#Common Kestrel

[rfskia]

[saint-nevermore]

common kestrel, always a delight to see when they're hunting!

[michaelnordeman]

Common kestrel/tornfalk. Värmland, Sweden (May 4, 2019).

[birdmemorandum]

チョウゲンボウ。 Common kestrel.

[alonglistofbirds]

[2609/11080] Common kestrel - Falco tinnunculus

Also known as: Eurasian kestrel

Order: Falconiformes (falcons and caracaras) Family: Falconidae Subfamily: Falconinae (falcons)

Photo credit: Ana Mendes do Carmo via Macaulay Library

[lunatic-lunarian]

Birds!

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)

Photographer: Vassili Balocco

[besidethepath]

On bicycle tours it is always worthwhile to look out for posts. It is not without risk, however, as fellow cyclists and the path get out of sight ;-).

[fyanimaldiversity]

Melanistic common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) [x]

[rfskia]

[uwmspeccoll]

A Falco Feathursday

This Feathursday we showcase three of the smallest falcons in Europe and America: the Eurasian Hobby (Falco subbuteo), Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), and American Kestrel (Falco sparverius). All are in the genus Falco, and all occupy a similar niche within the falcon genus, although the Hobby is more falconesque in its hunting behavior. The American Kestrel, however, may not be a true kestrel, but seems more closely related to other North American falcons.

These paintings are by the British bird artist Terance James Bond and are reproduced in our folio volume Birds, The Paintings of Terance James Bond, published in Cambridge, England, by the Lutterworth Press in 1988. Of his painting of the American Kestrel, Bond writes:

The species . . . can be found in parkland, farmland, and the margins of towns and villages [and cities!]. To hint at this association with modern man I have chosen to illustrate my male bird against a setting of sawn logs. This I feel works very well, the firewood is a perfectly natural element but the presence of civilised man is suggested through the obviously unnatural arrangement of the timber. The bird could be sunning itself in somebody's farmyard or rural garden and has taken advantage of the perching point whilst it sits and waits for the arrival of a potential snack.

View more posts with paintings by Terance James Bond.

View more Feathursday posts.

[kavohh707]

Not the best pictures, but it was rather gloomy weather, but watching a kestrel on the hunt, hoovering in the air is always impressive.

[michaelnordeman]

Common kestrel/tornfalk. Värmland, Sweden (May 4, 2019).

[birdmemorandum]

チョウゲンボウ。 Common kestrel.

[etchif]

kistril......

[rongzhi]

An owl

English added by me :)