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"Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge" "American Kestrel"

Click image to enlarge American Kestrel, male. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, March 5, 2008. The River "S" Unit of the Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge has a 4.2 mile auto tour route and 1.5 mile seasonal hiking trail. The auto tour is an excellent way to see the Refuge. A pair of binoculars is a must and a camera makes it even more fun !!! The adults are difficult birds to photograph as they wont let you get close ... however the younger ones seem curious. The following are images captured of the Kestrel. Not all American Kestrel images are shown here, more can be found throughout the Trip Logs. Also, link out to the "Trip Logs" to see more images of various birds, wildflowers, and wildlife seen each day. April 14, 2007 ... April 14 and 15, 2007, Trip Log Click image to enlarge American Kestrel, male. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, April 14, 2007. June 26, 2007 ... June 26, 2007, Trip Log Click image to enlarge American Kestrel, male. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, June 26, 2007. July 1 and 3, 2007 ... July 1, 2007, Trip Log July 3, 2007, Trip Log Click image to enlarge American Kestrel, male, hunting. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Left image taken July 1, 2007, and right image taken July 3, 2007. July 19, 2007 ... July 19, 2007, Trip Log I am going to assume the following two images are of a Kestrel juvenile based on the actions of this bird. The bird is sitting on the post holding the nesting box and this one let me drive up and stop. The adults SELDOM let me get close, yet this youngster just sat there and watched me. After about 30 seconds he opened his mouth and just kept calling and calling and calling. While the calling was going on there was another Kestrel circling and acting agitated in the field across from the nesting box. When "the youngster" finally flew off it was only to the ground in the bramble about 10 feet away from the post towards Lake River. Click image to enlarge American Kestrel, juvenile. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, July 19, 2007. July 24, 2007 ... July 24, 2007, Trip Log Click image to enlarge American Kestrel, female. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, July 24, 2007. American Kestrel ... male ... July 24, 2007, Trip Log Click image to enlarge American Kestrel, male. Note banding on right leg. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, July 24, 2007. American Kestrel ... female ... July 24, 2007, Trip Log Click image to enlarge American Kestrel, female. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, July 24, 2007. American Kestrel ... July 24, 2007, Trip Log Click image to enlarge American Kestrel, male. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, July 24, 2007. Click image to enlarge American Kestrel, female. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, July 24, 2007. Click image to enlarge American Kestrel, female (left) and male (right). Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, July 24, 2007. Click image to enlarge American Kestrel, female (left) and male (right). Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, July 24, 2007. More American Kestrel ... male ... July 24, 2007, Trip Log Click image to enlarge American Kestrel, male, showing back of head. Telephoto image, enlarged 150%. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, July 24, 2007. Click image to enlarge American Kestrel, male, wings. Note banding on right leg. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, July 24, 2007. July 29, 2007 ... female ... July 29, 2007, Trip Log Click image to enlarge American Kestrel, female. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, July 29, 2007. Click image to enlarge American Kestrel, female. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, July 29, 2007. American Kestrel ... male ... July 29, 2007, Trip Log Click image to enlarge American Kestrel, male, showing tail feathers. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, July 29, 2007. American Kestrel ... juvenile ... July 29, 2007, Trip Log Click image to enlarge American Kestrel, youngster, female. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, July 29, 2007. August 14, 2007 ... August 14, 2007, Trip Log Click image to enlarge American Kestrel, female with rodent (left) and female in flight (right). Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, August 14, 2007. August 27, 2007 ... August 27, 2007, Trip Log Click image to enlarge American Kestrel, male. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, August 27, 2007. September 19, 2007 ... September 19, 2007, Trip Log Click image to enlarge American Kestrel, male. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, September 19, 2007. October 5, 2007 ... October 5, 2007, Trip Log Click image to enlarge American Kestrel. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, October 5, 2007. Click image to enlarge American Kestrel. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, October 5, 2007. November 21, 2007 ... November 21, 2007, Trip Log Click image to enlarge Click image to enlarge American Kestrel, female Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 21, 2007. Click image to enlarge American Kestrel. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 21, 2007. November 23, 2007 ... November 23, 2007, Trip Log Click image to enlarge American Kestrel, male. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 23, 2007. Click image to enlarge American Kestrel, male. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, November 23, 2007. January 16, 2008 ... January 16, 2008, Trip Log Click image to enlarge American Kestrel ... with lunch ... Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, January 16, 2008. Click image to enlarge American Kestrel. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, January 16, 2008. February 3, 2008 ... February 3, 2008, Trip Log Click image to enlarge American Kestrel. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, February 3, 2008. February 16, 2008 ... February 16, 2008, Trip Log Click image to enlarge American Kestrel ... with lunch ... Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, February 16, 2008. February 19, 2008 ... February 19, 2008, Trip Log Click image to enlarge American Kestrel, male (left) and female (right). Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, February 19, 2008. Click image to enlarge American Kestrels, mating. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, February 19, 2008. March 5, 2008 ... March 5, 2008, Trip Log Click image to enlarge American Kestrel, male. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, March 5, 2008. March 8, 2008 ... March 8, 2008, Trip Log Click image to enlarge American Kestrel. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, March 8, 2008. April 3, 2008 ... April 3, 2008, Trip Log Click image to enlarge American Kestrel, male. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken, April 3, 2008. April 11, 2008 ... April 11, 2008, Trip Log Click image to enlarge American Kestrel. Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Washington, River "S" Unit. Image taken April 11, 2008. HOME   |   ABOUT THIS SITE   |   LINKS THE REFUGE   |   RIDGEFIELD TRIP LOGS   |   RIDGEFIELD IMAGE INDEX BACKYARD BIRDS   |   COMPLETE BIRD LIST COLUMBIA RIVER IMAGES ENGLISH RIVER WEBSITE

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