American Kestrel

Description:

This perching spot is usually occupied by one of the red-tailed hawks that hunt in this area, but on this particular day I spied one of the kestrels up there.

Habitat:

American Kestrels occupy habitats ranging from deserts and grasslands to alpine meadows. You’re most likely to see them perching on telephone wires along roadsides, in open country with short vegetation and few trees.

Notes:

Spotted on a telephone pole in an uncultivated area next to a mining operation in Kennesaw, GA