Up-close with Fe (American Kestrel)

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Up-close with Fe (American Kestrel)

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Күн бұрын

Fe, an American Kestrel and Raptor-in-Residence here at the Alaska Raptor Center, showing off her small size!
North America's smallest and most common falcon species, the American Kestrel, packs a predator’s fierce intensity into a small body! American Kestrels eat insects and other invertebrates, as well as small rodents and birds. Common foods include grasshoppers, cicadas, beetles, and dragonflies; scorpions and spiders; butterflies and moths; voles, mice, shrews, bats, and small songbirds. American Kestrels also sometimes eat small snakes, lizards, and frogs. And some people have reported seeing American Kestrels take larger prey, including red squirrels and Northern Flickers.

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@CistudeSuisse Жыл бұрын

So smol 🥺❤

@gaflene Жыл бұрын

Name twin! They're my favorite raptors. I didn't know females could have the iron coloration on their heads though! She's gorgeous.

@kp5602 24 күн бұрын

Your name is American Kestrel?

@ThatLadyDray Жыл бұрын

She's so pretty 😍

@SavageRush012 Жыл бұрын

Kestrels are one of my favorite species of raptors. Such adorable flying murder machines.

@AgentClaytonWebb Жыл бұрын

A songbird until you see it in action lol

@mukulsharma2413 Жыл бұрын

Cute 😘🥰

@anuragpriyadarshi970 Жыл бұрын

cute predator...looks like a miniature falcon.

@alansach8437 Жыл бұрын

Probably because it is a miniature falcon!

@lukealadeen7836 Жыл бұрын

She's beautiful oh and that's a cute bird also

@sanowarhossen8107 Жыл бұрын

so cute

@sanowarhossen8107 Жыл бұрын

yes

@wendymorris482 Жыл бұрын

She's beautiful.. she reminds me of our Nankeen kestrels in Australia ❤

@billyspi.5651 Жыл бұрын

I love kestrels!!Cute..but deadly!!🥰😍💋

@John-pk3oh Жыл бұрын

I get to see quite a few of these in N. Illinois, more so along farm fields. The blue tones make these little falcons so gorgeous, along with the double mustache on the sides of their face 😍 🥰🥰❤️

@Mallik-lm8gv Жыл бұрын

It's eyes are so attractive so lovely Dard black..❤❤❤❤

@zoezzzarko1117 Жыл бұрын

BEAUTIFUL !!!! 🖤🙏🙏🙏🖤🙏🖤🙏🖤🖤🖤🙏🙏🙏🖤🙏🙏🖤🙏🙏💙💙💙

@michaelsullivan2554 Жыл бұрын

It's also a true falcon. My dad and I practice falconry when I was a kid. Beautiful bird ferocious for its size. I would cast it on Blue Jays, a very tough bird.

@judyledbetter3915 Жыл бұрын

Cutest Thing!!💗 God Bless.❤️🙌

@manriquez5887 3 ай бұрын

Yes!!!! ❤❤❤

@nevenasterikova3335 Жыл бұрын

So sweet and tiny. Also very pretty.

@dionnedunsmore9996 Жыл бұрын

Wow just yesterday I watched a yt post of one of these being released after homeowners daughter finding one in the new house!😊

@Hyper_Driven Жыл бұрын

I saw that one too. The kestrel was looking back at him like ok are you going to let me go?

@Personeignorante Жыл бұрын

She’s beautiful

@ghhghj4645 Жыл бұрын

very cute hawk

@tygonmaster Жыл бұрын

It is not a hawk. Kestrels are falcons, the difference being falcons are generally smaller, with more slender wings and a short, rounded head. This body shape makes falcons better as insane speed maneuvering in the air that we associate with falconry. Hawks are much, much less agile.

