Canadian Geographic Photo Club - American Kestrel
  

American Kestrel

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by Scott_Young from Cambridge CA on 27 Apr 2025
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In past years I found it rare to see an American Kestrel. In the last two years though, I have seen them far more often. Especially, this year. I have seen at least a dozen or more in the past four months. I watched this one for a good hour, and was fortunate to see it catch this mouse.

  • Camera: Canon EOS 7D Mark II
  • Focal: 600 mm
  • Shutter speed: 0.001 sec
  • Aperture: f/ 8
tagged: american kestrel kestrels bird birds raptor falcon wire blue sky prey mouse ontario canada cangeo animal accipiter hawk buzzard beak vertebrate wing bird_of_prey feather falconiformes accipitridae wildlife

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