Wildlife Photography, Birds, Bats and Beasts


Hobby
It has a dashing flight & will chase large insects and small birds.
Hobbies are listed as a Schedule 1 bird on The Wildlife and Countryside Act.

Scientific name: Hypotriorchis
Phylum: Chordata
Rank: Subgenus
Order: Falcons and caracaras
Family: Falconidae
Photographed at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve June 2018





Kestrel fledglings in East Sussex


The common kestrel is a bird of prey species belonging to the kestrel group of the falcon family Falconidae. It is also known as the European kestrel, Eurasian kestrel, or Old World kestrel.

Scientific name: Falco tinnunculus
Conservation status: Least Concern (Population decreasing)
Higher classification: Falcon







Little Owl


The little owl is a bird that inhabits much of the temperate and warmer parts of Europe, Asia east to Korea, and north Africa. Wikipedia

Mass: 170 g (Adult)
Scientific name: Athene noctua
Conservation status: Least Concern (Population stable)
Higher classification: Athene
Some Little Owls have been known to nest in rabbit burrows! xtremefalconry.co.uk

At Feather's of Salehurst


Little Owl at Scotney Castle Estate (National Trust)



Little Owl on the Isle of Sheppey







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