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falco tinnunculus  Common Kestrel,Falco tinnunculus,Geotagged,Spain Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

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  1. is saved his life last year. found in an old barn in a nature reserve. we called the guards and they took care for him. luckily Posted 13 years ago
  2. Very Cute!
    And even so small the bill is already shaped to cut through flesh.
    Posted 13 years ago
    1. thank you for your comment joost thissen. happy that you like it. Posted 13 years ago

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

Similar species: Falcons And Caracaras
Species identified by karin65207
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Uploaded May 17, 2012. Captured Jun 14, 2011 12:00 in Avinguda de Fages de Climent, 17487 Castelló d'Empúries, Spain.
  • Canon EOS 1000D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/64s
  • ISO400
  • 124mm