So he bought a bunch of old stamps (planes and cars). He didn’t like the Navajo Jewelry either, so he bought a bunch of American Kestrels to go with them.
Actual Fact: John Paul II’s favorite ice cream flavor was marron glacé (candied chestnut).
3 responses to “Berck didn’t like any of the new stamps”
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nana on poprobert’s computer…….
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http://www.mbr-pwrc.usgs.gov/Infocenter/i3600id.htmlAmerican kestrel
Falco sparveriusIdentification Tips:
Length: 8.5 inches Wingspan: 21 inches
Short, dark, hooked beak
Small, long-tailed hawk
Long, narrow, pointed wings
Gray crown
White cheeks
Two black mustache marks
Black spot at rear of crown on both sides
Seen from below, flight feathers are pale with dark barring
Juveniles and immature females like adult female
Adult male:Rust patch on crown
Rust nape, breast, back and tail
Rust tail has a broad black subterminal band and a narrow white terminal band
Pale belly
Blue-gray wing coverts
Dark flight feathers with pale subterminal spots creating a “string of pearls”
Black spots on scapulars, wing coverts and flanks
Adult female:Pale buff breast streaked with brown
Rust-brown nape, back and wing coverts
Back and wing coverts barred heavily with black
Rust-brown tail with numerous dark bars of even width and a narrow white terminal band
Immature male:Barred rust-brown back barred heavily with black
Streaked breast
Similar species:
Sharp-shinned Hawk is of similar size, but has rounded wings and much different patterning. Merlin is larger with broader-based wings, lacks rust tones to back and wing coverts, has a single mustache mark and strongly checkered underwings.Length and wingspan from: Robbins, C.S., Bruun, B., Zim, H.S., (1966). Birds of North America. New York: Western Publishing Company, Inc.
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Yes.
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