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Female American Kestrel With Her Prey

By Mia McPherson|December 11th, 2020|Categories: American Kestrels, Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: adult, American Kestrel, birds of prey, Falco sparverius, falcon, falcons, Falcons of Utah, female, grasping, kestrel, kestrels, prey, raptors, sign post, talons, vole, winter, wooden post|

Three days ago I had one minute with a beautiful adult female American Kestrel and her partially eaten prey at Farmington Bay WMA.

Male American Kestrel On A Sign Post With His Prey

By Mia McPherson|January 3rd, 2018|Categories: American Kestrels, Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Utah|Tags: adult, American Kestrel, beak, birds of prey, Falco sparverius, falcon, falcons, holding prey, kestrel, kestrels, lift off, marsh, post, prey, raptors, sign post, vole, wetlands, winter|

I've found American Kestrels to be "stickier" in cold weather and it wasn't much above 20°F when I photographed him as he consumed the vole bit by bit.

An Unexpected Barn Owl at Farmington Bay

By Mia McPherson|October 22nd, 2016|Categories: American Barn Owls, Birds, Davis County, Farmington Bay Waterfowl Management Area, Northern Harriers, Utah, Wasatch Mountains|Tags: adult, American Barn Owl, day time, daylight, flight, flying, marsh, owl, owls, Owls of Utah, perched, rousing, sign post, Tyto furcata|

Yesterday I spent time photographing a cooperative yet unexpected Barn Owl at Farmington Bay, unexpected simply because Barn Owl are primarily nocturnal and I saw it during the day.