Lucky Catch-American Kestrel
by Marilyn Smith
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Title
Lucky Catch-American Kestrel
Artist
Marilyn Smith
Medium
Drawing - Prismacolor Pencil Drawing
Description
This recent hand drawn artwork piece was done with Prismacolor pencils portraying a male American Kestral perched in a palm tree, clutching his recent lucky catch -- a small lizard.
Every spring a family of American Kestral, formerly called sparrow hawks, nest in a neighboring palm tree here in the desert Southwest in Arizona. I was so thrilled to be able to view their activity for an entire week before they moved on. At first we heard the feeding frenzy in the tree and then were able to glimpse the young birds perched all along the palm fronds. After they began learning to fly, they would venture from one palm tree to another and then back to home base.
I took several photos for reference for my artwork. During that process I realized the diet of the birds consisted mostly of small lizards which they managed to swallow whole! That was not a pretty sight, but all part of nature and learning how these beautiful creatures survive. The Kestral usually feed on insects, small rodents, reptiles, small mammals and also small birds. While hunting, they will hover over their prey before plunging in for the catch.
The American Kestral are usually found in open country but often are found in cities.
The male is the most colorful of the species, displaying large amounts of rusty brown feathers and bluish grey wings, while the female is a little larger with less color variation. Both have black sideburns on a white face.
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July 31st, 2020
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Comments (19)
Robert Gerdes
Congratulations Marilyn on your feature on WFS! Nicely designed with attractive colors.
Jeannie Rhode
Congratulations, Marilyn on your SHOWCASE ARTISTS FOR THE WEEK in Wisconsin Flowers And Scenery !
Janet Marie
Congratulations, for the Homepage Feature, in the Art Group, "BEAUTY OF ARIZONA," for the week of Friday, (08/07/20)! You are welcome to submit your featured artwork in the Group's discussion thread “2020 Thanks and Features Archive July-Sept." Thank you for sharing your artwork and being a member of the group. like/fave
Deb Halloran
Hi Marilyn, This is beautiful! Congratulations on your Showcase Artist of the Week feature in the WFS Group. Nicely done. l/f
Jack Zulli
Wonderful expression, congrats on the special feature of artist of the week, pleasing to view;)
Donna Kennedy
Fantastic artwork Marilyn, Congratulations on your Showcase Artist of the Week feature in WFS!!...L/T
Randy Rosenberger
A big congratulations to you for being chosen as our 'SHOWCASED ARTIST' of the week for the Wisconsin Flowers and Scenery group. Your art works are very indicative of a professional, and it is a true honor to "showcase" your art pieces for this week in this new venue we are providing for our members. Thanks for your awesome submissions, and it is an honor to have you as a member of our family of friends and fine artists within the WFS group. Special thanks and congratulations from your administrator, Randy "Elvis" Rosenberger
Lenore Senior
CONGRATULATIONS, Marilyn! This colorful and beautiful work is my Administrator's Choice of the Week in the fine art group, Old MASTERS--Painters and Traditional Arts! v/f/feature, pin, tw, fb promotion!
John M Bailey
Congratulations on your feature in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!" Sharing on Facebook Group - Images That Excite You!
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