#Falco sparverius

[if-i-eated-soaps]

get kestreled bozo

@todaysbird

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[inaturalist-unofficial]

[Images Description: A male American Kestrel and a female Merlin perch closely on a barbed wire. The American Kestrel is the smaller falcon and is rufous with blue-grey on it’s outer wings. The Merlin is dark grey-brown with a dark streaked belly. In the second photo, the male moves closer as to be touching the female and bows towards her wing while she looks at him. /End ID.]

This is an apparent interspecies pairing within the genus Falco. Another record of a wild interspecific falcon pair was published in “Hybridization between a Peregrine Falcon and a Prairie Falcon in the wild” (Oliphant, 1991). 

Merlin (Falco columbarius) and American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) © Robin Gwen Agarwal, posted on iNaturalist

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[na-bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: American Kestrel

Photo: Joseph Gage

"Our smallest falcon, the kestrel is also the most familiar and widespread in North America. In open country it is commonly seen perched on roadside wires, or hovering low over a field on rapidly beating wings, waiting to pounce on a grasshopper. Kestrels nest in cavities in trees; in places where there are few large dead snags to provide nest sites, they may rely on nesting boxes put up for them by conservationists."

- Audubon Field Guide

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[birdblues]

American Kestrel

#american kestrel #kestrel #Falco sparverius #Falconiformes #Falconidae #Falco #upl #bird

[fatchance]

Recent birds: Ma and Pa Kestrel.

This pair of American kestrels nests each year in a dead palm tree in the yard of one of my daughter’s neighbors. This is the sixth year we have seen them. We dread the day the owner decides to remove the tree. Their favorite perch is an electrical pole in the alley where they can hunt for doves, and apparently also useful for other things.

American kestrel / cernícalo americano (Falco sparverius) in Glendale, Arizona.

#photographers on tumblr #American kestrel #Falco sparverius #bird #bird mating #Glendale #Arizona

[proton-wobbler]

American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)

"I love them so so much"

While American Kestrel typically hunt by perching and scanning the ground for prey, as most raptors do, they're also well-known for a behavior known as "kiting". This is when a bird hovers in place in the air by rapidly beating their wings, and while a lot of raptorial birds can do this, kestrels seem to be one of the best at it.

They eat bugs! Kestrel do well in large, open areas such as prairies and grasslands where grasshoppers, lizards, mice, and small birds are present. Because they have this broad of a diet, it's helped kestrels to stay relatively common despite the degradation of their habitat. One of the struggles they're currently having is finding nesting habitat, as kestrels nest in cavities such as abandoned woodpecker burrows. If you live in kestrel habitat, you can look into putting up a nest box to see if it attracts kestrels to the area.

Source:

Image Credit: eBird - Jerry Liguor

#in memoriam (joke) #battle royale winner #american kestrel #Falco sparverius #falconidae #i forgot how much I love kestrels #seriously I was like 'oh wow what a basic bird to win that poll' #but then I started looking into my old pics and found the kessie we banded and WOWIE!!! #he didn't take pics well bc he wanted to kill and eat us but he was So Pretty!!

[birds-in-trees]

American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)

© Au Nguyen

#american kestrel #falco sparverius #falconidae #falconiformes #au nguyen #birds

[birdirectory]

american kestrel (Falco sparverius) by Octavio Campos Salles

#falco sparverius #quiriquiri #american kestrel #animal #bird #nest #upload

[birdygotback]

American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)

© Au Nguyen

#american kestrel #falco sparverius #falconidae #falconiformes #au nguyen #birds

[okbirdphotos]

Male American Kestrel on the side of a highway.

West Virginia, February 2024.

#American Kestrel #falconiformes #falconidae #Falco sparverius #birds #bird photography #AMKE

[atamagaitai]

hi

#falco sparverius #quiriquiri #american kestrel #animal #bird #human #sunlight #window #upload

[that-bird-is-a-mood]

American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)

© Jerry Liguori

#american kestrel #falco sparverius #falconidae #falconiformes #jerry liguori #birds

[inaturalist-unofficial]

[Images Description: Several photographs of American Kestrels being grasped by hand. The birds are small raptors that are about the same size as an adult human’s hand and are easily held. /End ID.]

Get grabbed on.

The birds are being handled for research purposes by licensed professionals.

Credits, in image order: 1 © Denisse Anaya, 2-3 © dukeofdeliciousness, 4 © Owen Best, 5 © Nancy Cox,  6 © sbnelsonid, posted on iNaturalist

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[birdblues]

American Kestrel

#american kestrel #Falco sparverius #kestrel #bird #upl

[admiradoradeaves]

Quiriquiri / Por: Alline M.

#Ave #Quiriquiri #Falco sparverius

[ribzinc]

American kestrel, gyrfalcon, northern goshawk.

#falco sparverius #falco rusticolus #accipiter gentilis #aminals #birds #ornithology #twitching #nature #north