[Va-bird] Clarke County - Very Large Kestrel?

  • From: Jane Diven <jmdiven@xxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: va-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 04 Jan 2014 21:39:24 -0500

Hi
We are new to birding and love it and ended up at Blandy Farm today.  We 
spotted a bird that looked liked an American Kestrel, which we have seen in 
abundance lately, but this one was much larger...maybe 15+ inches.  We were 
about 300 feet away when we spotted him in the top of a large tree with only 
our untrained eyes.  Any opinions?  Is it an American Kestrel, even given its 
apparent size?  Some pictures for anyone that might be curious...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/113455093@N04/11763011554/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/113455093@N04/11762849843/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/113455093@N04/11762602225/in/photostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/113455093@N04/11763010084/in/photostream/

Thanks and Happy Birding!

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