As I'm going to be away for a week I thought worth a visit to see the kestrel nest. Wasn't expecting to see much apart from still incubating.
However, when I got there the position of the female was indicative of covering young. Waited for some time and she wasn't for moving and was about to leave when I heard the male calling.
He landed on the perch above the nest with what turned out to be a shrew
Kestrel 2017-9 by tblake2007, on Flickr
He dropped down to the nest passed the shrew to the female and 3 grey heads popped up
Kestrel 2017-7 by tblake2007, on Flickr
He then left it to her to feed the chicks
Kestrel 2017-6 by tblake2007, on Flickr
However she was very aware of my presence and wasn't feeding the chicks so I decided to leave. On the way spotted male in a location where I could get this full frame image
Kestrel 2017-5 by tblake2007, on Flickr
As you can see light was very variable so some of the images not the best but nice to see at least 3 young.
However, when I got there the position of the female was indicative of covering young. Waited for some time and she wasn't for moving and was about to leave when I heard the male calling.
He landed on the perch above the nest with what turned out to be a shrew
Kestrel 2017-9 by tblake2007, on FlickrHe dropped down to the nest passed the shrew to the female and 3 grey heads popped up
Kestrel 2017-7 by tblake2007, on FlickrHe then left it to her to feed the chicks
Kestrel 2017-6 by tblake2007, on FlickrHowever she was very aware of my presence and wasn't feeding the chicks so I decided to leave. On the way spotted male in a location where I could get this full frame image
Kestrel 2017-5 by tblake2007, on FlickrAs you can see light was very variable so some of the images not the best but nice to see at least 3 young.
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