first time visit

15 November 2020, 06:06 PM

rontuner

first time visit

Just happened to look out the doors to our 8th floor deck in the city - about 1/2 mile from lake Michigan.

My first time spotting an American Kestrel!

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15 November 2020, 06:28 PM

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15 November 2020, 06:36 PM

CHAS

Thanks
They are favorites of mine.

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15 November 2020, 06:58 PM

wtg

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Bazootiehead-in-training

15 November 2020, 07:29 PM

Nice...

I would not have known what it is. Don't think they are local to Boston

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15 November 2020, 07:32 PM

markj

Cool!

15 November 2020, 07:34 PM

jodi

That is so cool!

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15 November 2020, 09:48 PM

AdagioM

Beautiful!

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15 November 2020, 10:23 PM

Nina

Nice!

16 November 2020, 12:20 AM

kluurs

That's neat!

17 November 2020, 09:44 AM

piqué

Wow! And you got the shot, too.

Have you considered putting a bird feeder out there?

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17 November 2020, 09:49 AM

wtg

Kestrels like to catch their prey live. They snatch small birds in flight or lizards and mice off the ground.

I'm guessing they'd turn up their beaks at bird seed.

17 November 2020, 09:51 AM

piqué

quote:
Originally posted by wtg:
Kestrels like to catch their prey live. They snatch small birds in flight or lizards and mice off the ground.

I'm guessing they'd turn up their beaks at bird seed.

But not at the birds eating the bird seed.

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17 November 2020, 10:10 AM

wtg

The only small songbirds I saw downtown were dead ones, after they flew into a building. Even those were few and far between The lakefront is a much more appealing place for most species.

Pretty much the only birds I saw up eight stories or more were peregrine falcons and pigeons....now there's a thought...nothing better than a balcony full of pigeons to attract a kestrel's attention....

17 November 2020, 10:13 AM

rontuner

We have Nyger seed feeders out for the finches, though the sparrows take over most of the time!

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