Bird of the day: February 11

February 12, 2021 Brooklyn Eagle Staff

Photo by Heather Wolf

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An American Kestral, seen in Brooklyn Bridge Park, December 2020. North America’s smallest Falcon, the kestral has a predator’s fierce intensity in a compact body that is the most colorful of all the raptors. With long pointed wings, it flies fast and uses its beak as its primary weapon (hawks have broad wings and use their talons). Scientific name: Falco sparverius. Photo by Heather Wolf, author of BIRDING AT THE BRIDGE. Join the Eagle family of supporters and get daily updates and features (like bird of the day).