Kestrel in two poses

On a late afternoon walk I’d tried twice to get a shot of a harrier hawk and both times it took off before I could do the deed. I was dejected by the time we got home until DH pointed out this kestrel on the wire in front of our house.

It was growing dark. I tried different treatments with my new Photoshop on two shots.

Late note: I may have incorrectly identified this bird. It may be either a Cooper’s hawk or a sharp-shinned hawk. Take a look at the comments on this post to see what Gary has to say on the subject. Thank you, Gary!

I’m going to take some time off from blogging until I’m over the flu and back on my feet, which I hope will be soon. See you then!