well i never seen a wild kestrel going for prey like that. and a a hawker .the kestrels i flown almost never catch birds the size of them .only once i saw a fem kestrel going after a pigeon it actually caught it and it was brutal .kestrel won. but that was totally rare
how many kestrels have you flown? I've flown 3. A well known falconer in the falconry community has successfully flown several kestrels on starlings. He even wrote a book about it.
I have personally seen kestrels in the wild chase starlings.
i had about 11 kestrels and a few bat falcons and a merlin. the kestrels are not as crazy to chase after birds than the other 2 species i had. but when kestrels go after birds.that was probably the most exciting event for us.when it comes to small size falconiforms
No I actually looked outside (still have no idea what made me decide to look out that door) and saw the strike, it scared me a little not knowing exactly what it was at first, just a big brown streak and it rolled into the window. That's when I grabbed my camera.
nice footage
jeremyk96 3 years ago
Maybe it can be done in falconry but starlings definitely are not normal prey for American Kestrels
ichabod1101 3 years ago
that some rare footage . a kestrel killing a bird that size.unless u feed it to it or it was already dead
hairynostril 3 years ago
That's not true at all. I have, as well as many other kestrel hawkers, have flown their kestrels at starlings. It can easily be done.
falconrychick 3 years ago
well i never seen a wild kestrel going for prey like that. and a a hawker .the kestrels i flown almost never catch birds the size of them .only once i saw a fem kestrel going after a pigeon it actually caught it and it was brutal .kestrel won. but that was totally rare
hairynostril 3 years ago
how many kestrels have you flown? I've flown 3. A well known falconer in the falconry community has successfully flown several kestrels on starlings. He even wrote a book about it.
I have personally seen kestrels in the wild chase starlings.
falconrychick 3 years ago
i had about 11 kestrels and a few bat falcons and a merlin. the kestrels are not as crazy to chase after birds than the other 2 species i had. but when kestrels go after birds.that was probably the most exciting event for us.when it comes to small size falconiforms
hairynostril 3 years ago
No I actually looked outside (still have no idea what made me decide to look out that door) and saw the strike, it scared me a little not knowing exactly what it was at first, just a big brown streak and it rolled into the window. That's when I grabbed my camera.
andymac40330 3 years ago
That is a female American Kestrel with a Starling. Cool that she caught one.
nikihawk 3 years ago
great song to that haha ilmao good one
2qazedctgb 4 years ago