This duck is common in the U.S. southern states. This photo was taken in Southern Texas. They are named after their call which sounds like a whistle.
American Kestrel Painting
Kestrel Flight 12” x 12” acrylic on wood panel
I watched a kestrel take off from a sycamore branch and was inspired by the way the colors of the falcon mirrored those of the dry leaves and blue sky.
American Kestrel
In the Americas this is the smallest and most colorful of the falcons.
Green Heron
Green Heron Posed 12” x 12” acrylic on wood panel
Every time we come across a green heron I’m inspired to work on another painting. This one was on a bank in willows.