Earlier I posted that I thought American Kestrels were nesting in a cottonwood tree grove where Lewis's Woodpeckers were nesting and where I found the first nesting of Eastern Bluebirds in Fremont County. Today I found a young American Kestrel literally clinging to one of the large cottonwood trees the way a woodpecker would do, even using it's tail for balance. It was 'climbing' up the trunk of that cottonwood by hopping and sometimes using it's wings to assist it's movement upwards. It was a most unusual site and reminded me of new fledgling Great Horned Owls that hop on tree branches when first out of the nest. I couldn't find anything about this behavior in a search of the internet and Birds of North America online so wonder if anyone has observed this before or has read of it?
I have a series of photos of the young kestrel as it progresses up the tree on my Birds and Nature blog <http://BirdsAndNature.blogspot.com>. Since Great Horned Owls that hop around tree branches are called 'branchers' would a kestrel hopping up a tree trunk be referred to as a 'trunker'?(lol) SeEtta Moss Canon City Blogging for Birds and Blooms magazine @ http://birdsandbloomsblog.com/author/seetta-moss/ Personal blog @ BirdsAndBlooms.blogspot.com<http://birdsandblooms.blogspot.com/> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Colorado Birds" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cobirds?hl=en-US.
