#European kestrel

[michaelnordeman]

Unfortunately I didn’t get a closer look (nor a good picture), but I was happy to see the European kestrel/tornfalk today. Värmland, Sweden (June 25, 2023).

#common kestrel #european kestrel #tornfalk #birds

[fyanimaldiversity]

Melanistic common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) [x]

#melanistic #melanism #common kestrel #European kestrel #kestrel #bird #bird of prey #falcon #color mutation

[wildlifegermany]

#Turmfalke #Turmfalke Terzel und Weibchen #Greifvogel #European Kestrel #European Kestrel Male and Female #Bird of Prey #Wild Life #Nature #Wild Life Germany

[hyperiionvii]

bird sketches

#illustration #sketchbook #traditional art #birds #bird illustration #ink drawing #european kestrel #black billed magpie #raven #american kestrel #chickadee #black redstart

[nature-nerd-sarah]

Posting birds until I hit post limit: European kestrel

These falcons are one of the few birds that aren't hummingbirds that can hover perfectly still in the air. They do this to look for prey from the perfect vantage point.

#animals #european kestrel

[kinfoodie]

Could I request some recipes for a European kestrel - preferably with similar foods to what I would have in the wild, I am fine with unusual foods and beef if there aren't many other recipes

Heya!

Yes of course! Sorry for the wait~ I focused on insect recipes for you~

https://www.delectabilia.com/mushroom-carpaccio-with-insects/

https://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/chili-lime-grasshoppers

https://www.elizabethskitchendiary.co.uk/crunchy-cricket-granola/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2021/05/19/spicy-popcorn-cicadas-recipe/

https://www.insectgourmet.com/teriyaki-skewers-with-grasshoppers/

http://bugvivant.com/recipe/insect-recipe-buglava/

https://www.foodrepublic.com/recipes/bug-out-these-insect-chili-salts-pair-perfectly-with-sour-fruits/

http://bugvivant.com/recipe/crazy-simple-no-rise-all-wheat-cricket-pizza/

http://bugvivant.com/recipe/bee-recipe-bee-lt-sandwich/

http://bugvivant.com/recipe/wax-worm-recipe-wonton-chips/

There ya go! I hope you enjoy and if not let me know and hopefully I can refill the request again! :) Cheers and happy eating~ <3

#otherkin #therian #kestrelkin #european kestrel #kin food #kin blog #ask #anon #request #otherkin food #insect #birdkin #bird of preykin

[inestheunicorn]

Very cute and chonky birb folder icons for my Patrons this month 🐦

#kidlitart #children's book illustration #cozycore #cottagecore #cottagecore art #cottagecore illustration #morikei #morigirl #desktop icons #folder icons #rock pigeon #pigeon #mallard #kestrel #swallow #great tit #turtle dove #european robin #kingfisher #hoopoe #stork #owl #chaffinch #birb #bird

[foerodens]

My most recent bird photo was this one of a kestrel. I was on my way back after unsuccessfully waiting for a kingfisher. I actually already sat in my car when I noticed this kestrel coming closer and got out again and managed to take a few photos.

Photo: Foe Rodens

#kestrel #kestrelflight #common kestrel #Turmfalke #falcotinnunculus #falco tinnunculus #birds of prey #bird of prey #raptors #raptor birds #Foe Rodens #Foe Rodens Photography #birding #bird photographer #birdwatching #birdlovers #european birds #vogelfotografie #vogelbeobachtung #Goslar

[dansnaturepictures]

08/07/2023-Bee-eaters and more at Trimingham

Photos taken in this set: 1. View from the RSPB Bee-eater viewpoint at the quarry over the Norfolk countryside. 2, 5, 6, 7 and 10. The vibrant, positively loudly multi-coloured and gorgeous Bee-eaters both brightening up the wires they were sat on and in the thickly vegetated evening primrose adorned quarry which they flew down into. It was such an honour to see these sensational birds for a second year. I really loved watching them and taking time to appreciate them, joyous viewing. 3. St. John's-wort which looked lovely. 4. Tree lupin which caught my eye. 8. The quirky sight of the familiar Woodpigeon beside the exotic newcomers, the Bee-eaters. 9. A lovely Linnet, I really enjoyed seeing a few of them at the quarry.

