Kestrels gone wild

female Falco sparverius

In the last month or so we've seen a increase in the number of American Kestrels on the airfield as fledglings take to the skies. They're every where!










                          In the sky,  

another female

          


             


        









             on signs,

two males

          they're on guard rail posts,

they're even on above-ground runway guard lights!










Kestrels are one of the more trickier birds to photograph, as they are real skittish. It's hard to get close-ups, at least with my lens, because most of time if I do get close enough by the time I get the camera up they're gone.