@John-pk3oh Жыл бұрын

Even though they are also called Sparrow Hawks, they. are indeed FALCONS ! I have identified them as falcons with their very pointed wings, and a very snappy downward thrust of their wings when they fly ! Marlins are the next larger falcons, and their top side is a blue slate color 🥰

@alexanderc.broche4017 Жыл бұрын

IT’S NOT A HAWK BUT THE SMALLEST COUSINS OF THE HAWKS AFTER THE FALCONS

@alexanderc.broche4017 Жыл бұрын

@@tygonmasterTHEY ARE NOT FALCONS LIKE THE PEREGRINE WHICH ARE MUCH LARGER AND HAVE MUCH BIGGER TALONS THEY ARE KESTRELS ALONG WITH KITES THEY ARE THE SMALLEST OF THE RAPTORS FAMILY

@alexanderc.broche4017 Жыл бұрын

⁠@@John-pk3oh KESTRELS ARE NOT FALCONS THEY ARE KESTRELS WHICH ARE MUCH SMALLER COUSINS OF THE FALCONS OF WHICH THE MOST FAMOUS THE PEREGRINE IS THE FALCON HEADED GOD HORUS OF EGYPTIAN MYTHOLOGY THEY ALONG WITH THE EAGLES,HAWKS,FALCONS, KESTRELS ,AND KITES BELONG TO THE ORDER ACCIPITRIFORMES OR FALCONIFORMES WHICH INCLUDES;EAGLES,HAWKS,FALCONS,KESTRELS,AND KITES

@czarowen Жыл бұрын

She is beautiful! Hello from 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@Thukah_tv 2 ай бұрын

I love thwm so much 😢

@user-7I9gdym4j Ай бұрын

such cute little killers.

@omoekun1308 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful.

@kevinhiggins7257 Жыл бұрын

Hey, beautiful species 😮

@monster_collage Жыл бұрын

This is so beautiful 🥰

@amykins9870 Жыл бұрын

I actually got into raptors because one of these came into my backyard and perched on my trampoline net. It was a year I had so many small birds in my backyard I’d open the door and whoosh!!

@yacinelepit5474 Жыл бұрын

Il est magnifique ! Un mini aigle ❤

@adamrodgers2377 Жыл бұрын

We call em Sparrow Hawks hear in North Carolina, I know thats probably not the correct name but all I have ever known them by. Anyway we have had a little family of them living in a big ole Oke Tree hear in the back yard at the edge of the woods. I love them, they keep the mice in check and there so awesome to watch.

@tygonmaster Жыл бұрын

Yeah it is a bit of a misnomer given kestrels are actually falcons, not hawks.

@D.H.1082 Жыл бұрын

@@tygonmasterTrue, but the name gives merit in my opinion. A bird, small, like a sparrow. But on closer inspection, it reveals fierce talons, and a razor-sharp beak. Hunting like a hawk.

@tygonmaster Жыл бұрын

@@D.H.1082 A lot of things seem logical if you ignore a lot of factors. Miasma theory for the cause of sickness makes a lot of sense if you don't know what germs are and ignore, you know, bodies don't work the way it claims.

@jesusalvera7096 Жыл бұрын

It’s a predatory beauty

@sagorsas4774 Жыл бұрын

It's cute.

@msgeek703 Жыл бұрын

Such a beauty!

@Azarya_Madness Жыл бұрын

What a beautiful bird 😍

@neeGrowsCarryAIDS Жыл бұрын

So smol

@cristinareis5399 11 ай бұрын

So tiny to be a raptor❤❤❤❤❤❤

@abid6688 Жыл бұрын

little beast

@martaregis2765 Жыл бұрын

😍🥰❤

@davidmann4533 Жыл бұрын

Fabulous

@Aboli-ib6fw Жыл бұрын

Beautifull bired

@lonesteelwolfjacksonlonewo3412 10 ай бұрын

These are super cool got to see one up at aVermont state raptor recovery educational center

@larrykoroush6995 Жыл бұрын

my favorite bird.

@warriorofthecross777 Жыл бұрын

Awww! Cuteness overload! 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

@georgeherod4252 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful girl

@BakugoKatsukiNOTKACCHAN 11 ай бұрын

I named my tortishell kitten Kestrel ❤❤

@michaelleavenworth5021 Жыл бұрын

Favorite prey is... song birds? Idk about up where you're at, but down here in the lower 48 it’s almost ALL mice and grasshoppers! Haha but we CAN get em to get real pumped about sparrows and starlings with a little conditioning!

@tertiusdurham Жыл бұрын

that's y they changed their names to the american sparrowhawk

@michaelleavenworth5021 Жыл бұрын

@@tertiusdurham Haha they were once wrongly called that yes! Ridiculous as they dont look like, or hunt like, an accipiter AT ALL. Now, the sharp-shinned hawk really SHOULD have gotten the title of American sparrow hawk! They are SO similar.

