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An American Kestrel dines on a Dark-eyed Junco in front of my garage this afternoon.
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January 3rd, 2008 at 1:59 am
What a great (and sad) shot. Those are beautiful raptors.
January 4th, 2008 at 9:44 pm
Yeah, those cute little juncos are the last ones to fly whenever there ‘s a sign of trouble.
I really felt sorry for the kestrel that day. It was bitterly cold and the wind was howling. It could’nt have made hunting easy for such a small falcon. If it had’nt been so windy and cold it would have never stayed to eat right by my house like that. It consumed most of the bird and then it got right up next to my garage door and rested for a while. Then it ate some more of the junco before it flew away.
Typically, a kestrel will strike, adjust its grip on the prey, and be gone in about 1 second. There’s too great a chance of having its meal stolen by a larger hawk if stays in plain sight to eat it.