It was great to see such a nice list of other stuff there including Kestrel, Goldfinches, Whitethroat seen well, Red Admiral, kidney vetch and a Buzzard soaring over the fields. Red Kite, I seem to recall Kestrel and viper's-bugloss and other flowers were nice to see on the journey from home to here.

#photography #european bee-eater #bee-eater #kestrel #evening primrose #kidney vetch #woodpigeon #birdwatching #outdoors #trimingham #world #whitethroat #uk #happy #england #norfolk #wildlife watching #red admiral #wildlife #2023 #july #europe #summer #memories

[featheredcritter]

My ass started this job just wanting to learn to look after raptors (and other birds) but straight up i'm starting to like the idea of hunting as well

#birds #with a harrish hawk specifically #i love harries #also a kestrel but it's full of european kestrels/buzzards here and i'd be so worried #thoughts

[michaelnordeman]

Common kestrel/tornfalk. Värmland, Sweden (June 24, 2017).

#common kestrel #european kestrel #kestrel #tornfalk #birds

[supposedlysecretlysapphic]

A majestic european kestrel I snapped near Flamborough cliffs!

#birb #birbs #todaysbird #kestrel #europeankestrel #birdofprey #raptor #wildlife photos #bird photos #birblr #birdwatching #supposedlysapphicbirbs #bird photography

[wildlifegermany]

#Junger Turmfalke #Juvenile Kestrel #European Kestrel #Bird of Prey #Wild Life #Nature #Wild Life Germany

[c-casu]

Islands have always hosted some of the weirdest ecosystems: giants and dwarfs, flightless birds and relicts of almost gone lineages.

The European islands of the Epigene are no different and host ecosystems much more different than the mainland.

The biggest European archipelago, the British isles, have quite similar ecosystems to each other, being so close and so similar in climate.

Both have ungulates as their biggest animals, with Reeve’s muntjac’s descendants in Ireland, one of the last places where cervids still thrive, that became as heavy as cows (the Hibernian cow-elk Hibernelaphus canobarbus), and ox-like boars in Great Britain (like the London Ox-hog or Bosus londinii).

These islands also share other herbivores, such as big fully flightless pheasants (like the Piasunstruth or Pterolophus chlorus), big walking wallaby descendants (like the Ebdanian maned kangaroo or Hibernopus cervinus) and semiaquatic fur less boars (like Wallace loch-hog or Hyopotamus wallacei) that graze on the smaller island like the Isle of Man during the summer.

One of the biggest predators of toady’s isles are red foxes that survived as medium-sized mesocarnivores, like the Irish giant fox (Ebdanocyon murphyi), but the apex predator is the Devil stork (Diablociconia higginsi), that peck their prey in vital parts to bleed them out and grabs small prey from afar.

In the Mediterranean Crete is quite different from the mainland too. The main herbivore on the island are the Cretan Dodos (Pseudodo ariadnae), flightless pigeons with a skull resembling that of the extinct dodo, hunted by the short-haired Minokatis (Minofelis cretensis), bobcat sized descendants of the endemic wildcats.

The most different of all from the mainland, tho, is definitely Malta, already without any big wild mammal it was almost instantly colonised by birds, who now rule the island. The two biggest species are the almost flightless Valletta’s Cinju (Cygnarius guelii) and the flightless Ghotifalkun (Flacoraptor gabrielis), descended from swans and kestrels.

#spec evo #spec bio #speculative evolution #speculative biology #worldbuilding #artwork #digital art #epigene period #future earth #future evolution

[eirianerisdar]

hi! i'm really loving icarus, you're a wonderful writer! but i just had a quick question. i love the flock graphics, and they're super helpful! would it be possible for you to maybe list the species of birds for the main 'characters' of the story as well? you don't have to post example photos or anything crazy, but i think just a list like that would be helpful too. sometimes i forget who has what kind of wings, and i think having a list so i can google image the bird would be great.

if that's not something you want to do or don't have time to do or something, no worries!! i really appreciate you taking the time to write icarus in the first place <3

Oof I might as well do a general guide! I never thought a maxiel wingfic would spawn so many specific wing allocations but here's the general list:

Paddock wings in Icarus:

Current grid:

Daniel Ricciardo - Scarlet Macaw (colourful, nimble flyers)

Max Verstappen - Peregrine Falcon (raw speed, inherited from his mother)

Sergio Perez -Crested Caracara (a type of mexican bird of prey)

