Male: back rufous; chest pale buffy; wings blue-gray; tail rufous with black
terminal band.
Female: rufous above with fine black bars; both two thin black sideburns on white
face.
Flight pointed wings, often hovers. A young kestrel is pictured to the right.
The kestrel eats insects, bats, mice, small snakes and frogs. It does not build
nest, but rather uses tree hollows, old woodpecker holes, and niches on buildings.
Its call is a shrill killy-killy-killy or
klee-klee-klee.
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Hills Park Coalition
and is dedicated to the creation, enhancement and stewardship
of an historical, recreational, and cultural open space in
the
Cerrillos Hills, Santa Fe County, New Mexico, USA
