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American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

Photo by AshleyT
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Field Notes

Description:

This beautiful male has a red and blue mottled back, tan chest, and black stripes on the face.

Habitat:

Sitting in a low bush in the grasslands near the ocean.

Reference Links:

American Kestrel, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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Comments (3)
AntónioGinjaGinja
Beautiful series Ashley,this is maybee my favorite american bird:-)great collours,perfect spotting,congrats and thanks for sharing
AshleyT
Thanks Tom! The first half of our trip it rained all day everyday, so I was surprised these came out good since every other bird photo sucks haha. I promise there are good ones coming later!
Tom15
Nice clean shots of this kestrel, way to go Ashley!

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