Did you see this little guy catch the katrina? I didn't even see what it was trying to catch the first time I watched this video. I had to watch it a couple times and then the slow-mo really helped me see the katrina.
These are some fast flying birds. It reminds me of how short people tend to be really fast. This is mostly true because in most soccer teams I've been on, the shortest people are really fast. I should know, since I was really short and fast before I hit a growth spurt; I earned the nickname, "Speedy," from Speedy Gonzales. I thought this was only true for humans; I never would have guessed it also applied for the animal kingdom.
Kestrels are relatively small; their wingspan is 23 inches and their length is 10 inches. By watching this video above, you may realize that it has a really fast acceleration; they also flap their wings at a fast pace when they hunt.
I really like how you make the connection between the size of Kerstels and the size of humans. I completely agree when you say that the shorter a soccer player is the faster they are at running because I have two reasonably short cousins who play soccer and they're super fast when it comes down to giving it all they got on the feild. The fact that you compared a soccer players ability to do something with a birds ability demonstrates the amount of similarties humans have with animals.
ReplyDeleteInteresting post. What exactly was it eating? Has your kestrel been around?
ReplyDeleteWell the video said "Katrina Catch" but I tried looking it up and nothing really specific appeared; I'm thinking it's some sort of grasshopper. Yeah it has been around from time to time, but I researched them some more and occasionally they leave and come back.
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ReplyDeleteI liked how you made a comparison with the birds and humans. :) It's pretty cool how fast they can go.
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful birds. It's unbelievable how fast they can hunt when the creatures are so tiny.
ReplyDeleteReally cool post. Again with all the comments above I like how you make the connection between the birds with humans I can literally picture that great job! I see birds pass my backyard a lot but I never bothering observing them much as you do with the kestrel, maybe one day I'll do just that.
ReplyDeleteIt must be a little creepy knowing those creatures are in your backyard and that they hunt that way but then again they might be misjudged like the earwigs. Nice comparison though not all short people are fast;) I like how you call them little guys yet they end up being these fascinating,fast, vicious creatures it reminds of how most people underestimate the weak or short person. It also reminds me of a Chihuahua.
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ReplyDeleteI've really enjoyed this post and especially the previous posts. I liked how you connected people and your experiences with these birds. By reading the first to the recent posts, I've noticed that you have not only paid attention to these small avians, but you also gained knowledge and the curosity to learn more about them. Keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteI liked the fact that you connected previous experiences to what you learned about this bird. Small birds are often under estimated but they can do so many things, which is why they can be so fascinating
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