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The Hawk Conservancy Trust launched the kestrel cam on YouTube for viewers to watch intimate moments in the bird's nest.
Advocates worked with the chemical company to remove it, and the hawks stabilized. But so far, efforts to find a smoking gun for kestrel declines have been inconclusive. While some research ...
the Ferruginous hawk, about 25 inches long. The American kestrel, for reference, is only about 10 inches long, and the peregrine falcon is 17 inches on average. Falcons are sometimes called ...
They’re also completely adorable. Unlike eagles or hawks, whose eyes appear hooded and steely, the kestrel reminds me a bit of a cute anime character. It has big, button eyes, punctuated by ...
While most people have heard of falcons, here’s a definition: A bird of prey, with long pointed wings and a notched beak, typically catching prey by diving upon it from above. Six species in the ...
Female kestrels are larger and heavier than the males. Hawk Mountain researcher Mercy Melo holds a nestling American kestrel after banding the bird at the Blue Mountain Eagle Hiking Club's ...
IS it a hawk...or starlings striking a predatory pose in an attempt to scare off their enemies? This amazing once-in-a-lifetime photograph was captured by hawk-eyed County Gazette chief photographer ...
I authored the American kestrel account and noted that data suggested that there were now twice as many red-tailed hawks as kestrels. The kestrel account concluded thusly: "However, if broader ...