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Kestrel at rest

Kestrel at rest

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Mark Billiau.


Premium (World), region Antwerp, Belgium

Kestrel at rest

The kestrel is a bird of prey that is widespread all over European lowlands.
It prefers open habitat such as fields, heaths, shrubland and marshland to hunt for its prey which consists mainly of mice.

My shot shows a kestrel resting on a meadow pole after a strenuous hunt (see my previous shots).

Dutch name : Torenvalk
German name : Turmfalke
Latin name : Falco tinnunculus tinnunculus

Kestrel in full flight
Kestrel in full flight
Mark Billiau.
Kestrel on the hunt
Kestrel on the hunt
Mark Billiau.

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