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American Kestrel

Falco sparverius

Description:

Gray crown with reddish cap, rufous upperparts, dark barring or spots on blue-gray wings, light undertail feathers, spotted underparts, bold "mustache", tan to cinnamon breast, yellow to yellowish orange legs and toes.

Habitat:

Semi-open tree groves to grasslands and pastures.

Notes:

My caption for this photo is, "Nice floorplan and so spacious!"

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1 Comment

Wild Things
Wild Things 12 years ago

Truly amazing. Loved the colours.

Dennis Davenport
Spotted by
Dennis Davenport

Washington, USA

Spotted on Apr 30, 2007
Submitted on Sep 26, 2011

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