This Kestrel, a small hawk about the same size as a Flicker is definitely a Type A kind of bird. I was shooting Osprey on their nest when he flew in carrying a mouse and landed on the phone pole right next door. This was unusual behavior because normally raptors don’t like other raptors, regardless of size, in their territory and will run them off immediately. But these Osprey were a little more laid back regarding competitors that are half the size of their own young and ignored him completely. Being the hard charger that he is as soon as he landed he spotted this bug and lunged towards it. Lunging with a dead mouse in your talons, small though they may be, tends to cramp your lunging style and he totally missed the bug. Acting as if he meant to miss it all along he soon began feeding on his mouse and if there was any embarrassment over the missed play he didn’t let it show. I personally think he was just showing off, trying to impress the neighbors with just how bad he was.