spin
Sail away leave today
Way up high in the sky 🎶

Jackson and Jamie playing in the skies above the mountains they call home 💕 As Jamie lacks wings, Jackson has to toss/drop him so he can “fly”, and Jackson will always catch him!

#art #digitalart #furry #feral #peregrinefalcon #whitetaileddeer #americankestrel #falcon #kestrel #deer #rabbit #birds #avian #oc #hybrid #hybridanimal

American Kestrel hovers so expertly its head does not move more than 2mm in any direction. This one hunts for bugs above Toyon Canyon. #naturephotography #PirangaLudoviciana #birds #birders #birdwatchers #birdwatching #naturephotos #LAWildlife #losangeles #GriffithPark #GriffithParkBirds #BirdsOfPixelfed #kestrel #AmericanKestrel #FalcoSparverius

Against a blue cloudless sky a small raptor hovers in midair.

#DailyBird 🤖
American Kestrel (Falco sparverius), 21st June 2022
es: Cernícalo Americano, fr: Crécerelle D’Amérique
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Massa-adchu-es-et (Massachusett), Naumkeag & Pawtucket traditional territory
Canon EOS R5, Sigma 150-600mm + 1.4x teleconverter @ 840mm, 10% crop, 1/2000s, f/10, ISO 1600
#Birds #AmericanKestrel #AMKE #BirdPhotography #VoteBlueForBirds #DescribeYourImages

A small kestrel, frozen in flight with wings spread downwards, scans the ground below it as it hunts.

American Kestrel: https://jacquesfortierart.com/2024/07/17/american-kestrel/

Today, before the heat got too extreme, we visited a nearby wildlife refuge. Here’s a Heron, King Bird, American Kestrel, and a Steel-Blue Cricket Hunter (a wasp!). #SacramentoWildlifeRefuge #Birds #Heron #AmericanKestrel #KingBird #SteelBlueCricketHunter

A heron with outstretched wings flying against a clear blue sky.

A King Bird, gazing to the left, with yellow and brown feathers perched on a tree branch surrounded by green Willow leaves.

An American Kestrel is perched on a Eucalyptus tree branch, surrounded by green leaves against a clear blue sky.

A metallic blue wasp is navigating through dry scattered leaves and twigs.

Today, before the heat got too extreme, we visited a nearby wildlife refuge. Here’s a Heron, King Bird, American Kestrel, and a Steel-Blue Cricket Hunter (a wasp!). #SacramentoWildlifeRefuge #Birds #Heron #AmericanKestrel #KingBird #SteelBlueCricketHunter

#AmericanKestrel

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