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American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

Photo by FrankPortillo
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Field Notes

Description:

Medium sized American Kestrel; light reddish brown on the top of the wings and the dorsum; white colored venter with small flecks of brown; generally a grey tail with darker bands running laterally across.

Habitat:

Photographed at a park during the morning; approximately 8:30am.

Notes:

The Kestrel was being harassed by several House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) for about 15 minutes until, eventually, the sparrows left. The Kestrel remained perched for the entire time that I took photographs.

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Nice spot! Welcome to Project Noah Frank!
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PublishedDecember 21, 2011

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