Upper Texas Coast Raptors, Ospreys, 2017

A quick run to Galveston on 1-15-17 with friend Aubrey Cruse III yielded sparce results but a good session with an Osprey at close range. Also found several Kestrels despite high winds. Those winds may have kept other birds of prey hunkered down. Male Kestrel images # 30 through 38 were taken near Huffman Texas several days earlier.

Close flyover with the sun behind on a bright hazy mid morning.
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The Osprey aborted a steep dive and pulled up quickly creating a stall in the air flow. The feathers returned to normal in an instant.
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Male Kestrel
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Male Kestrels have the bluish gray wings while the female wings are brown patterned.
zz1-15-17 Galveston 479A Kestrel with insect-479