The male American Kestrel is a handsome bird ... Similar to peregrine falcons, the merlin often hunts different bird species.

The American kestrel never fails to amaze me ... boasting some seriously lovely plumage that comes in several varieties. The merlin is a falcon with several subspecies, making it tricky to spot ...

That means it designs and manufacturers most of its rocket parts in-house, including its "all-American" Merlin 1D rocket engines (shown here), which power its Falcon 9 rocket fleet. SpaceX has the ...