Had to show this off!

[TMoore]

I volunteered at an animal rehab center back in high school and they had a red-tailed hawk for a while. It was a very impressive animal.

They also had the meanest little screech owl. I always got stuck caring for her because everyone else was afraid. If you didn't wear thick leather gloves she could cause some serious damage.

[frankykeno]

I am not to sure i know the name of the Falcon or species name begins with a K?
Kresner Falcon?
In any case thank you guys and i will be sure to tell her.

Perhaps you're thinking of a Kestrel? Lovely birds and a lovely thing your friend is doing to save them.

[letstalksnakes]

Yes that is the name!!
A Kestrel Falcon.
Thank you!

[Shadera]

That's no kestrel. LOL A kestrel is a teeny little bird that hunts things like mice and grasshoppers. That bird in the photo you posted looks like a lanner or prairie falcon or one of the close cousins.

[letstalksnakes]

Man i am so confused..LOL
I will get the nake tommorow when i chat with her again.
Because now i am on a mission to find the name out since my brain has done all it can do.
No worries i will have an answer...

[DutchHerp]

1) Golden Eagle
2) (Western?) Screech Owl
3) American Kestrel

That's no kestrel. LOL A kestrel is a teeny little bird that hunts things like mice and grasshoppers. That bird in the photo you posted looks like a lanner or prairie falcon or one of the close cousins.

Sorry, it is though!

[Shadera]

1) Golden Eagle
2) (Western?) Screech Owl
3) American Kestrel





Sorry, it is though!

I agree with your first two.

The color and size are wrong for an American kestrel. I rehabbed one just last year and have worked around at least a dozen others coming into the rehab. They are one of the more common birds we see.

Compare this little bird with the one you claim is a kestrel.

[spottysnake]

I work with birds of prey too. It looks very much like a kestrel but it's very large and the shape is a little different. Is it possible that the bird is a hybrid? if not I would guess it's just a huge kestrel on top of a weird angle