Gray Kestrel
Widespread in West and
Central Africa...lays its eggs
in old nests of other birds.
Falco ardosiaceus
(L 12-13" WS 22.8-28.3"
Wt 10.6 oz)
Road from Kakamega
to Lake Bogoria
28Oct2014
I looked across a field and saw a kestrel fly
hovering in a field that was near by
floating in the air in the summer breeze
he was very skillful and floated with such ease
(William Worthless)
Falco means curved blade;
ardosiaceus in Latin means
slate-colored.
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