kestrel
kestrel
Definition
kes·trel (kes′trəl)
noun
- either of two small, reddish-gray European falcons (Falco tinnunculus or F. naumanni) that can hover in the air
- American kestrel
Etymology: ME castrel < OFr cresserelle, quercerelle: orig. echoic
kestrel
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- include: In fact my raptor count for the day would come to include sixteen kestrels in just 5 hours of birding!
- see: We saw the kestrels perched on the large tree outside the center.
- train: The Welsh Hawking Center In the play James Staniforth will play the part of Billy Casper who trains a kestrel.
- find: A glimmer of hope is offered when Billy finds a baby kestrel, which soon becomes the focus of his life.
- pass: Overhead, counts of Swallows and Meadow Pipits reached the low hundreds and 4 Kestrels passed through at the Bill.
- have: Rosuav says to Abdalan, " I have a pet kestrel, that count?
Noun used with modifier
- baby: A glimmer of hope is offered when Billy finds a baby kestrel, which soon becomes the focus of his life.
Adjective modifier
- fledgling: Captive fledgling American kestrels prefer to play with objects resembling natural prey.
- male: The regular male kestrel who often hunts for voles in front of the hide has put on some great shows.
- American: Western gull and American kestrel on the way ( well, you have to start somewhere!
- common: Few birds seen en-route bar lots of common kestrels.
- female: You are a female kestrel, 5 ' tall, weighing 93 pounds.
- young: The person who had been making a hassle of himself, trying to force the young kestrel to talk to him.
Modifies a noun
- feather: Case one: A dark blue kestrel feather with a black tip.
- nest: Little owls, kingfishers and kestrels nest each year as do green woodpeckers that can be heard drilling and tapping in February.
- rite: An ' preservation of the old Tribal heritage learnings and rituals as well as new age city kestrel survival rites of passage and theories.
Preposition: in
- realm: I've always felt that the kestrels in the realm were always so seperate.
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