We
received these two American Kestrels
as young nestlings. A child brought them home and told his mother they were "ducks". The mother called us and we went over not expecting to see Kestrels. The child refused to tell us or his mother where he had found the birds, so we brought the downy nestlings to WAIF and raised them. Eventually, they were placed in an outdoor pen, learned to hunt mice and were released. (Incidentally, both birds are males.) | ||
At WAIF, we do not use any falconry methods with our
raptors. Instead when young |