American Kestrel Hawk Mixed Media by Barbara Keith

American Kestrel Hawk

by Barbara Keith

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Title

American Kestrel Hawk

Artist

Barbara Keith

Medium

Mixed Media - Watercolor Enhanced Colored Pencil

Description

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The American kestrel (Falco sparverius) is the smallest and most common falcon in North America. It has a roughly two-to-one range in size over subspecies and sex, varying in size from about the weight of a blue jay to a mourning dove. It also ranges to South America, and is a well-established species that has evolved seventeen subspecies adapted to different environments and habitats throughout the Americas. It exhibits sexual dimorphism in size (females being moderately larger) and plumage, although both sexes have a rufous back with noticeable barring. Its plumage is colorful and attractive, and juveniles are similar in plumage to adults.

The American kestrel usually hunts in energy-conserving fashion by perching and scanning the ground for prey to ambush, though it also hunts from the air. It sometimes hovers in the air with rapid wing beats while homing in on prey. Its diet typically consists of grasshoppers and other insects, lizards, mice, and small birds (e.g. sparrows). This broad diet has contributed to its wide success as a species. It nests in cavities in trees, cliffs, buildings, and other structures. The female lays three to seven eggs, which both sexes help to incubate.

Based on appearance and behavior it was for many years considered a member of the primarily European and African kestrel clade within the genus falco, but DNA analysis shows the American kestrel to actually be genetically more closely related to the larger American falcons such as the aplomado, peregrine, and prairie falcons. Though the species has not been renamed as a result of these genetic analyses, it is not actually a kestrel in the phylogenetic sense. Instead, a process of convergent evolution to fit a similar small prey niche in the ecosystem as the true kestrels has left it with similar physical characteristics and hunting methods (Wikipedia).

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Comments (29)

Barbara Keith

Thanks for the feature, Ceili (Weekly Animal Artwork)

Jurgen Lorenzen

Wonderful American Kestrel portrait art, Barbara!

Taphath Foose

Beautiful work, Barbara!!! CONGRATULATIONS, your work is featured in "All about Birds"! I invite you to place it in the group's "Featured Image Archive" discussion thread and any other thread that is fitting!! 😊

Barbara Keith replied:

Thanks for the feature, Taphath and will do

David Neace

Congratulations, your work is featured on the homepage of "Created by my Hands"

Barbara Keith replied:

Thanks for the feature, David

Barbara Keith

Thanks for the feature, R John (Hand Created Artwork)

Alexandra Vusir

Congratulations to the feature in my Birds Paintings group! Beautifiul! I invite you to place it in the group's "Featured Image Archive" Discussion.

Barbara Keith replied:

Thanks for the feature, Alexandra

Barbara Keith

Thanks for the feature, Jan (Beauty in Art)

Barbara Keith

Thanks for the feature, Nina (ART - It's Good for You)

Taphath Foose

Beautiful work, Barbara!!! Congratulations, your work is Featured in "For the Birds"! I invite you to place it in the group's "Featured Image Archive" Discussion!!

Barbara Keith replied:

Thanks for the feature, Taphath and will do

Elizabeth Reich

Powerful imagery.

Barbara Keith

Thanks for the feature Nader (Fine Art University of Painting)

Barbara Keith

Thanks for the feature Pam (Pet Portraits and Animals in Colored Pencil)

Taphath Foose

Beautiful work, Barbara!!! Congratulations, your work is Featured in "Mix Your Media"! I invite you to place it in the group's "Featured Image Archive" Discussion!!

Barbara Keith replied:

Thanks for the feature Taphath and will do

Alana Thrower

Beautiful portrait of this lovely kestrel! l/f/t/p/fb

David Neace

Congratulations, your work is featured on the homepage of "Created by my Pencil Power

Barbara Keith replied:

Thanks for the feature David

Murray Rudd

Congratulations on being featured in the FAA Group 'Raptors.' To ensure your feature remains available over time, post your featured image(s) in the Group's 'Thanks for the Feature / Image Archive.' l/f and p if you allow pinning (https://www.pinterest.ca/tendrelimages/raptors-at-fine-art-america/)

Barbara Keith replied:

Thanks for the feature Murray and will do

Steve Gass

Wonderful presentation Barbara, one of my fav birds, l/f.

Don Columbus

Congratulations, your work is Featured in "A Birding Group - Wings" I invite you to place it in the group's "2020 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!! L/Tweet

Barbara Keith replied:

Thanks for the feature Don and done

Barbara Keith

Thanks for the feature Mariola (Wildlife)

Barbara Keith

Thanks for the feature Julie (Your Story of Art)