Alan Murphy/ BIA / American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) female flying, Texas

Alan Murphy / American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) male flying, Texas

Alan Murphy / American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) female flying, Texas

Alan Murphy / American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) female flying, Texas

Suzi Eszterhas / American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) male preening, Pantanal, Brazil

Suzi Eszterhas / American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) male, Pantanal, Brazil

Gabriel Rojo / American kestrel chicks looking out of nest hole {Falco sparverius} Argentina

John Chan / American kestrel (Falco sparverius) feeding on a cricket, Southern California, USA.

John Chan / American kestrel (Falco sparverius) feeding on a vole, Southern California, USA.

Steve Gettle / American Kestrel (Falco sparverius), native to North America

David Perpinan / American kestrel (Falco sparverius) taking off from perch, Pantanal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.

Sylvain Cordier / American kestrel (Falco sparverius) preening tail feathers, Pantanal, Mato Grosso, Brazil.