* One of the smallest, most widespread falcons in North America.
* Tiny yet powerful, kestrels are fierce predators that catch insects, small rodents, lizards, and even other small birds.
* They are true North Americans, found virtually anywhere.
* Some migrate and some stay year-round.
* They are often seen hovering in open areas searching for prey.
In 1946, Wendell Bennett, in his field work in lea, noted stylistic affinities between late ceramics from Nazca and Tiahuanaco, which he called tiahuanacoid. This enigma, regarding the curious craft affinities between cultures considered unconnected in 1948, was resolved with the ceramic finds in La
On July 26, 1533, the last ruler of the Inca empire, Atahualpa, was executed by the Spanish with a garrote (device used to strangle prisoners). His death meant the end of the great Inca empire and the beginning of the Spanish conquest of that region of South America. Only a year before, Atahualpa ha
The Fico Day, January 9, 1822 is the date carried out by the regent of Brazil, Prince Dom Pedro, who decides to go against the orders of the Portuguese Courts and remain in Brazil. The event got its name because, at the time, D. Pedro uttered the phrase that would become famous: This decision is c
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