Kestrels and Herons

I was driving to work last week and I caught sight of a pair of American Kestrels.  They're the first Kestrels I've ever spotted in my area although as far as I know they aren't terribly rare.  A very pretty falcon.

This brings to the fore another story.  My wife and I were sitting on the deck one evening a couple of weeks back.  We heard something landing on the TV antenna at the back of the house.  My wife asked what it was since she couldn't see antenna where she was sitting.  I looked up and said very casually, "It's a Great Blue Heron."

She didn't believe me so she got up to look and startled the poor bird from it's perch.