Familiy: Falconidae
Falcons are intelligent birds of prey with pointed wings, notches in their bills called a tomial tooth, nostrils that baffle air and they are all diurnal.
Title: Early morning female American Kestrel resting on a rock
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 2/2/2021
Title: Male American Kestrel perched on an interpretive sign
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 1/6/2021
Title: Adult male American Kestrel on a wooden post
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/25/2020
Title: Christmas Day American Kestrel
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/25/2020
Title: Adult female American Kestrel with prey in her talons
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/8/2020
Title: Adult American Kestrel female grasping her prey
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/8/2020
Title: Adult female American Kestrel perched on an old post
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/4/2020
Title: Male American Kestrel on a barb wire fence
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 11/12/2020
Title: Prairie Merlin at Farmington Bay WMA
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 11/12/2020
Title: Female Prairie Merlin perched in a tree
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 11/12/2020
Title: Male American Kestrel resting on a metal post
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 11/12/2020
Title: Adult male American Kestrel perched on a barb wire fence
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 11/12/2020
Title: Male American Kestrel struggling to maintain his grip on thin branches
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 1/6/2020
Title: Male American Kestrel being buffeted by a strong breeze
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 1/6/2020
Title: Male American Kestrel perched on a Tamarisk shrub
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 1/6/2020
Title: Female American Kestrel perched in a Crabapple tree
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 12/16/2019
Title: Merlin with prey at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/23/2019
Title: Merlin perched next to the Bear River
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/23/2019
Title: Merlin with prey on the marsh at Bear River MBR
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/23/2019
Title: Male American Kestrel about to lift off from a tree
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/28/2019
Title: Adult male American Kestrel stretching his wings
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/28/2019
Title: American Kestrel male perched on a branch
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/28/2019
Title: Male American Kestrel turning in flight
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 10/29/2018
Title: Female American Kestrel lifting off after consuming her prey
Location: Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/18/2018
Title: Female Peregrine Falcon at eye level with her prey
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 1/4/2018
Title: Peregrine Falcon post poop pose
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 1/4/2018
Title: Peregrine Falcon on prey
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 1/4/2018
Title: Peregrine Falcon and an American Coot
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 1/4/2018