Kestrels\u00a0are easily recognisable because of their ability to hover in one spot while looking for prey and a wildlife filmmaker has shared an incredible clip demonstrating just how remarkable this is.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When kestrels<\/a> hover, these\u00a0birds of prey<\/a>\u00a0barely even need to beat their wings to remain still. The bird is so still that it looks like it might be held up by an invisible string, its eyes locked on the ground below.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cHow amazing is it?\u201d says photographer\u00a0Jacob Rheams<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0Instagram<\/a>. \u201c[I] will never get bored of watching kestrels hover and seeing how stable they can keep their heads.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Watch mesmerising footage of a hovering kestrel. Credit: Jacob Rheams<\/p>\n This ability to stay still helps the birds hunt. “While hovering, kestrels keep their head still and their eyes fixed on the ground, adjusting their tail and wings to hold position, before dropping down to catch a vole<\/a> or other small mammal,\u201d says the RSPB on its\u00a0website<\/a>.<\/p>\n Hovering isn\u2019t their only skill, the RSPB adds: “They have incredible eyesight and can even see UV light, which allows them to spot the trails of wee left behind by the voles and other small mammals they eat, as these trails reflect UV light.\u201d<\/p>\n Kestrels use this hovering technique to help them spot small mammals on the ground. Credit: Jacob Rheams<\/p>\n Image and video credits:\u00a0Jacob Rheams,\u00a0@jjrheams.photography<\/a><\/p>\n More amazing wildlife videos from around the UK<\/p>\n