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European Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) Common Kestrel,Falco tinnunculus,Fall,Geotagged,United Kingdom Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

European Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus)

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  1. View Philip Booker's profile
    Philip Booker
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    Over the last month or so I've seen a fair few Kestrels at different places around Brighton, so I've combined a few clips of this magnificent hunter, both grooming and in full hovering hunter mode, attempting to get as close to the subject as I can.

     Posted 4 years ago
  2. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    The "helicoptering" closeup is incredible, thanks for making this! Posted 4 years ago
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    Philip Booker
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    Ferdy

    Thank you, for enjoying.

    I had to scramble up a steep hill to get to just the right level for the Kestrel over the village, which I almost didn't bother doing. I'm so glad I did, despite the kgs of cow dung I had to walk home with on my boots.     Posted 4 years ago

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The Common kestrel

  Year-Round Range  Passage migrant  Winter Range
| subdivision_ranks = Subspecies
| subdivision =
About 10, see text
| synonyms =
''Falco rupicolus'' Daudin, 1800
''Falco tinnunculus interstictus''
}}

The common kestrel , also known as the European kestrel, Eurasian kestrel or Old World kestrel, is a species of predatory bird belonging to the kestrel group of the falcon family Falconidae. In the United Kingdom, where.. more

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Similar species: Falcons And Caracaras
Species identified by Philip Booker
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By Philip Booker

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Uploaded Jan 16, 2021. Captured Dec 15, 2020 15:28 in S Downs Way, Lewes BN7, UK.
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  • DSC-RX10M4
  • f/4.0
  • 1/1000s
  • ISO100
  • 220mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.