Posts Tagged ‘American Kestrel’
2011/12/28 | 
Author Outdoor Bird
American Kestrel
American Kestrel
It’s late summer. You’re drive west on Oregon’s Highway 26. Overhead an endless stream of birds is headed north, silhouetted against the pink glow of day’s end. Just when the last few flit across and settle into a tree, another cloud rises in the south and the flow begins anew. Beautiful, awe-inspiring, and deadly to Oregon’s native species: These guys don’t belong here.
They are European starlings, Sturnus vulgaris L.
Introduced in New York’s Central Park in 1890 by the American Acclimatization Society (for foreign immigrants), they have not only thrived, but have multiplied Read the rest of this entry »
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2011/11/10 | Author Prairie Falcon
Gyrfalcon
Gyrfalcon
Most people can tell a bird of prey when they see one in flight or at rest. Many don’t know or cannot tell the types of raptors from each other. This article will allow you to recognize, or astatine least know about the major groups of raptors in the United States.
First let’s discuss the major groups of raptors, then we’ll get into the major groups of hawks. Raptors are birds that prey on other animals, be they other birds, small animals or large insects. Generally this does not admit birds that prey on small insects. Read the rest of this entry »
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2011/08/03 | Author Guira Cuckoo
Common Kestrel
Common Kestrel
Falcons are amazing predators and in my opinion the most spectacular aerial predator in the world. They are non the strongest amongst birds of prey, but their hunting tactics ar truly remarkable. There is a reason that fighter jets are designed after falcons. Its non just the amazing speed, but also the way they ar capable to turn at g-forces that would kill a human being.
There ar many types of falcons throughout the world and North America. The most common found in North America are the Prairie Falcon, American Kestrel, Merlin, Gyr Falcon, and the Read the rest of this entry »
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