If you spend much time in agricultural areas, you may have noticed a small hawk-looking bird hovering over the corn stubble or harvested hay fields. If so, you might have seen an American Kestrel, sometimes called a sparrow hawk.
The bird shown above and below was capturing large flying insects for hungry nestlings...
Insects, small rodents and birds are the most common items in the kestrel's diet. They can often be seen perched on power lines or tree limbs watching for prey...
I recently spotted a kestrel on a fence post near home...
By zooming to 600mm I was able to get a better look...
This bird had just caught a small rodent...
When it finished eating the first victim it began looking for another...
It was not long before another was spotted...
and the chase was on again...
After seizing its victim, the kestrel departed for parts unknown...
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