Governor's Island closed for the season at the end of September and my last visit there was rewarded with a long visit with the resident kestrel family.
Namely, the adult female:
She put on a show diving for grasshoppers.
And posing with other flying machines.
But the highlight came when she decided to settle on a rooftop with 1 World Trade in the background.
I spent several weeks with these kestrels, chasing them around the island, feeling lucky to get any shot of them in focus. So this really made my day.
Until next summer....
See more kestrel photos on my Flickr page.
Previously:
Kestrelmania 2015 - Part 5
Kestrelmania 2015 - Part 4
Kestrelmania 2015 - Part 3
Kestrelmania 2015 - Part 2
Kestrelmania 2015 - Part 1
