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: Male American Kestrel inside a nest box
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 10/26/2015
Title: Merlin and its prey
Location: Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 9/12/2015
Title: Centennial Valley Merlin
Location: Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 9/12/2015
Title: Merlin preening in morning light
Location: Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 9/12/2015
Title: Merlin facing the west
Location: Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 9/12/2015
Title: Merlin lifting off
Location: Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 9/9/2015
Title: Sub-adult Peregrine Falcon, Tundra subspecies
Location: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/20/2015
Title: American Kestrel male perched on an antennae
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/2/2015
Title: Male American Kestrel perched on an antennae
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 1/2/2015
Title: Female American Kestrel on a snowy Waterfowl sign
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/26/2014
Title: Merlin with prey in golden light
Location: Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 9/12/2014
Title: Merlin with prey as the fog starts to roll in
Location: Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 9/12/2014
Title: Merlin with prey in fog
Location: Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 9/12/2014
Title: Merlin and prey
Location: Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 9/12/2014
Title: Merlin with prey in early morning light
Location: Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 9/12/2014
Title: Perched Merlin
Location: Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 9/11/2014
Title: Merlin in low light
Location: Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 9/11/2014
Title: Early morning Merlin perched on a fence post
Location: Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana
Date: 9/11/2014
Title: Peregrine Falcon in flight, Wayne County
Location: Wayne County, Utah
Date: 3/14/2014
Title: Gyrfalcon getting ready to lift off – Escaped Falconry Bird
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 2/21/2014
Title: Gyrfalcon in flight – Escaped Falconry Bird
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 2/21/2014
Title: Gyrfalcon lift off – Escaped Falconry Bird
Location: Salt Lake County, Utah
Date: 2/21/2014
Title: Female American Kestrel on a rusty perch
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/15/2013
Title: Female American Kestrel lifting off from a rusty metal strap
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/15/2013
Title: A female American Kestrel and her prey on a low light day
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/8/2013
Title: Fluffed up female American Kestrel in low light
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/8/2013
Title: Female American Kestrel with Pipit feathers on her bill
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/8/2013
Title: Female American kestrel and her prey on rusty old metal
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 12/8/2013