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Greater Kestrel - Raptor Pride A Greater Kestrel poses on a thorn bush branch, overlooking its territory. The other name for this bird is "White-eyed Kestrel", and this image shows why. If one focuses in, the rather whitish eye can be seen. Falco rupicoloides,Geotagged,Greater Kestrel,Namibia,Summer,brown,plumage,proud,raptor,tawny,white eye,yellow Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Greater Kestrel - Raptor Pride

A Greater Kestrel poses on a thorn bush branch, overlooking its territory. The other name for this bird is "White-eyed Kestrel", and this image shows why. If one focuses in, the rather whitish eye can be seen.

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Another educational photo, I would have never discovered the white eye myself. Posted 10 years ago
    1. View Living Wild's profile
      Living Wild
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      Thanks Ferdy. I also only saw it by "accident" later on. The descriptions given under the species name helps a lot. It has taught me a lot of new things, and very interesting too. Like a shortened version of info. and data. I like it. Posted 10 years ago

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The Greater Kestrel

The Greater Kestrel or White-eyed Kestrel is a bird of prey belonging to the falcon family Falconidae. It is one of the largest kestrels and is found in open country in southern and eastern Africa.

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Similar species: Falcons And Caracaras
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Uploaded Feb 16, 2015. Captured Jan 13, 2015 09:31 in Etosha National Park, C38, Namibia.
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  • Canon EOS REBEL T2i
  • f/11.0
  • 1/197s
  • ISO100
  • 439mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.