Visitor on a Snowy Morning

We had a visitor at breakfast time ... a female American Kestrel that spent some time on one of the deck pylons even as it continued to snow.

Having never seen this bird in person, at first I thought it was a baby hawk. But research proved otherwise. With its feathers all fluffed up and snowflakes clinging to its face, the poor thing looked awfully cold. But I let it be ... as we should with wild animals.

Even though I had no choice but to photograph the kestrel through the glass, trying to stay hidden so as not to scare it off, I couldn’t resist grabbing my camera and clicking the shutter a couple of times. I was surprised at how well the photos turned out.Read more