Falcon Belly Dance

This is Bertha, the American Kestrel! Kestrels are the smallest falcon species in North America, and one of the smallest in the entire world. Many bird species readily display their natural ability to stabilize their heads, but the kestrel seems to do it most frequently. Complex neck movements let them keep their eyes completely focussed on what they are looking at when perched on a branch or wire that is swaying in the breeze!