@tertiusdurham Жыл бұрын

@@michaelleavenworth5021 I totally agree with you about the sharp shinned. But if you Google they have brought back the sparrowhawk as the American kestrel. Are we agreeing or disagreeing to that ?

@michaelleavenworth5021 Жыл бұрын

@@tertiusdurham oh definitely disagreeing if you’re saying it’s commonly used today. Certainly not in birding/bird watching, falconry, wildlife rehabbing, or nature enthusiast circles. Maybe old farmers still refer to them as that. But sparrowhawk is an old misnomer that confuses people into thinking the tiny raptor is a bird hunting accipiter, not the mostly rodent, and insect, hunting falcon it truly is.

@tertiusdurham Жыл бұрын

@@michaelleavenworth5021 that's y I said Google it they've recently changed it from kestrel to sparrowhawk. I don't agree with it but you know scientist they change it up every 15 to 20 yrd

@Phantom_961 Жыл бұрын

Very cute bird. Love the nature. 😊

@macbrown99 Жыл бұрын

We get them stuck in the hangar at work sometimes. I'm ok with it because they probably keep the swarms of smaller birds from getting into the hangar and messing things up even worse.

@user-vf7vs8rz2t Жыл бұрын

The kestrel is my favorite raptor just because it’s like this little Honda Civic compact predator. Too bad you can’t keep them as pets falcon Rheem is probably a lot of fun.

@spitfirebird Жыл бұрын

She’s so smol, my heart! I haven’t seen these birds in real life before, but they are one of my favorite birds of prey along with ospreys, barred owls, moreporks, harpy eagles, red-shouldered hawks, and hasst eagles.

@Bastaginou Жыл бұрын

Beautiful bird

@Mysasser1 Жыл бұрын

Wait! That's a raptor too!!!!! Wow!

@briantaylor9285 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@lukealadeen7836 Жыл бұрын

Looks like she's smiling

@davidp.5598 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful animal. :)

@arlene5722 Жыл бұрын

😊💘🕊️🙏

@thomasmleahy6218 Жыл бұрын

Seen quite a few of these. There were a pair that made a large reduction in a group of ducklings nearby, going from 12 to about 7 at last count. The geese were much more successful at discouraging attacks, ducks, not so much.

@CashMoolah00 Жыл бұрын

It looks like mini falcon

@kdalvarez4223 Жыл бұрын

Ill seen this little birds all over tik tok....how do people get them? Can u buy one or u just get lucky and find them in the wild ?

@rneustel388 Жыл бұрын

She is beautiful! That head is always on a swivel I’ll bet.

@TheSaltyBalls Жыл бұрын

Brutal little guys, I like the noises they make :) they go from AK to FL? Or live just wherever?

@D.H.1082 Жыл бұрын

They just live wherever, lol Dynamic little birdies.

@GilaTack 9 ай бұрын

This is the real life equivalent of you are what you eat

@pharmdpottery 9 ай бұрын

Most wild kestrels would prefer insects over small birds.

@Outlaw7263 Жыл бұрын

Birb

@Thevikingshorts 11 ай бұрын

I love them but quick question of the top my head could they beat a owl or a hawk in a fight

@Rift45 Жыл бұрын

I see Kestrels all the time in NJ. They are shy, once they see me they’re gone!

@michaelleavenworth5021 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful! Beak needs a good coping though! Sweet little thing.

@michaelleavenworth5021 Жыл бұрын

Why only one anklet? Doesnt that cause hip damage when they bate? Or is she free lofted most of the time?

@yourenough3 Жыл бұрын

Do these types of birds have nest on the ground ???

@tarik-celik Жыл бұрын

probaly at trees and other high places becuase animals would eat their eggs at ground

@alansach8437 Жыл бұрын

They prefer to nest in cavities, such as old woodpecker holes. They do not build a nest, but just lay their eggs on top of saw dust or wood chips at the bottom of the hole, or in the old nest if there is one.

@meribor 8 ай бұрын

Are their eyes all pupil?

@darrenm997 Жыл бұрын

Me I UK we have kestrel here not as bright in colour may be a bit bigger two the kestrels here hover flat there wings and sat still do your kestrel do this

@armata_strigoi_0 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, both species are lovely birds. I've visited North America before, spotted these guys a few times and yes, they can hover. I'm not sure if they do it as much as ours though? Whenever you see one here, it's always A) hovering or B) flying to a spot where it wants to hover lol. That wasn't always the case when I spotted the American ones, but obviously I have limited experience so could be wrong.

