It stayed just over the bluffs, changing wing and tail ever so slightly to stay in place while it watched the ground.
Then it rested for a while.
It was splendid, shining in the warm air, striped, speckled and all together wonderful.
However... I do not know what kind of bird it is.
Perhaps an osprey?
ReplyDeleteI don't think so--you can't tell from the pictures, but it was a fairly small bird, about the size of a jay.
ReplyDeleteHey there Bookwyrme, I'm in your SF bookroup; nice to actually meet IRL someone else who keeps a blog. Well, mine's more of a journal. actually; I don't stick to much of a topic - it's more of a brain-downloading. Back to your topic; what you have there is an American kestrel, although I prefer its old common name of sparrowhawk (why, I dunno, not any fantasy connections or anything... ;) ). They're very good at hovering. If you noticed any blue color on it, it was a male.
ReplyDeleteHope you don't mind if I add you to my Google Reader list...
Ah! Thanks. It was doing a magnificent job of hovering. I didn't see any blue, so I guess it was female.
ReplyDeleteUm... you going to tell me *which* member of the SF book group you are?
And, of course, I'll be delighted to have you add me :) But only if I get to add you on LJ!
ReplyDeleteOf course you can add me on LJ! Happy to have you! Just a caution, I may get a little TMI from time to time; those entries are filtered. However, if you look at my profile there's a link to a poll where you can tell me your preferences, in case I post stuff you might not want to see.
ReplyDeleteI haven't been making it to every single meeting lately so you might not remember me. Middle-aged, female sf fan? No, I guess that's about half of us. Curly brown hair and glasses ring a bell? I'm the one usually with a kid or two in tow. Deb usually likes to point out I'm a biologist, so occasionally people like to grill me on whether a particular alien would work or not. I work in fisheries management so I don't always know. ;p