Falco sp. eating small bird outside my bathroom window

This is video taken of a falcon on the ledge outside my bathroom window on a wet mid-afternoon in January 2012, with an air temperature of around 12 celsius.

There are eleven members of Falconidae to be seen in Jordan; from what I could make out of the plumage, this individual appeared to be a common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus), though I may well be wrong. I have no idea as to the prey species.

The footage is really poor, though it was certainly a memorable encounter. I thought of adding a 'Vienna calling' or 'Rock me Amedeus' but that would have been a little too much, even by my standards.

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• Jordan
• wildlife
• Amman