A kestrel couple had spent some time sitting on adjacent branches sunning on a chilly March day. I snapped a few pictures — they weren’t doing much but are always beautiful birds to capture — and, a short time later, the female that had been on the right branch there flew off. Her mate didn’t follow, but a moment later. the male took a nice big stretch on his branch. It was a cute look at a bird just being himself in the moment.

March 20, 2021. Cropped from a larger image. Nikon D7100 (DX sensor), Tamron 100–400mm lens at 400mm (35mm equivalent: 600mm), f/9.5, 1/350, ISO 560.