American kestrel-2097
The American Kestrel is the smallest falcon in North America, but don’t let the size fool you. This bird is a pint-sized sky ninja with eyeliner and attitude. Picture a bird that looks like it should be in a Disney movie, but hunts like it’s in a Quentin Tarantino film.
These guys don’t just fly—they hover. In place. Like a drone with feathers. They flap rapidly into the wind, scanning the ground below for their next snack. And get this—they can see ultraviolet light. That means they can literally follow the glowing pee trails of rodents. I cannot emphasize this enough: they hunt with pee-vision.
If there’s a post to perch on and something to chase, the kestrel is there, hovering like a judgmental hummingbird with a license to kill.
I’ve seen them perched like royal sentries and fluttering above fields like wind-up toys on a mission. The American Kestrel may look adorable, but he’s got your backyard mapped and your local mouse population shaking.
American kestrel-2097
The American Kestrel is the smallest falcon in North America, but don’t let the size fool you. This bird is a pint-sized sky ninja with eyeliner and attitude. Picture a bird that looks like it should be in a Disney movie, but hunts like it’s in a Quentin Tarantino film.
These guys don’t just fly—they hover. In place. Like a drone with feathers. They flap rapidly into the wind, scanning the ground below for their next snack. And get this—they can see ultraviolet light. That means they can literally follow the glowing pee trails of rodents. I cannot emphasize this enough: they hunt with pee-vision.
If there’s a post to perch on and something to chase, the kestrel is there, hovering like a judgmental hummingbird with a license to kill.
I’ve seen them perched like royal sentries and fluttering above fields like wind-up toys on a mission. The American Kestrel may look adorable, but he’s got your backyard mapped and your local mouse population shaking.