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Falco cenchroides
Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides) is the smallest Australian falcon. A small, slim falcon (about 31 to 35 centimetres/12 to 14 inches long), the Nankeen Kestrel is rufous or brown above and white or off-white below, with a black tail tip. Plumage varies considerably in detail, and some birds can look very scruffy, but the slim build, small size and distinctive straight-winged hovering habit make identification easy.
Nankeen Kestrels are adaptable and hunt in a number of different ways: of these, simply perching in an exposed position (such as on a dead tree or a telephone pole) and watching for prey is the most common, but it is their habit of hovering motionless over crop and grasslands that is most distinctive. It occupies any type of land that is not too densely vegetated, but in particular temperate grasslands and open woodlands.
Flying on the side of the highway while driving, Turned around for the shot.
Spotted on Jul 5, 2012
Submitted on Jul 5, 2012
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