I was enjoying the pleasant afternoon outdoor weather with a neighboring farmer when I was surprised by his comment "look, Look, LOOK" with extended finger. By the second 'look' I had directed my sight to my machinery storage barn and observed an American Kestrel dart from the barn with a sparrow in it's talons. I have watched those beautiful Kestrels hawk insects on countless occasions. And I have seem them rise from a field with a mouse or vole in their talons after that 'hold my breath' hover maneuver. But this was the first time I had observed one doing what their colloquial name tells us, being a 'Sparrow Hawk'. I did not observe the Kestrel dive into the machinery barn but I sure did see it leaving, lunch in talon, via the large open door. Cordially, Tom (smitten by any bird with talons) Slater [log in to unmask] Adamsville Ohio USA ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]