High in the birch tree sat a bird. It was not one of the normal cast of characters. With my unaided eye, I could not identify the species. Seven power binoculars didn’t help. The camera, however, did. I had to process the images a bit.
I believe this is an American Kestrel (Sparrow Hawk).
The swallow-like tail shows better in this shot. When it flew, it looked a lot like a swallow, but larger.
It is obviously a member of the falcon family, but which? Can anyone help with the identification? Sharkey?
Nice job. Persistence does pay.
This time, it paid very well indeed!
Yes, that would be my thought. Good catch!
Thanks for the confirmation. I was super happy to get this one. I’ve got a couple of good shots of the red tail. Coming soon.