American Kestrel perched on its favorite urban perch, a powerline! Midlothian, April 2007. - Capture The Pixel Stephen Pollard

This is simply a collection of different raptors that I have photographed from in and around my local area and the state of Texas. I had never really realized that there were so many different birds of prey in Texas ranging from the small American Kestrel to the Bald Eagle.

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Stephen > This is a male American Kestrel I found at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge, near Austwell, Texas, November 2007.

Stephen > This is one of the several American Kestrels that I observed at Aransas National Wildlife Refuge in November 2007.

Stephen > This is another male American Kestrel that I found at the Aransas National Wildlife Refuge taking issue with my lens. The skies were continuing to play havoc with me. It was difficult to obtain a proper exposure. Near Austwell, Texas, November 2007.

Stephen > American Kestrel perched on its favorite urban perch, a powerline! Midlothian, April 2007.

Stephen > I found this Swainson's hawk surveying a large pasture undoubtedly looking for an unlucky vole, rabbit or snake that it could have for dinner. Midlothian, Texas, April 2009

Stephen > I was on my way to work when I spotted this red tailed hawk in a tree. The light was still very low so I decided to go for the silhouette look because I had no prayer of getting detail in the shot with such low light. Irving, Texas, September 2007.

Stephen > I came up on this red tailed hawk slowly in my vehicle as I had seen it from a distance. It is also a place where I can usually find one perching. The trick is to actually be able to take a shot. No sooner had I lifted my camera that it crouched getting ready to leap which it did. The next frames were just talons and tail feathers. I still like the crouching pose though. Near Midlothian, Texas, January 2010

Stephen > Red Tailed Hawk caught perching in Grand Prairie, Texas. She allowed me to get very close because she was fixated on some prey below her I believe, Feb. 2007.

Stephen > This red tailed hawk had just finished eating something on the ground when it flew up to this perch. I took this picture right at sunset. Midlothian, January 2009

American Kestrel perched on its favorite urban perch, a powerline! Midlothian, April 2007.

> American Kestrel perched on its favorite urban perch, a powerline! Midlothian, April 2007.

American Kestrel perched on its favorite urban perch, a powerline! Midlothian, April 2007.

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