@EminBastea Жыл бұрын

did you just asume its gender?

@user-ez2tq4vi8f 3 ай бұрын

i thought their favourite prey were insects and tiny rodents

@DjeauxSheaux Жыл бұрын

None too big then, is she?

@Lester-vx3mo Жыл бұрын

Linda pero creo que deberías arreglarle el pico

@lyoko_jpeg 11 ай бұрын

You call them American Kestrels, we call them Hunter-Killer Tactical Birds

@user-ct9gb2ej2v 5 күн бұрын

then what is in jamaica😅

@AmoebaGagless Жыл бұрын

Probably would have got more views if female Phillip DeFranco wasn’t on screen.

@Torgo1969 Жыл бұрын

Fe? Is that a character name from something?

@AlaskaRaptorCenter Жыл бұрын

Great question. With Fe's iron colored feathers, she was named for the chemical element of iron; Fe.

@AHHHHHHHH21 Жыл бұрын

@@AlaskaRaptorCenter you gotta love a sciencey name

@_AriseChicken Жыл бұрын

Nobody sees it as a song bird

@BabyPuma124 5 ай бұрын

I thought rodents were their first choice.

@Elizamcculloe Жыл бұрын

Wouldn’t that be considered cannibalism?

@armata_strigoi_0 Жыл бұрын

No, because it's not actually a songbird, it's a falcon. It would be like saying a wolf eating a deer is cannibalism because they're both mammals.

@patg3331 Жыл бұрын

mooooo nice nose ring

@tertiusdurham Жыл бұрын

my problem is this ...how can this be a sparrowhawk when the Eurasian sparrowhawk looks like a typical sparrowhawk as oppose to the kestrel even though its a good name for the kestrel. its just sparrowhawk has those long legs unlike this falcon

@loweffort9426 Ай бұрын

Did you assume its gender

@AInsectZ Жыл бұрын

the war has lasted twenty years... the dragonets will come. When the land is soaked in blood and tears... the dragonets will come. Find the SeaWing egg of deepest blue. Wings of night shall come to you. The largest egg in mountain high will give to you the wings of sky. For wings of earth, search through the mud for an egg the color of dragon blood. And hidden alone from the rival queens, the SandWing egg awaits unseen. Of three queens who blister and blaze and burn, two shall die and one shall learn if she bows to a fate that is stronger and higher, she'll have the power of wings of fire. Five eggs to hatch on brightest night, five dragons born to end the fight. Darkness will rise to bring the light. The dragonets are coming.

@Alpine-has-wings Жыл бұрын

Hi! I wanted to get started with falconry but i want my first bird to be a kestrel. Would it be ok for a first bird?

@reidellis1988 Жыл бұрын

If can mistakenly think a Kestrel is a song bird... you need to retake 7th grade.

@sethhamilton6219 Жыл бұрын

They are called mockingbirds not songbirds.

@armata_strigoi_0 Жыл бұрын

Mockingbirds are a particular group of species contained _within_ the larger songbird group. In other words, mockingbird is more specific, songbird is more generic.

@talons9877 Жыл бұрын

✨✨ I beg to differ young lady 😂 If a American Kestrel has a brown spot on top of it's head ... it's a MALE bird.... Sorry.... look it up. The bird that she is holding looks like it does ! Anyone else see the round brown spot too ? 😂 ✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨✨

@tarheelfans98 Жыл бұрын

I did see that. So I did look it up. She is correct. It is indeed a female. 🙂

@alansach8437 Жыл бұрын

It is a female. Males have bluish bands on the fore wings.

@bensworldgaming Жыл бұрын

It’s a male

@Specklewing 4 ай бұрын

It's a female. Males have a blue band that goes over the brown.

@josephmcaleer7832 Жыл бұрын

I'd rather see him free.

@alansach8437 Жыл бұрын

Her.

@Enes-wj5xq Жыл бұрын

Take off what's in your nose, you are a human being not an animal. Anyone who disagrees or says "she is free" just come and say this to my face and see.

@jennifrsbody Жыл бұрын

shut up please😭

@cloudwolf4 Жыл бұрын

What

@Enes-wj5xq Жыл бұрын

@@jennifrsbody Smh

@Enes-wj5xq Жыл бұрын

@@cloudwolf4 Have you seen cattles with ring attached to their noses ?

@alansach8437 Жыл бұрын

Wow!