Red Shouldered Hawk

This is one of the red shouldered hawks that hangs around our back yard. He spent a lot of time out there today, so it gave me a chance to get lot's of photo attempts. I'm fascinated by the intracasy of this bird's coloring and designs, that God went to the trouble to make each bird so unique and beautiful

This photo was taken through a 20x spotting scope with a Nikon Coolpix P4 set to 3x.

American Kestrel In My Yard

This little guy has been around our back yard for the last couple of days. He's an American Kestrel, only normally seen in this area during the winter. Hopefully I'll be able to get some better shots before he moves on.