November 22, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Kestrels can hover in place for over a minute at a time while scanning for food, if wind conditions are ideal. This stationary hunting method, which earned them the historical nickname "windhover," lets them drop vertically on prey like mice and insects.
August 17, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Kestrels can hover in place for over a minute at a time while scanning for food, if wind conditions are ideal. This stationary hunting method, which earned them the historical nickname "windhover," lets them drop vertically on prey like mice and insects.
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The Common Kestrel or ‘Windhover’
#kestrel #commonkestrel #ukbirds #birds #🪶 #aylward_photography #windhover #kestrelphotography
#kestrel #commonkestrel #ukbirds #birds #🪶 #aylward_photography #windhover #kestrelphotography
January 26, 2025 at 1:14 PM
The Common Kestrel or ‘Windhover’
#kestrel #commonkestrel #ukbirds #birds #🪶 #aylward_photography #windhover #kestrelphotography
#kestrel #commonkestrel #ukbirds #birds #🪶 #aylward_photography #windhover #kestrelphotography
A kestrel at Filey Brigg today, living up to its aka of windhover.
January 31, 2026 at 10:33 PM
A kestrel at Filey Brigg today, living up to its aka of windhover.
May 21, 2025 at 6:51 AM
Windhover, not hovering. Common kestrel descends on its prey - Compton Bassett, Wiltshire
August 21, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Windhover, not hovering. Common kestrel descends on its prey - Compton Bassett, Wiltshire
September 6, 2026 at 8:23 PM
"The Windhover" - Male Kestrel, Ballycotton. #FromTheArchives #birds
December 18, 2024 at 4:04 PM
"The Windhover" - Male Kestrel, Ballycotton. #FromTheArchives #birds
Shoutout to my man Hopkins poets.org/poem/windhover
The Windhover
I caught this morning morning's minion, king-
poets.org
October 6, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Shoutout to my man Hopkins poets.org/poem/windhover
Focus.. 🤎 Windhover. X
April 1, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Focus.. 🤎 Windhover. X
The Windhover is pure magic. Gash gold vermillion.
September 6, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The Windhover is pure magic. Gash gold vermillion.
#birdoftheday #birds #birdphotography #photography #alt #flight #kestrel #female
A kestrel aka #windhover
Somewhere between flight and #stillness, I often wonder if for the bird the world itself moves while the #hover
A kestrel aka #windhover
Somewhere between flight and #stillness, I often wonder if for the bird the world itself moves while the #hover
September 27, 2026 at 8:21 AM
#birdoftheday #birds #birdphotography #photography #alt #flight #kestrel #female
A kestrel aka #windhover
Somewhere between flight and #stillness, I often wonder if for the bird the world itself moves while the #hover
A kestrel aka #windhover
Somewhere between flight and #stillness, I often wonder if for the bird the world itself moves while the #hover
Advent bird No. 13
Kestrel
Scientific name: Falco tinnunculus
Alternative names: Kes, Windhover, Windfucker, Motorwayvergebird
Finnish name: tuulihaukka
Song: ki-ki-ki-ki-ki-ki
Kestrel
Scientific name: Falco tinnunculus
Alternative names: Kes, Windhover, Windfucker, Motorwayvergebird
Finnish name: tuulihaukka
Song: ki-ki-ki-ki-ki-ki
December 13, 2024 at 9:34 AM
Advent bird No. 13
Kestrel
Scientific name: Falco tinnunculus
Alternative names: Kes, Windhover, Windfucker, Motorwayvergebird
Finnish name: tuulihaukka
Song: ki-ki-ki-ki-ki-ki
Kestrel
Scientific name: Falco tinnunculus
Alternative names: Kes, Windhover, Windfucker, Motorwayvergebird
Finnish name: tuulihaukka
Song: ki-ki-ki-ki-ki-ki
(You also see "windhover", which is also a pretty name imo)
October 5, 2026 at 1:19 AM