Lewis Hamilton - Greater Bird of Paradise (beautiful wing plumes, lovely singer)

George Russell - Blue swallow (beautiful metallic-blue feathers, scream like madmen when they fly)

Carlos Sainz - Spanish Imperial Eagle (white epaulets, very regal)

Charles Leclerc - White Dove (need I say more? Perfect white wings, exploited because they're pretty but so intelligent in pathfinding)

Lando Norris - Lucifer Hummingbird (Small, colourful, likes to hover in place)

Oscar Piastri - Little Lorikeet (One of the smaller types of Australian parrot. Very cute)

Yuki Tsunoda - Japanese Long-tailed tit (Photos should be self explanatory. They fly like ballistic missiles)

Alexander Albon - Crested Fireback (National bird of Thailand. Beautiful dark blue and fiery plumage)

Logan - Blue Jay (Commonly found in Florida. Blue, like Logan's current posting, and his eyes)

Pierre Gasly - Osprey (A bird of prey often found near coasts along the European shoreline, and Pierre is from Normandy)

Esteban Ocon - Black Stork (Tall, gangly, also migrates through France)

Fernando Alonso - Kestrel (a type of small bird of prey, hunts by biding their time and waiting then divebombing)

Lance Stroll - Snowy Owl (Lance is cuddly ok and I didn't want to make him a Canadian goose because that's his dad)

Valtteri Bottas - Bullfinch (Look it up. The picture is self-explanatory. The manliest of men)

Zhou Guanyu - Chinese Red-Crowned Crane (A crowned crane for the champion of the universe, as translates his name)

Kevin Magnussen - Raven (Viking. quoth the raven.)

Nico Hulkenberg - Crow (he keeps coming back. As wily as many of their bird counterparts but has a bad rep for being a bad omen)

Retired drivers or drivers not currently on the grid:

Sebastian Vettel - Swiftlet (Extremely good fliers, reaching up to 160km/h and pulls insane G-forces)

Mick Schumacher - European robin (Very cute. Universally liked. Same wings as his father)

Nico Rosberg - Eurasian Sparrowhawk (a bird of prey that hunts by ambushing before a high-speed, agile chase)

Jenson Button - Northern Harrier (hunts in a high-speed flight close to the ground, exceptionally good listeners)

Mark Webber - Cassowary (look up a photo. Just look at it.)

Kimi Raikkonen - Giant Albatross (King of gives no shits, flies very long distances without a care)

David Coulthard - Bush-Stone Curlew (White trousers!)

Romain Grosjean - Red-tailed Hawk (I chose the bird of prey that could best mesh with the phoenix metaphor)

Antonio Giovannazi - White-spotted Starling (Very pretty plumage)

Daniil Kyvat - Great Bustard (I honestly don't remember why. Distributes in Russia)

Nyck De Vries - Common European Sparrow (Small. Commonly found. Unfortunately often hunted)

Nikita Mazepin - Flamingo (Need I say more)

Sir Jackie Stewart - (Clipped) Merlin Wings (Extremely fast Scottish bird of prey. In-fic, Jackie was one of the generation of drivers that clipped their wings, permanently robbing them of flight)

Team Principals and people in the paddock:

Toto Wolff - Black Swan (self-explanatory)

Christian Horner - Golden Eagle (A bit pompous. Matches his hair)

James Vowles - Magpie (Utterly clever, not from any particular prestige)

Fred Vasseur - Partridge (Affable. Cuddly.)

Guenther Steiner - Shoebill (self-explanatory, look up a photo)

Cyril Abiteboul - Eagle Owl (something about his face is very Eagle Owl)

Micheal Italiano - Kookaburra (laughs when they shouldn't)

Zak Brown - Chicken (self-explanatory. Literally and metaphorically)

Andreas (mclaren) - Common Quail (short lifespan)

Mattia Binotto - Pigeon (wants to be as pretty and loved as Charles. Is a public nuisance instead)

Otmar sznafnauer - Peacock (Struts around, can't really fly)

Resident Bastard:

Jos Verstappen - Cuckoo (Cuckoos are brood parasites, and lay their eggs in nests of birds of other species'. The cuckoo parent therefore does nothing while other birds raise their young)

#I've probably missed a couple minor characters so if anyone has any questions feel free to drop a reply and I'll answer #f1 #f1 wingfic #f1 wing au #icarus #my post #writing #fanfic

[battle-of-the-birds]

Alrighty and HERE ARE OUR CONTENDERS!!!

