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American Kestrel
American Kestrel
kanaj


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Collection: Square Crop Side Challenge
Camera: Canon PowerShot SX540 HS
Date: Dec 17, 2025
Aperture: 6.5
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/160
Galleries: Animals, Birds
Date Uploaded: Dec 18, 2025

Viewed: 20
Comments: 4
Favorites: 0

 Copilot tells me this is the smallest and most colorful falcon in North America. I believe it. This was shot early morning on a misty/rainy day, but I often find that this is good for recovering color and details in the shadows when looking upward like this. I was surprised myself to see the profile of what was clearly a bird of prey turn out to be this colorful. I would have thought it was a juvenile hawk at first.

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 12/22/2025 12:54:51 PM
Pretty little thing.
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 12/22/2025 06:20:32 AM
Beautiful! I love the bird and the colour palette.
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 12/22/2025 01:07:46 AM
Well that is a handsome bird! Love this series and your processing.
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 12/21/2025 05:18:10 PM
I'm glad you are continuing to post these. Thank you. I really have very little idea of the birds that are seen in central Texas, or any other part of Texas for that matter. Great format and impressive detail. I love how you captured that turn of the head putting the beak in profile.

I look forward to more!
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