This baby Falcon is what greeted me when I got to work this morning. I couldn't tear myself away so I was late for work just sitting there watching him for like a half hour.
Is that a red tailed hawk? They are beautiful, but I always chase them out of my yard. I love my outdoor critters too much.. lol My family thinks I'm weird but I always run out there.
As much as I love all critters, I keep a watch out for hawks/falcons too. My dogs are both very small (smaller than the cats! lol), and I worry about them being picked up by a hawk when I take them outside.
We lots of hawks in our area. On my way to work I always see the same hawk (I assume) on a particular street light on the freeway looking for breakfast in the grassy median. Sometimes, I even see him get his breakfast. We had a hawk attack and eat a wild dove in our back yard. I love that they're beginning to thrive is some metropolitan areas.
What a treat you had. I watched a Kestrel up close and personal while visiting my daughter in Colorado. He was ambushing the little birdies at the feeder. He was blue and beautiful.