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American Kestrel (Falco sparverius)
Above: An American Kestrel near Blue Mash Nature Trail, Montgomery Co., Maryland (1/30/2011).
Below: An American Kestrel near Vessey Orchard in Somerset Co., Maryland (3/4/2007).
Below: A male American Kestrel near Point Fermin in southern California (1/2008).
Below: Feasting on small rodent prey. Photo taken in Wicomico County, Maryland (1/16/2005).
Below: An American Kestrel in flight over Caroline Co., Maryland (10/4/2008).
Below: A female American Kestrel in the rolling hills above Garberville, California (7/4/2011).
Nearby I was excited to find my first pair of Purple Martins that were nesting in a natural cavity in a dead snag.
Below: An American Kestrel in Bosque Estatal de Guanica, Puerto Rico (4/8/2009).
