American Kestrels (along with the Red-tailed Hawk) are one of two raptors almost universally used by new (apprentice) falconers in the United States. The American Kestrel is generally considered to be a harder bird to care for due to its small size, quick metabolism, and fragile nature (in comparison with the much larger Red-tail and other raptors used in falconry) and requires extensive weight management, often within a couple tenths of a gram. The pictures that follow are the inititation of training and observation. At this stage it is jumping 2 meters. It is a bird born in captivity and created for this falconer.
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Whch bird do you think is easier to care for for a falconry apprentice, red tailed hawk or american kestrel?
This was such a good question we put the reply as a regular blog post.
http://healthandhappinessinc.blogspot.com/2008/01/red-tailed-hawk-or-american-kestrel.html
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