[Length 9 in. Wingspan 22 in.]

This American Kestrel was photographed at General Brant Road, Laguna Atascosa NWR, Texas. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: January 20, 2010)

[Length 9 in. Wingspan 22 in.]

This female American Kestrel was photographed at Bosque del Apache NWR, NM. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S VR f2.8 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: February 29, 2008)

[Length 12.75 in. Wingspan 29 in.]

The Eurasian Kestrel is a medium-sized Falcon which breeds across much of Europe and Asia. It withdraws to the south in the winter. This Eurasian Kestrel was photographed in winter as it hunted from a perch on telephone wires along a road on the island of Okinawa in Japan. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: February 1996)

[Length 10.5 in. Wingspan 24 in.]

This Killdeer was photographed at Blue Lake State Wildlife Area, Fort Lyon, CO. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: April 24, 2009)

[Length 10.5 in. Wingspan 24 in.]

This Killdeer giving a distraction display was photographed at Arapaho NWR in Walden, Colorado. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1992)

[Length 10.5 in. Wingspan 24 in.]

The Killdeer is one of the most widespread birds, occurring throughout Alaska, Canada, and the US. It gets its name from its plaintive "Kill Dee" alarm call. This one was photographed at Loxahatchee NWR in Florida. Photo taken with a 300mm f4.5 Nikkor ED lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: October 1979)

[Length 10.5 in. Wingspan 24 in.]

This fledgling Killdeer was photographed at Anahuac NWR, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 180mm EDAF-D f2.8 lens (EFL=270mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: April 25, 2004)

[Length 10.5 in. Wingspan 24 in.]

This Killdeer was photographed at Anahuac NWR, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: April 29, 2004)