American Kestrel - Platte River near Gibbon, NE - 3.14.2010

This guy flew by just before sunset as we waited to watch the Sandhill Cranes land on the Platte River for the night. Although the Cranes decided not to land near us that night, I was glad to catch a quick shot of this Kestrel. The lighting was poor, but I thought I'd document it anyway since it's my first Kestrel photo.