Eurasian Hobby: Small falcon with dark slate-gray upperparts and white underparts with heavy, dark gray streaks. White face has bold black mask and moustache stripe, and thin white eyebrows. Wings are long and pointed. Leggings are orange. Tail is square and finely barred. Graceful powerful flight.
Eurasian Hobby: Breeds across Europe and Asia; strays occur in Alaska. Preferred habitats include mature trees in farmlands and woodland edges.
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"klee-klee-klee"
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● Song: "klee-klee-klee"
● Foraging & Feeding: Eurasian Hobby: Feeds on large insects and small birds such as swallows and martins. Prey is caught in talons and transferred to bill in flight.
● Breeding & nesting: Eurasian Hobby: Three to five light yellow brown eggs with red brown spots are laid in an old crow or hawk nest. Incubation ranges from 28 to 31 days and is carried out primarily by the female.
● Similar species: Eurasian Hobby: Peregrine Falcon is much larger, and lacks eyestripe and orange leggings.