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falco sparverius

  1. Nice Makeup!

    Nice Makeup!

    This young female American Kestrel let me creep in closer and closer while perching yesterday. The river bed has seen an increase in raptor activity lately which I love. :)
  2. Birds of a feather...

    Birds of a feather...

    An American Kestrel mating pair in early spring on the Mojave River
  3. American Kestrel

    American Kestrel

    A female Kestrel in search of....
  4. American kestrel.jpg

    American kestrel.jpg

    A male American kestrel takes off from a shrub near a local pond.
  5. American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)

    American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)

    AKA Sparrow Hawk. Surveying my front lawn waiting for something to eat to come along. This one seems to have the tail feather markings of a male.
  6. American Kestrel.jpg

    American Kestrel.jpg

    American Kestrel (Falco sparverius sparverius) female.
  7. Male American Kestrel hovering

    Male American Kestrel hovering

  8. Male American Kestrel resting on a wire

    Male American Kestrel resting on a wire

  9. American Kestrel.jpg

    American Kestrel.jpg

    American Kestrel (Falco sparverius sparverius)
  10. Kestrel coming in for a landing

    Kestrel coming in for a landing

    American Kestrel zooming in to the top of a lamp post in a parking lot. Kestrel's are such a pretty bird, so many colors and patterns. This one is pretty skittish, so it is difficult to get too close for a good picture. Cropped down to 3MP (2.8x crop factor), or 1400mm equivalent.
  11. American Kestrel male

    American Kestrel male

    American Kestrel white morph male
  12. American Kestrel.JPG

    American Kestrel.JPG

    Seen flying over couple of times then found its perch
  13. American kestrel

    American kestrel

    Pole dancing American kestrel
  14. American kestrel

    American kestrel

    High wire act.
  15. American Kestrel

    American Kestrel

    This bird is also know as 'Sparrow Hawk'.
  16. American Kestrel Female Landing

    American Kestrel Female Landing

  17. American Kestrel

    American Kestrel

    ssp cinnamominus
  18. American Kestrel (male)

    American Kestrel (male)

    American Kestrel (Falco sparverius subsp. sparverius) Male, species is sexually dimorphic. Camp Darin, Darin Province, Panam. Disturbed tropical lowland rainforest (mixed evergreen and deciduous forest) at 110 m (361 ft) elevation.
  19. American Kestrel

    American Kestrel

    ssp cinnamominus
  20. American Kestrel (male)

    American Kestrel (male)

    American Kestrel (Falco sparverius subsp. peruvianus) Male, species sexually dimorphic. Open roadside in desert environment at base of Reserva National Lomas de Lachay, Huaura Department, Lima Region, Per. Inland side at ca. 290 m (951 ft) elevation.
  21. American Kestrel (male)

    American Kestrel (male)

    American Kestrel (Falco sparverius subsp. peruvianus) Male, species sexually dimorphic. Hotel El Angolo Chosica in Chosica, Lima, Peru. Hotel grounds, urban setting above Ro Rimac at ca. 790 m (2,592 ft) elevation.
  22. American Kestrel (female)

    American Kestrel (female)

    American Kestrel (Falco sparverius subsp. peruvianus) Female, species sexually dimorphic. Hotel El Angolo Chosica in Chosica, Lima, Peru. Hotel grounds, urban setting above Ro Rimac at ca. 790 m (2,592 ft) elevation.
  23. American Kestrel (female)

    American Kestrel (female)

    American Kestrel (Falco sparverius subsp. peruvianus) Female, species sexually dimorphic. Yambrasbamba, Amazonas, Per. Disturbed roadside, tropical humid montane forest (cloud forest) at 2,100 m (6,890 ft) elevation, eastern-slope of the Andes.
  24. American Kestrel (female)

    American Kestrel (female)

    American Kestrel (Falco sparverius subsp. sparverius) Female, species sexually dimorphic. Harker Heights, southeast of Killeen, Bell County, Texas, USA. A crossroads of the Edwards Plateau and the Blackland Prairies Vegetational Areas. Urban setting with small patches of native vegetation...
  25. American Kestrel (male)

    American Kestrel (male)

    American Kestrel (Falco sparverius subsp. sparverius) Male, species sexually dimorphic. Butterfly Park Drive near the National Butterfly Center, Mission, Hidalgo County, Texas, USA. Cleared Tamaulipan scrub for agricultural fields with some native riparian woods near the Rio Grande in the...
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