| Query: sparrow hawk | Result: 5th of 55 | |
Cold American Kestrel
Subject: | Cold American Kestrel
| Poster: | Shirley Curtis (sowhat@azstarnetSPAMSCREEN.com)
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File size : 48301 bytes
File date : 2000:11:19 18:53:46
Resolution: 540x736
Jpeg process : Baseline
Posted Newsgroups: alt.binaries.pictures.animals
Posted Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2000 23:25:32 -0700 |
It was cold out and this little American Kestrel (Sparrow Hawk) was creating his own
"down" filled coat in order to keep warm. They aren't much bigger than a
good-sized Robin as you can see by his size in relation to the handler's
gloves.
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Kestrel-Fluffed.jpg
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American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) is a small falcon. This bird was formerly known in North America as the Sparrow Hawk. This name was misleading because it implied a connection with the Eurasian Sparrowhawk Accipiter nisus, which is unrelated - the latter is a accipiter hawk rather than a falcon. |
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