steve_b_wales Posted May 28, 2023 Report Share Posted May 28, 2023 (edited) What bird is this? Spotted by a friend of mine in Egypt yesterday. Edited May 28, 2023 by steve_b_wales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted May 28, 2023 Report Share Posted May 28, 2023 Kestrel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Boggy Posted May 28, 2023 Report Share Posted May 28, 2023 That’s what I thought Eurasian kestrel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 28, 2023 Report Share Posted May 28, 2023 handsome bird... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted May 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2023 (edited) 4 hours ago, ditchman said: handsome bird... Yes, one (not sure if it's the same one) used to perch on our hotel balcony (top floor) amost every evening. Sometimes it was only a few feet away. Edited May 28, 2023 by steve_b_wales Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted May 28, 2023 Report Share Posted May 28, 2023 1 hour ago, steve_b_wales said: Yes, one (not sure if it's the same one) used to perch on our hotel balcony (top floor) amost every evening. Sometimes it was only a few feet away. looking at what it has in the talons ....it is punching well above its weight.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted May 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 28, 2023 1 hour ago, ditchman said: looking at what it has in the talons ....it is punching well above its weight.. Indeed it does. I've seen one or two or them diving down onto Siskins and smaller birds that were feeding on the hotel lawns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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