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A Mountain Kestrel (Falco tinunculus rufescens) photographed in Kampala, Uganda, in May 2009. | Anthony van Zyl |
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A Mountain Kestrel (Falco tinunculus rufescens) photographed in Kampala, Uganda, in May 2009. | Anthony van Zyl |
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A Common Kestrel (Falco tinunculus) photographed in Iringa, Tanzania, in February 2009. Care must be taken when looking at kestrels in the summer period in Africa, when migrant kestrels are also in the area. | Pers Hirslund |
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Two male Common Kestrels (Falco tinnunculus) in a fight. Photographed at the Red Rock Castle in Slovakia were several pairs breed. | Milan Oravec |
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Two male Common Kestrels (Falco tinnunculus) in a fight. Photographed at the Red Rock Castle in Slovakia were several pairs breed. | Milan Oravec |
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A female Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) carrying a mouse to a nest on the Red Rock Castle in Slovakia. | Milan Oravec |
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Alexander's Kestrel, a subspecies of the Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus alexandri) photographed in the Cape Verde Islands. This subspecies is considered a separate species by several ornithologists, but has not been supported by genetic analysis to date. | Adam Riley |
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Neglected Kestrel, a subspecies of the Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus neglectus) photographed in the Cape Verde Islands. This subspecies is considered a separate species by several ornithologists, but has not been supported by genetic analysis to date. | Adam Riley |
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Two fledgling Common Kestrels (Falco tinnunculus) photographed in Zegveld near Utrecht, The Netherlands. These chicks were blown out of a stick nest during a harsh storm. | Douwe van Popta |
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A clutch of Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) eggs from Algeria. | Karim Souttou |
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A clutch of Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) eggs from Algeria. | Karim Souttou |
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A Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) brood of chicks from Algeria. These chicks are 1 day old. | Karim Souttou |
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A Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) brood of chicks from Algeria. | Karim Souttou |
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A Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) brood of chicks from Algeria. | Karim Souttou |
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A Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) brood of chicks from Algeria. | Karim Souttou |
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A Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) brood of chicks from Algeria. | Karim Souttou |
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A Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) chick aged 20 days from Algeria. | Karim Souttou |
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Paul Morandini holding a Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) chick in Hungary. | Paul Morandini |
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A typical urban nest site of Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) in Hungary. For those South African beer drinkers, this nest is in the Brewery Dreher in Budapest which is member of South African Breweries. | Paul Morandini |
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A Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) chick in a urban nest site in Hungary. | Paul Morandini |
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A newly fledged Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) chick on a building in Budapest, Hungary. | Paul Morandini |
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An adult Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) preening near its nest on a building in Hungary. | Paul Morandini |
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An newly fledged Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) chick a building in Hungary. | Paul Morandini |
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Typical Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) nest sites on a cathedral in Hungary. At least three kestrel nests were found on this building. | Mátyás Prommer |
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Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) chick in Hungary to be put back in its nest after falling out. | Mátyás Prommer |
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Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) chick on a roof top in Hungary. | Mátyás Prommer |
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A Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) sitting on a nest in a palm tree in Israel. | Motti Charter |
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A nest box with a Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) perched in the entrance. This nest box forms part of a study on biological pest control in data palm plantations in Israel. | Motti Charter |
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A Common Kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) nest with chicks in a palm tree in Israel. | Motti Charter |