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A Kestrel Nesting Season

I had an opportunity this year to watch a pair of American Kestrel's go through their season of pairing up as a couple, raising their young, to the fledging of those babies. These images represent what I was honored to observe.
Flying American Kestrel
Flying American Kestrel		 Checking Out His Territory
Checking Out His Territory		 Checking Out Her Box
Checking Out Her Box		 Going to Get a Kid's Meal
Going to Get a Kid's Meal
A Vole for the Babies
A Vole for the Babies		 Mom's Coming to Get the Mouse Dad Caught
Mom's Coming to Get the Mouse Dad Caught		 Mouse Delivery
Mouse Delivery		 Mama Kestrel Brings Food for Baby
Mama Kestrel Brings Food for Baby
Bringing a Bird
Bringing a Bird		 Mouse Preparation
Mouse Preparation		 Mouse Prep 2
Mouse Prep 2		 Checking the Babies
Checking the Babies
Mama's Leaving the Nest
Mama's Leaving the Nest		 And She's Off!
And She's Off!		 Dragonfly Delivery
Dragonfly Delivery		 Heading for the Nestbox
Heading for the Nestbox
Hey Ma, Where's the Beef?
Hey Ma, Where's the Beef?		 Kestrel Baby Peek-a-Boo
Kestrel Baby Peek-a-Boo		 Hurrah! She's Back
Hurrah! She's Back		 Yum! Dinner
Yum! Dinner
Eating the Vole by Myself
Eating the Vole by Myself		 How About Sharing?
How About Sharing?		 It's a Long Way Down
It's a Long Way Down		 Dragonfly Delivery Sequence
Dragonfly Delivery Sequence

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