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	<title>Neotropical Birding &#187; American Kestrel</title>
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		<title>Good morning, Ms. Kestrel</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:46:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jean Paul Perret</dc:creator>
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<p>Today, just after I woke up I noticed that a female American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) was perched on the palm outside my window. Take a look on how she takes care of her feathers before she goes to work hunting.</p>
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<p>Today, just after I woke up I noticed that a female American Kestrel (<em>Falco sparverius</em>) was perched on the palm outside my window. Take a look on how she takes care of her feathers before she goes <strike>to work</strike> hunting.</p>
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