MANNOK was thrilled to welcome five recently hatched kestrel chicks to the nest in a nook in one of the company’s quarries.

It is the only bird of prey breeding in Ohio that hunts in this manner. In 1930, ornithologist Lawrence Hicks claimed that the American kestrel population comprised more individuals than all of ...

His is one of 33 kestrel nest box projects in the Northeast ... he said. "They're a bird of prey but they're also preyed upon, just because of their size," he said. Raccoons, foxes and hawks ...

Take the American kestrel, for example. Weighing in at roughly four ounces, this tiny bird of prey weighs the same as a baseball, but are astounding flyers and hunters. Rapidly beating their wings ...

A male American Kestrel nestling with its recently attached VHF back-pack style transmitter n the Virginia Piedmont study area. Feathers cover all but the antenna. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

The American kestrel, for reference ... If you see one of these birds of prey perched, notice the shape of the head: A falcon's is short and rounded whereas a hawk's is pointier.

An analysis of kestrel numbers in the Greenwich count also ... They scour open fields for prey, eating rodents, insects, small birds and even snakes and amphibians. The males have striking plumage ...

“Landfills are much more than just where you put the trash.” The American kestrel is not of concern for protective status in the United States, but they are seeing their populations steadily ...

"Kestrel Pond is envisioned as a quiet place ... The pond is named after a group of small birds of prey, following a convention of naming parts of the park after raptors, said Bill Vogrin ...