Meet Hiiri the common kestrel

Hiiri and her handler.

A little tidbit on the post.

Hiiri on her handlers gauntlet.

Flying to safety on her handler’s shoulder.

Gentle enough to let a child handle with the help of the handlers.

Sweet little Hiiri.

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Meet Hiiri the common kestrel with her handler at a zoo in southern Sweden. Hiiri is rescue with a wing that is slightly damaged. She was released after healing in her homeland Finland but returned four times. Now she lives at a zoo Djurpark in Sweden that shows Nordic fauna. She talks baby talk and feels safe with humans.

Hiiri weighs about 200 grammes and is quite a bit smaller than the peregrine falcon Loa that was displayed before her. She eats mice and other small animals on the fields. The common kestrels are known to hover in the skies.

Little Hiiri was gentle enough to let the handlers letting children handle her with the help of the handlers.

More critters at Camera Critters and more winged pictures at The BIRD D’Pot.
Many thanks to my children for a lovely day!