Canvas - American Kestrel
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The American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) is the smallest falcon in North America ranging from the side of a blue-jay to the size of a mourning dove with females being slightly larger than males. They range from Tierra del Fuego in southern South America, to the boreal forests of Alaska and Canada and live in open habitats such as grasslands, meadows and deserts, close to suitable trees for nesting and perching. They are pale white with black spotting when seen from below and rusty brown/red with black spotting from above. Males have slate-blue whings while female wings match and blend in with the rest of their back coloring. Both sexes have a white head with blueish-grey top and two narrow, verticle black markings on each side of their head. They hunt by perching and scanning the ground to ambush prey and feed on large insects, small mammals such as voles, mice and bats, birds and reptiles. Sometimes they hover in the air by adjusting their wings to stay in one place while they scan for food and home in on their prey. They will also hide surplus food in tree roots, bushes, fence posts or other cavities to save food for lean times or hide it from thieves. Peregrin Falcons also don't have the ability to build nests. They find nests in abandonded crows nests, rock crevices or other nooks they can find whether natural or man-made. Due to habitat loss and threats from other falcons, snakes and even crows, their population has declined in recent years making they a species of conservation concern.
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The American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) is the smallest falcon in North America ranging from the side of a blue-jay to the size of a mourning dove with females being slightly larger than males. They range from Tierra del Fuego in southern South America, to the boreal forests of Alaska and Canada and live in open habitats such as grasslands, meadows and deserts, close to suitable trees for nesting and perching. They are pale white with black spotting when seen from below and rusty brown/red with black spotting from above. Males have slate-blue whings while female wings match and blend in with the rest of their back coloring. Both sexes have a white head with blueish-grey top and two narrow, verticle black markings on each side of their head. They hunt by perching and scanning the ground to ambush prey and feed on large insects, small mammals such as voles, mice and bats, birds and reptiles. Sometimes they hover in the air by adjusting their wings to stay in one place while they scan for food and home in on their prey. They will also hide surplus food in tree roots, bushes, fence posts or other cavities to save food for lean times or hide it from thieves. Peregrin Falcons also don't have the ability to build nests. They find nests in abandonded crows nests, rock crevices or other nooks they can find whether natural or man-made. Due to habitat loss and threats from other falcons, snakes and even crows, their population has declined in recent years making they a species of conservation concern.
The American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) is the smallest falcon in North America ranging from the side of a blue-jay to the size of a mourning dove with females being slightly larger than males. They range from Tierra del Fuego in southern South America, to the boreal forests of Alaska and Canada and live in open habitats such as grasslands, meadows and deserts, close to suitable trees for nesting and perching. They are pale white with black spotting when seen from below and rusty brown/red with black spotting from above. Males have slate-blue whings while female wings match and blend in with the rest of their back coloring. Both sexes have a white head with blueish-grey top and two narrow, verticle black markings on each side of their head. They hunt by perching and scanning the ground to ambush prey and feed on large insects, small mammals such as voles, mice and bats, birds and reptiles. Sometimes they hover in the air by adjusting their wings to stay in one place while they scan for food and home in on their prey. They will also hide surplus food in tree roots, bushes, fence posts or other cavities to save food for lean times or hide it from thieves. Peregrin Falcons also don't have the ability to build nests. They find nests in abandonded crows nests, rock crevices or other nooks they can find whether natural or man-made. Due to habitat loss and threats from other falcons, snakes and even crows, their population has declined in recent years making they a species of conservation concern.