Kestrel.



Name: Unknown.



This is the most common daytime Bird of Prey. You have probably seen one hovering beside a road or motorway.

Hovering is when the bird looks like it is floating still in the air and not moving - like a helecopter.

Kestrels hover beside the road to wait until they see mice and voles. When they see their prey, they swoop down and kill with their very small sharp tallons.

If a Kestrel is grey it is a boy and if it is brown it is a girl.

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