A female Greater Kestrel, Falco rupicoloides, perched on bare branches against a pale blue sky in the Kalahari Desert

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A female Greater Kestrel, Falco rupicoloides, perched on bare branches against a pale blue sky in the Kalahari Desert. The Greater Kestrel, also sometimes known as a white eyed Kestrel is one of the largest Kestrels and are found in the arid and semi arid regions of Southern Africa.

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Size: 3456px × 5184px
Location: Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, South Africa
Photo credit: © Marieke Peche / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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