Falcons are a common sight in Wood County–in nature and at sporting events.

But this American Kestrel is the smallest falcon, about the same size as a Mourning Dove, according to Rossford resident Bill Heban.

He took this photo, under controlled circumstances, at Nature’s Nursery in Whitehouse.

One of five falcon species found in the United States, it is the most familiar and widespread.

“An open coun…