Using spectacular dives, the Bald Eagle scoops up fish swimming just below the surface or unsuspecting mammals near the shoreline. This is a beautiful, fine-featured, smaller raptor. The following information is from the website of the Raptor Center at the Univ. Like all members of the genus Falco, American Kestrels have a dark eye, notched beak and unfeathered legs. Males have a rusty back, blue wings and a rusty-colored tail with a black terminal band.
Females have rusty wings, back, and tail, all marked with black barring.
Both sexes have a dark vertical line running through the eye with white cheek and chin patches. The top of their head is blue with a rusty cap, usually brighter in males than females.