Falconidae

Small to medium-sized birds of prey that kill with their beaks (as opposed to Accipters that kill with their talons)

Laughing Falcon

Falcon,

Peregrine Falcon

Falcon,

Black Caracara

Caracara,

African Pygmy Falcon

Falcon,

Lesser Kestrel

Kestrel,

Collared Falconet

This trip featured a lot of raptors and some very special ones for me. We spent a few hours perched on a machan in the forenoon inside the core zone of the park, and this enterprising Collared Falconet landed on a nearby branch and gave us a fantastic view. This being a lifer for me made it all the more sweet.

Falconet,This trip featured a lot of raptors and some very special ones for me. We spent a few hours perched on a machan in the forenoon inside the core zone of the park, and this enterprising Collared Falconet landed on a nearby branch and gave us a fantastic view. This being a lifer for me made it all the more sweet.

Common Kestrel

Spotted this Kestrel on top of a pine tree during our trip from Paro to Punakha

Kestrel,Spotted this Kestrel on top of a pine tree during our trip from Paro to Punakha

Common Kestrel (In flight)

Kestrel,