. The birds of our country. . KESTREL. FALCO TINNUNCULUS. Family Falconid^. Genus Falco. Windhover—Hoverhawk—Creshawk. The Kestrel or Windhover—a name which it has from the habit of hovering in the air—is by far the commonest of our hawks and may be found over all the British Isles. Although many Kestrels remain with us during the winter, it is really a migratory bird; and if, as has been stated, the absence of food is the cause of migration, one can understand such a bird as this seeking a country where mice and beetles are commoner than they are with us in the winter. For birds are not the K
. The birds of our country. . KESTREL. FALCO TINNUNCULUS. Family Falconid^. Genus Falco. Windhover—Hoverhawk—Creshawk. The Kestrel or Windhover—a name which it has from the habit of hovering in the air—is by far the commonest of our hawks and may be found over all the British Isles. Although many Kestrels remain with us during the winter, it is really a migratory bird; and if, as has been stated, the absence of food is the cause of migration, one can understand such a bird as this seeking a country where mice and beetles are commoner than they are with us in the winter. For birds are not the Kestrel's regular food, and there is not the terror among small birds at its approach that one notices on the approach of a Sparrow Hawk. It is very fond of cockchafers, and one would have thought its partiality for mice would have caused it to 14. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Stewart, H. E. London, Digby, Long & Co.
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