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22-AUG-2017

Bo, the American kestrel

Bo is a male American kestrel who was injured and orphaned at a young age when his nest was attacked by predators. Upon receiving human care he became “human imprinted” and could not be released into the wild. He now looks to people for food instead of hunting because he thinks he’s a human.

Bo is quite the showstopper with his vibrant coloring -- he often visits schools with the American Eagle Foundation where he delights the audience with his sweet personality.

‘Sugarlands Shine,’ posted earlier:

Nikon D810 ,Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
1/400s f/4.5 at 70.0mm iso2500 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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exzim04-Sep-2017 14:16
Not a badidea, hunting as a bird might not be as successful as being 'human'
Carol How04-Sep-2017 03:56
Wonderful bird... super capture!
globalgadabout04-Sep-2017 00:07
a compact customer, and oh so handsome.
Jim Coffman03-Sep-2017 23:03
Very nice image, Helen...
larose forest photos03-Sep-2017 21:19
He is just so beautiful. These little falcons are something to see. Terrific photo. V