Kestrel

As I noted on my last post,  I was quite pleased with the shot of the Peregrine Falcon, but that didn’t mean that I didn’t keep looking for other shots.  As it turned out, there weren’t too many.  I had hoped to get a last glimpse of the resident Kestrel before it left, but we never spotted it while walking. 

Luckily, Leslie spotted it as we drove out of the refuge, and I pulled over and managed several shots in the best light of the day. Amazingly, the Kestrel seemed relatively indifferent to me

and continued to pose until I had more than enough shots and left.

Despite some pretty good shots later in the day at Port Orchard, these shots turned out to be my favorite of the day.