Ka-ping!

Kestrel takes flight in South Boston
By adamg - Mon, 07/04/2022 - 9:37am

Jim Gavaghan watched this young American kestrel launch itself off the top of a 65-foot pine tree in South Boston around 6 p.m. on Sunday:

I’ve been watching them off my third floor porch for about a month now, part of a family of three. They have been feeding on a lot of rodents, so I love them.

Grabbing some grub in East Boston

Kestrel with a grub
By adamg - Fri, 12/11/2020 - 10:36pm

Rick Macomber watched an American kestrel come in for a landing in East Boston with some grub - literally, a big, juicy grub.

An American kestrel and some snoozy swans at Millennium Park

American kestrel at Millennium Park
By adamg - Sat, 05/02/2020 - 10:11pm

On a walk around Millennium Park in West Roxbury today, Mary Ellen spotted both an American kestrel - the smallest of the falcons - and some cygnets settling in for a nap. Read more.

Kestrel on the hunt in the skies above West Roxbury

American kestrel over Millennium Park
By adamg - Fri, 04/05/2019 - 9:37am

Roving UHub photographer Mary Ellen watched an American kestrel hunting for a meal over Millennium Park yesterday.