Like most birds of prey, they are sexually dimorphic and the females are larger than the males. Now that we know how big a kestrel is, let’s take a look at some other fun facts about these pint ...

Birds of prey are apex predators ... and large insects. There are 15 kestrel species located throughout the world, and they can be identified by their smaller size and brown plumage.

The American kestrel is a bird of prey, so it hunts insects like grasshoppers and animals like mice and small birds. As areas get more developed, the American kestrels lose their hunting grounds ...

Mariel Tharp took this photo of an American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) that was hovering in the air in the Valley.

A close-up of the stomach shows undigested bones, teeth, fur, flesh, and feathers—clues to what the kestrel ... prey, digested what it could, and regurgitated parts such as bones and teeth. This ...

This bird of prey has long served as a symbol of hunting and the ruthlessness of the natural world. The poet Ted Hughes described the kestrel as a kind of supernatural “hallucination”, due to ...

A kestrel found near the Point of Ayre has the latest confirmed case of avian influenza A third case of bird flu has been confirmed on the Isle of Man after a bird of prey tested positive.

A kestrel, otherwise known as Falco tinnunculus, was ready to swoop onto some unsuspecting prey when a Worcester News Camera Club member captured the bird mid-flight on the Malvern Hills.

Confirmation that a bird of prey had avian influenza shows the virus is spreading to inland birds, the Manx chief veterinary officer has said. It follows confirmation that a kestrel found near the ...

A BIRD enthusiast has captured an action shot of two birds of prey fighting over their dinner. Colin Mitchell photographed a short-eared owl being ‘harassed’ by a resident male kestrel near Wimborne.

A bird of prey rescued “by accident” was one of thousands of wild critters helped by Metchosin’s animal rehab centre in 2024.