(You also see "windhover", which is also a pretty name imo)
See: The Windhover, by Gerard Manly Hopkins
August 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM
See: The Windhover, by Gerard Manly Hopkins
Advent bird No. 13
Kestrel
Scientific name: Falco tinnunculus
Alternative names: Kes, Windhover, Windfucker, Motorwayvergebird
Finnish name: tuulihaukka
Song: ki-ki-ki-ki-ki-ki
Kestrel
Scientific name: Falco tinnunculus
Alternative names: Kes, Windhover, Windfucker, Motorwayvergebird
Finnish name: tuulihaukka
Song: ki-ki-ki-ki-ki-ki
December 12, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Advent bird No. 13
Kestrel
Scientific name: Falco tinnunculus
Alternative names: Kes, Windhover, Windfucker, Motorwayvergebird
Finnish name: tuulihaukka
Song: ki-ki-ki-ki-ki-ki
Kestrel
Scientific name: Falco tinnunculus
Alternative names: Kes, Windhover, Windfucker, Motorwayvergebird
Finnish name: tuulihaukka
Song: ki-ki-ki-ki-ki-ki
Windhover
Locked on and evaluating…a male kestrel seemingly ready to strike
@rspb.bsky.social Marshside, Southport, Lancashire, UK
#photography #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #Raptors #ukbirds #ukbirding #wildlife #nature #birdsofprey #Nikon #birdsinflight
Locked on and evaluating…a male kestrel seemingly ready to strike
@rspb.bsky.social Marshside, Southport, Lancashire, UK
#photography #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #Raptors #ukbirds #ukbirding #wildlife #nature #birdsofprey #Nikon #birdsinflight
May 10, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Windhover
Locked on and evaluating…a male kestrel seemingly ready to strike
@rspb.bsky.social Marshside, Southport, Lancashire, UK
#photography #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #Raptors #ukbirds #ukbirding #wildlife #nature #birdsofprey #Nikon #birdsinflight
Locked on and evaluating…a male kestrel seemingly ready to strike
@rspb.bsky.social Marshside, Southport, Lancashire, UK
#photography #birds #birding @robcrank68.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #Raptors #ukbirds #ukbirding #wildlife #nature #birdsofprey #Nikon #birdsinflight
The Windhover, the perfect description of a bird
December 6, 2025 at 11:14 PM
The Windhover, the perfect description of a bird
On this day in 2024 - The Windhover or as more commonly known - Kestrel - Romsley Worcestershire UK - 16-01-24 #birds #ukbirding #uknature #ukwildlife #nature #ornithology #photography #birdphotography #canon #naturephotography
January 16, 2026 at 9:41 AM
On this day in 2024 - The Windhover or as more commonly known - Kestrel - Romsley Worcestershire UK - 16-01-24 #birds #ukbirding #uknature #ukwildlife #nature #ornithology #photography #birdphotography #canon #naturephotography
Windhover of gull kind
January 1, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Windhover of gull kind
Windhover
A kestrel hunting over @rspb Bempton Cliffs in Yorkshire, UK
#photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #Raptors #ukbirds #ukbirding #wildlife #nature #bop #birdofprey #birdphotography #Nikon
A kestrel hunting over @rspb Bempton Cliffs in Yorkshire, UK
#photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #Raptors #ukbirds #ukbirding #wildlife #nature #bop #birdofprey #birdphotography #Nikon
June 20, 2026 at 7:07 AM
Windhover
A kestrel hunting over @rspb Bempton Cliffs in Yorkshire, UK
#photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #Raptors #ukbirds #ukbirding #wildlife #nature #bop #birdofprey #birdphotography #Nikon
A kestrel hunting over @rspb Bempton Cliffs in Yorkshire, UK
#photography #birds #birding @alan678.bsky.social’s #BirdOfTheDay #Raptors #ukbirds #ukbirding #wildlife #nature #bop #birdofprey #birdphotography #Nikon
The windhover back on his perch again this morning.
August 10, 2026 at 5:49 AM
The windhover back on his perch again this morning.