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Juvenile perched in one of the backyard willow trees behind my in-law's house in Iowa City, IA. Shot from the back deck with Canon Powershot sx520hs.
note: head is "capped" not caped, tail feathers are broadly curved with large white edging, chest is not as broad as sharp shinned.

We watched this immature eagle for at least 15 minutes as it made multiple failed attempts on a very brave little sopping wet prairie dog. The eagle finally gave up and flew away. Always stand your ground even when it looks futile!

Fruiting in grass along highway 109.
Picea sitchensis and Pinus contorta on other side of fence line.
Yellow UV remnants.
Chalciporus piperatus fruiting a few inches away from the youngest fruits of A. muscaria subsp. flavivolvata(top center).
My coinciding Mushroomobserver observation below-

https://mushroomobserver.org/508431?q=1nsRj

An American Kestrel perched atop a bare tree. It was curiously watching a man doing loud metalwork in the yard below. It allowed me to get very close to the tree it was in.

Image 6 shows the front of the bird. Images 7-9 show its underside. Image 9 shows its neck outstretched. Image 10 shows it just after it pooped, with its anus visible.
Image 11 shows its tail feathers and image 12 shows a size comparison.

At one point it flew into the yard on the other side of the fence after prey. Later, it flew 150 feet to perch on a telephone pole, where it seemed to collect some nesting materials. I have additional angles if they're necessary for the identification or wanted by anyone.

According to Dr. Tim Krantz, this is a male, based on its brighter coloration.