22nd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest Natural World
American Kestrel

Chicago's lakefront was designed to include green space. Among several other spots Montrose Dunes and Bird Sanctuary is a crown jewel of that plan and where this Kestrel was observed feeding on grasshoppers courtesy of the adjacent prairie.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 11.2024
Date Uploaded: 12.2024
Photo Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS R7
Copyright: © Christopher Szafoni