Favoritos de pachogut

The American kestrel is the smallest of its North American relatives. It shows the differences in size typical among birds of prey, with the females being slightly larger than the males. This beautiful male was photographed while hunting for voles one sunny winter morning in February.

3 eagles
This was a very lucky shot. The eagle on top left is the female of the breeding pair at the lake & she has a small fish in her talons. The eagle in the back is her mate. The eagle on top right is an interloper that came into the territory of the breeding pair, near their nest. The female of the mated pair ended up escorting the interloper out of the area while the male returned to the nest area. This was the only decent shot I got, it all happened so fast. Lots of eagle screaming going on during it.
adding 3 more crap shots of the drama.
This took place about 50 yards from the nest but started out directly over the nest.