Sexually dimorphic plumage – males with blue-gray coloration to primary and secondary feathers
Approximate Hatch Weights:
~8-10g at hatching
Order: Falconiformes
Family: Falconidae
Common Name: Falcons
Region: Broad Range
Chick Type: Altricial
Down: White down
Skin Color: Pink
Bill: Hooked and pink to gray
Foot Type: Anisodactyl
Gape: Pink
Gape Flanges:
Iris: Dark brown
Legs and Feet: Pink to pale yellow and raptorial feet
Video from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
Eggs

Photo from The Cornell Lab of Ornithology American Kestrel Cam
Egg

Photo from The Cornell Lab of Ornithology American Kestrel Cam
Just Hatched

Photo by Beth McMaster, Wildbird Recovery
1 Day Old

Photo by Beth McMaster, Wildbird Recovery
~1st Week

Photo from the Wildlife Center of Virginia
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7 Days Old

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~1st Week

Photo by Laura Kintz, WildCare Oklahoma
~1st Week

Photo by Laura Kintz, WildCare Oklahoma
8 Days Old

Photo by Beth McMaster, Wildbird Recovery
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Photo by Beth McMaster, Wildbird Recovery
13 Days Old

Photo by Beth McMaster, Wildbird Recovery
~2nd Week

Photo by Dane County Humane Society's Wildlife Center
~2nd Week

Photo by Jen Osburn Eliot, Wildlife Images Rehab Center
~2nd Week - 87g

Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
~2nd Week - 87g

Photo from the Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network
14 Days Old

Photo by Beth McMaster, Wildbird Recovery
15 Days Old

Photo by Beth McMaster, Wildbird Recovery
~3rd Week

Photo by Jen Osburn Eliot, Wildlife Images Rehab Center
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Photo by Beth McMaster, Wildbird Recovery
~3rd Week

Photo by Connie Black
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Photo by Connie Black
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Photo by Connie Black
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Photo by Connie Black
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Photo by Connie Black
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Photo by Connie Black
17 Days Old

Photo by Beth McMaster, Wildbird Recovery
18 Days Old

Photo by Beth McMaster, Wildbird Recovery
18 Days Old

Photo by Beth McMaster, Wildbird Recovery
~3rd Week

Photo by Connie Black
19 Days Old

Photo by Beth McMaster, Wildbird Recovery
20 Days Old

Photo by Beth McMaster, Wildbird Recovery
21 Days Old

Photo by Beth McMaster, Wildbird Recovery
~3rd Week

Photo by Jen Osburn Eliot, Wildlife Images Rehab Center
~3rd Week

Photo by Connie Black
~3rd Week

Photo by Connie Black
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Photo by Connie Black
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Photo by Connie Black
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Photo by Connie Black
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Photo by Connie Black
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Photo by Connie Black
~4th Week

Photo by Connie Black
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Photo by Connie Black
~4th Week

Photo by Ashley Damm
~4th Week

Photo by Ashley Damm
>4 Weeks

Photo by Connie Black
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Photo by Connie Black
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Photo by Connie Black
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Photo by Connie Black
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Photo by Connie Black
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Photo by Connie Black
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Photo by Connie Black
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Photo by Connie Black
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Photo by Connie Black
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Photo by Connie Black
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Photo by Connie Black
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Photo by Connie Black
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Photo by Connie Black
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Photo by Connie Black
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Photo by Connie Black
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Photo by Connie Black
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Photo by Connie Black
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Photo by Connie Black
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Photo by Connie Black
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Photo by Connie Black
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Photo by Connie Black
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Photo by Connie Black
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Photo by Connie Black
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Photo by Connie Black