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Common Kestrel

Falco tinnunculus

Photo by Bas
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Description:

it's was at a mongolian family ger. they trained birds of prey to use for hunting.

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Common Kestrel

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Comments (4)
MitchRay
Buzzard is only used as a colloquial term to describe vultures in the America's. In the Old World, the common name Buzzard refers to hawks in the Genus Buteo. Including Buteo buteo the bird so nice they named it twice.
alicelongmartin
I think you mean young hawk. Buzzards are quite different. Welcome to project noah.

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PublishedMay 14, 2011

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