kestrel

IPA: kˈɛstrʌɫ

Examples of "kestrel" in Sentences

The kestrel is a small raptor in the falcon family.
Also, from my reading the kestrel is full-grown ... and a male.
"A kestrel is a type of falcon, like the peregrine but smaller."
For the kestrel is a most insulting creature towards the bigger birds.
"The kestrel is the world's most perfect hawk," the Raptor Observatory's Allen Fish said.
The kestrel is the commonest hawk in the southern parts of England, so that many opportunities occur to observe his habits; and there ought not to be any doubt in the matter.
The kestrel is the most fertile; for this is nearly the only bird of prey which drinks, and its moisture, both innate and acquired, along with its heat is favourable to generative products.
A kestrel is still a hawk, but the amazing part of the (revised) story is that Juan Hurino is taking the bird to the vet anyway; even though the kestrel was probably attracted to his own chickens.
The kestrel is the bird known in England as the windhover, on account of its habit of hovering in mid-air on rapidly-vibrating wings before pouncing on the lizard or other small fry, for which it is ever on the watch.