With eyesight up to eight times stronger than ours, it can spot prey up to two miles away. 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.