Tag for the polls: #bird battle

DISCLAIMER - I wrote the round one blurbs when I was very sick and half awake, so if you see any mistakes PLEASE TELL ME! Nicely, obviously, but I want to make sure they sound good for round 2. Thank you!

I know there’s a lot of them, but man there’s SO MANY GOOD BIRDS! There were a few times where people didn’t put what specific subspecies for some birds, so sometimes I’d have to choose one. I tried to choose one that represents that bird the best!

I don’t know when the polls will begin, I’m doing some research on the birds so that people can read about them before they vote.

If one of your favs didn’t make it in, don’t worry they’re a winner in my and your heart.

If you are wondering where the Pigeon (Rock Dove) is, THEY ARE THE FINAL CHAMPION! At the end of this bracket, the winner will face off against the mightily popular Rock Dove! Will they be able to beat such a tough challenger? We will see…

Also, a note on how I set this bracket up: I put all the birds in a numbered list and then used a number generator. I think the matchups we got were really interesting.

Full list under the cut

HARPY EAGLE

SUPERB BIRD OF PARADISE

VAMPIRE FINCH

RAINBOW LORIKEET

BALTIMORE ORIOLE

EURASIAN WREN

STELLER'S JAY

CALIFORNIA CONDOR

EURASIAN HOOPOE

BLACK CAPPED CHICKADEE

TAWNY FROGMOUTH

AMERICAN GOLDFINCH

ANDEAN COCK OF THE ROCK

MUTE SWAN

WESTERN SANDPIPER

STELLER'S SEA EAGLE

VIOLET BACKED STARLING

HOATZIN

HOUSE SPARROW

HERACLES

CANADIAN GOOSE

DODO

GREAT EARED NIGHTJAR

SANDHILL CRANE

PELAGORNIS

SUPERB FAIRY WREN

SOUTHERN CASSOWARY

AMERICAN ROBIN

GREATER ROADRUNNER

GREAT BLUE HERON

AMERICAN AVOCET

PASSENGER PIGEON

WALLCREEPER

GREAT TIT

MOA

EASTERN BLUEBIRD

AUSTRALIAN BUSHTURKEY

EMU

MALLARD DUCK

FLAME BOWERBIRD

MANDARIN DUCK

BELTED KINGFISHER

OILBIRD

FAIRY PENGUIN

LESSER FLAMINGO

AUSTRALIAN KESTREL

CARRION CROW

UMBRELLABIRD

LOGGERHEAD SHRIKE

PERUVIAN PELICAN

CALIFORNIA QUAIL

MACGREGORS BOWERBIRD

HARRIS HAWK

COMMON RAVEN

BEARDED VULTURE

PEREGRINE FALCON

ROSY LOVEBIRD

ROSEATTE SPOONBILL

LONG TAILED GRACKLE

AMERICAN WOODCOCK

KAKAPO

BLUE FOOTED BOOBY

RHEA

BEE HUMMINGBIRD

WHITE WAGTAIL

HUIA

SNAIL KITE

DOMESTIC CHICKEN

KIWI

MOURNING DOVE

ATLANTIC PUFFIN

CARDINAL

LYREBIRD

EUROPEAN ROBIN

BURROWING OWL

OSPREY

RED TAILED HAWK

BLEEDING HEART DOVE

BARN OWL

PEACOCK

SATIN BOWERBIRD

CAIQUE

RED WINGED BLACKBIRD

LONG TAILED TIT

HERRING GULL

GREEN HERON

CREAM COLORED WOODPECKER

AUSTRALIAN IBIS

TRISTAM'S STARLING

POTOO

WANDERING ALBATROSS

BLUE JAY

KEA

COMMON MYNA

RAINBOW TOUCAN

GREATER SAGE GROUSE

TURKEY VULTURE

TUFTED TITMOUSE

CRESTED AUKLET

EURASIAN MAGPIE

BUDGIE

SCREECH OWL

WIP-POOR-WILL

SECRETARY BIRD

AUSTRALIAN MAGPIE

CEDAR WAXWING

VICTORIA CROWNED PIGEON

HERMIT THRUSH

COMMON SWIFT

WHITE BELLBIRD

BROWN SKUA

EUROPEAN DIPPER

#I’m so hype lets go #not polls #bracket