American Kestrel
Birds of North America
Falco Sparveritus

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

An American Kestrel perched on a hydro line along a side road in Luskville, Quebec, Canada.
Life, Habitat & Pictures of the American Kestrel
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| American "sparrow hawk" Kestrel | 9" 23cm | 22" 56cm | 4.1oz 116.3g | Falconidae | Falco sparverius |
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