A Kestrel and a Gopher Tortoise
December 19, 2020 - The first bird who greeted me was a fun one - an American Kestrel.... Read more
American Kestrel
 | I’m a colorful little falcon. Look for me year-round in Florida. Keep an eye out for me on telephone wires. I’m also fond of tall treetops! Most Likely Found: In the marsh When: Year-Round Where I've photographed: Circle B Bar Reserve, Lake County Backroads, Oakland Nature Preserve, PEAR Park, Viera Wetlands Read more: American Kestrel at Cornell Lab of Ornithology Ebird: American Kestrel eBird range |
I have written 10 posts including a photo of a American Kestrel
A Scouting Trip to PEAR Park
February 18, 2017 - This American Kestrel flew in to a nearby tree and let me photograph him.... Read more
A Shrike and a Kestrel
September 25, 2013 - I haven't seen an American Kestrel out this way since early this spring, when Dyeyo and I first visited the owls to see if they were building their burrows.... Read more
The Sun Finally Came out at the Circle B Bar Reserve
October 30, 2011 - I ran into Herman at the parking lot, and as we stood chatting, an American Kestrel flew into a tree above us.... Bird Species List (33 total): American Coot, American Kestrel, Anhinga, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher, Black-Bellied Whistling Duck, Blue Jay, Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher, Boat-tailed Grackle, Common Gallinule, Double-Crested Cormorant, Eastern…... Read more
Cloudy Morning at the Circle B Bar Reserve
October 16, 2011 - The American Kestrel was posing high in the Treasure Tree again this morning.... American Kestrel The passerines (songbirds) are starting to return to the reserve.... Bird Species List (33 total): American Coot, American Kestrel, Anhinga, Bald Eagle, Belted Kingfisher (heard), Black-Bellied Whistling Duck, Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher, Blue-Winged Teal, Boat-tailed Grackle, Common…... Read more
Cuckoos Chasing Cuckoos at the Circle B Bar Reserve
October 14, 2011 - It was a gorgeous morning at the Circle B Bar Reserve. The temperatures were cool, there was a little breeze, and the winter birds are coming back. The Belted Kingfishers were posed on the power lines at the entrance to the reserve, and within a few minutes of parking, I'd…... Read more
Foggy but Interesting Morning at the Circle B Bar Reserve
March 27, 2011 - Palm Warbler It was around 9:30 and still the fog had not lifted. That's pretty unusual. Finally we started to get a few glimmers of sun rays coming through the mist, and we decided to head back towards Heron Hideout. An American Kestrel hopped up onto a treetop as we…... Read more
What’s Going On Up There?
December 17, 2010 - Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher I walked out onto the Heron Hideout trail, keeping my eyes peeled for the Killdeer that we have often seen in the dried-out marshes on either side of the path. I didn't see the Killdeer, but a bird flying low over the marsh caught my eye. …... Read more
A New Place to Explore: Viera Wetlands
November 26, 2010 - Caspian Tern As we left the wetlands, we saw an American Kestrel on an electric line right outside the water treatment facility.... American Kestrel... Read more
Bird-watching at Oakland Nature Preserve
December 2, 2007 - Birds Seen Today - Painted Bunting, Palm Warbler, Ruby Crowned Kinglet, American Kestrel, Hermit Thrush, Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher, Red-Shouldered Hawk, Gray Catbird, Great Blue Heron, Osprey, Blue Jay, Cardinal, Red-Wing Blackbird American Kestrel Blue-Gray Gnatcatcher... Read more