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Nankeen Kestrel - Looking for breakfast Falco cenchroides<br />
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Also known as a windhover Australia,Falco cenchroides,Fall,Geotagged,Nankeen kestrel Click/tap to enlarge

Nankeen Kestrel - Looking for breakfast

Falco cenchroides

Also known as a windhover

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Nankeen kestrel, species "Falco cenchroides", is one of the smallest falcons, and unlike many, does not rely on speed to catch its prey. Instead, it simply perches in an exposed position, but it also has a distinctive technique of hovering over crop and grasslands.

Similar species: Falcons And Caracaras
Species identified by Calbost Niel
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By Calbost Niel

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Uploaded Mar 31, 2023. Captured Mar 28, 2023 10:23 in 40 Millfield Rd, Paxton NSW 2325, Australia.
  • NIKON Z 7_2
  • f/10.0
  • 1/1000s
  • ISO320
  • 800mm