This American Kestrel almost became breakfast for a Northern Harrier this morning! I have been looking for find some nesting Northern Harrier areas, and today’s events confirmed some success. My plan is to revisit over the weeks ahead as the parents spend more time hunting given the need to feed hungry youngsters.

This second image shows a habitat lesson I learned today. Obviously both the Kestrel and Harrier liked the combination of somewhat evenly spaced spruce trees which were not too large, quite living yet had extended dead long branches sticking directly up.

I am also enjoying some Broad-Winged Hawk chicks in their nest. While I am able to get closer to the nest than this image indicates, the mosquitoes are so horrible at this location I will wait till the youngsters spend more time standing in plain sight.