Backyard and Beyond

American Kestrel male with prey. Grasshopper, I think.
American Kestrel female bossing a Red-tailed Hawk. It was a chilly morning. The small falcon’s cry pulled my eyes skyward. The big buteo was were actually being harried by two kestrels.
This female was probably one of them. Several minutes later, I came across her hunting from funeral monument to funeral monument.