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Kestrel Hawk


 

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Kestrel Hawk
Kestrel Hawk
The American kestrel sports many common nicknames, including, for instance, grasshopper hawk, killy hawk (after its killy, killy, killy call), short-winged hawk, windhover, house hawk, rusty-crowned falcon, and, more commonly, sparrow hawk. Early ornithologists thought these small falcons preferred sparrows as their primary prey and named them the “sparrowhawk.”

While kestrels share some similarities – for example, a hooked bill and sharp talons – with other relatives of the raptor group, they are in fact members of the falcon family (Falconidae), not the hawk family (Accipitridae). Their similarity to the Eurasian kestrel is the source of the “kestrel” name.

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frank w. degenhardt

 
 
 
countryimpressions.net - Tammy M. Anderson

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Outstanding capture. Great dof and details. Really like the interesting info too.


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April 03, 2018

 

Candace M. Cleveland
  Oh I would just love to see one of these. They are so cute.Love the information Frank.


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April 03, 2018

 

frank w. degenhardt
  Thank you Tammy and Candace. Take care and have a wonderful day.


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April 03, 2018

 
- Bojan Bencic

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  Fantastic capture of this beautiful bird, Frank. Great color and details.


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April 03, 2018

 
- Nancy L. Green

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  WONDERFUL capture of this beautiful bird, lots of great info as well, VERY well done!! <><


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April 03, 2018

 
- Oscar J. Pung

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  Great portrait of this fascinating little falcon, Frank! Thank you for providing the description.


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April 03, 2018

 
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  Magnificent details, color, tones and eye contact. Well captured Frank.


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April 03, 2018

 

Husain Akhtar
  Excellent observation and capture, Frank - it looks that I can almost touch this beautiful bird!


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April 03, 2018

 
- Chuck Green

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  Terrific image, Frank! Excellent work! <><


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April 03, 2018

 

John Koepfer @PresentPleasures
  Love all the wonderful info and capture of this beautiful falcon Frank, I have seen images of this bird before but never until now realised how small it was, showing the hand here gave excellent perspective!! Love the light, color and composition as well !!


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April 03, 2018

 

frank w. degenhardt
  Thank you so much Bojan, Nancy, Oscar, Emile, Husain, Chuck, and John. Have a fantastic day.


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April 03, 2018

 
- Patrick Rouzes

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  Beautiful tones, textures, detail, dof & close up shot, Frank! Thank you for the interesting info also!


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April 05, 2018

 
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