Ricks
RAPTOR
RESCUE
Captain Jack
Species
Falco sparverius
ORDER: FALCONIFORMES FAMILY: FALCONIDAE
North America’s littlest falcon, the American Kestrel packs a predator’s fierce intensity into its small body. It's one of the most colorful of all raptors: the male’s slate-blue head and wings contrast elegantly with his rusty-red back and tail; the female has the same warm reddish on her wings, back, and tail. Hunting for insects and other small prey in open territory, kestrels perch on wires or poles, or hover facing into the wind, flapping and adjusting their long tails to stay in place. Kestrels are declining in parts of their range; you can help them by putting up nest boxes..
About Me
Ahoy there, my kind use to be referred to as a sparrow hawk. Thus my name Captain Jack Sparrow...Hawk. I am used in the sport of falconry. My falconer takes me out hunting, where I am free to pursue and catch game. As you can see I am quite handsome.
 |  |
|---|