Raptors and Morey Wildlife Reserve at Mariana Butte

female American Kestral (females don't have the slate-blue wings that males do)

kestrals move very quickly---it's hard to capture a shot of these falcons! Here she is soaring down into the brush.

Redtail

another Redtail

Old Man Redtail- check out those colors!

This Redtail was huge! From a distance and before he opened his wings, I thought it was a Golden Eagle.

Northern Flicker

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Had a peaceful hour or two to myself Saturday afternoon and hiked along the Morey Wildlife Reserve at Mariana Butte exploring the sights and sounds of winter.

 

the Devil's Backbone