Come and meet a Kestrel here in the Western Cape Province of South Africa!
Due to my back problems the Chiro advised that we should buy a firmer bed and so we popped out to a bedding store to see what they had. A proper bed is priced at 3 months of my salary 🤣
So, in any case as we emerged from the store a beautiful surprise arrived!
Marian pointed him out when he landed and it is a Kestrel (Falco tinnuntulus)!
Of course I had to get closer without his suspicion, but not easy in a parking lot and he was watching me!
Ever closer to his spot seated on a signboard at the roofing front of a store!
Right, he started flushing and I knew that he was going to fly!
Bang, straight up he went and turned to hover high above in the sky and so here is evidence that not only Kites can hover, as Kestrel's can also hover.
Hovering simply means to hang in the same position in the sky for a period of time.
Here is some more information on our Kestrel;
"The common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) is a bird of prey species belonging to the kestrel group of the falcon family Falconidae. It is also known as the European kestrel, Eurasian kestrel, or Old World kestrel. In Britain, where no other kestrel species commonly occurs, it is generally just called "kestrel".
"This species occurs over a large range. It is widespread in Europe, Asia, and Africa, as well as occasionally reaching the east coast of North America.[citation needed] It has colonized a few oceanic islands, but vagrant individuals are generally rare; in the whole of Micronesia for example, the species was only recorded twice each on Guam and Saipan in the Marianas".
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All photos are my my own and I hope that you have enjoyed the pictures. Camera used Canon Powershot SX60HS.
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