American Kestrel

Birds of North America

Falco Sparveritus


American Kestrel, Sparrow Hawk, picture of American Kestrel

An American Kestrel seen flying along the shores of Lake Ontario on Amherst Island, Ontario, Canada.

American Kestrel, Sparrow Hawk, picture of American Kestrel

An American Kestrel seen flying up the trail of an abandonment railroad line in Luskville, Quebec, Canada.

American Kestrel, Sparrow Hawk, picture of American Kestrel

An American Kestrel returning to an utillity line with a dragonfly on Amherst Island, near KIngston, Ontario, Canada.

American Kestrel, Sparrow Hawk, picture of American Kestrel

A juvenile male American Kestrel waiting on a fence post for its parent to feed it in Dunrobin, Ontario, Canada.

American Kestrel, Sparrow Hawk, picture of American Kestrel

A back view of a female American Kestrel staying over winter on Wolfe Island, near Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

American Kestrel, Sparrow Hawk, picture of American Kestrel

A front view of a American Kestrel perched on a limb, seen in Aylmer, Quebec, Canada.

American Kestrel, Sparrow Hawk, picture of American Kestrel

An American Kestrel hunting for prey from an utillity line in Luskville, Quebec, Canada.

American Kestrel, Sparrow Hawk, picture of American Kestrel

A front view of a male American Kestrel seen on Wolfe Island in mid-February, located near Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

American Kestrel, Sparrow Hawk, picture of American Kestrel

An American Kestrel perched on a hydro line along a side road in Luskville, Quebec, Canada.

Life, Habitat & Pictures of the American Kestrel

Name B L W W W Family Latin Name
American "sparrow hawk" Kestrel 9" 23cm 22" 56cm4.1oz 116.3g Falconidae Falco sparverius

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American Kestrel

American Kestrel

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