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American Kestrel

Flaco sparverius

Description:

Small hawk with lots of colors with two distinct black stripes on their face.

Habitat:

Mostly around open land and country.

Notes:

Five or six kestrels flying around the fields at Sandy Point.

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4 Comments

alicelongmartin
alicelongmartin 12 years ago

Love your second picture!

KarenL
KarenL 12 years ago

Lovely!

bjohnson
bjohnson 12 years ago

Thank you christyholland - they were so much fun to chase around and watch.

ChristyHolland
ChristyHolland 12 years ago

Beautiful pics! Kestrels are so adorable! Nice spotting!

bjohnson
Spotted by
bjohnson

Maine, USA

Spotted on Apr 9, 2012
Submitted on Apr 10, 2012

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