Facts About Kestrels

Here is why I decided to do a blog post about kestrels. We got to a nature reserve  around  2:00 pm, the first thing we saw were 2 kestrels flying around looking for food and that is when I had the idea to make a blog about them. Hope you enjoy it

Kestrel

• Kestrels hunting behaviors are to hover over open country and swoop down on their victims, usually small prey such as lizards,large insects and small rodent.
• The female is larger then the male.
• Kestrels do not build there own nest,  but use nests made from other species!
•  These birds have adapted to live in city's.
•   Click HERE to see what a kestrels call sounds like.
•  Country kestrels feed on rodents  mainly voles, as for city kestrels, sparrows.
• Vole numbers affect kestrel numbers!!!
•  Kestrels have been seen to rob sparrow hawks and barn owls.
• The kestrel is one of the most smallest and common bird of prey