Alaska Storyteller Photography

Caracaras and falcons

Order: Falconiformes. Family: Falconidae

Falconidae is a family of diurnal birds of prey, notably the falcons and caracaras. They differ from hawks, eagles, and kites in that they kill with their beaks instead of their feet.

• Eurasian Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus - RF Stock - DT
• American Kestrel, Falco sparverius - RF Stock - DT
• Merlin, Falco columbarius - RF Stock - DT
• Eurasian Hobby, Falco subbuteo - RF Stock - DT
• Gyrfalcon, Falco rusticolus - RF Stock - DT
• Peregrine Falcon, Falco peregrinus - RF Stock - DT