Kestrel Feeding is a Dance Party
While of Kestrel feathers I know (well, really practical things like tensile strength of primaries), peculiarities of Kestrel behaviour I could not have known.
21 April 2008 at the Rogers Wildlife Rehabilitation Center
As a “guest volunteer” at Rogers Wildlife, I had the opportunity to feed Kestrels (Falco sparverius). One greeted me ceremoniously by dancing upon my head before I could make it through the entrance even. The reward for such a display is a portion of beef heart.
Can you tell me more about this facility?
Hi, John. Rogers Wildlife is a wildlife rehabilitation center located outside of Dallas, TX. There is sufficient land for large outdoor aviaries, which serve as an intermediate step in the phased plan for release.
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