Arrived on a sunny morning with both birds watching me.
Kestrel 2020-114 by tblake2007, on Flickr
Kestrel 2020-115 by tblake2007, on Flickr
The male was also keeping a wary eye on a couple of wood pigeons fighting on the edge of the roof
Kestrel 2020-116 by tblake2007, on Flickr
Wood Pigeon by tblake2007, on Flickr
The male had brought a vole(?) before I arrived
Kestrel 2020-118 by tblake2007, on Flickr
Looks like the male had already removed the head so she just removed some of the fur
Kestrel 2020-119 by tblake2007, on Flickr
She then went back to the nest to feed the chicks
Kestrel 2020-120 by tblake2007, on Flickr
I was a bit concerned as the smallest/youngest chick was just laying in the nest and not competing for food, happily the female made a point of going to feed it and it soon had a bulging crop. The youngest chick will only survive if there is plenty of prey and the adults are successful at hunting.
Kestrel 2020-114 by tblake2007, on Flickr
Kestrel 2020-115 by tblake2007, on Flickr
The male was also keeping a wary eye on a couple of wood pigeons fighting on the edge of the roof
Kestrel 2020-116 by tblake2007, on Flickr
Wood Pigeon by tblake2007, on Flickr
The male had brought a vole(?) before I arrived
Kestrel 2020-118 by tblake2007, on Flickr
Looks like the male had already removed the head so she just removed some of the fur
Kestrel 2020-119 by tblake2007, on Flickr
She then went back to the nest to feed the chicks
Kestrel 2020-120 by tblake2007, on Flickr
I was a bit concerned as the smallest/youngest chick was just laying in the nest and not competing for food, happily the female made a point of going to feed it and it soon had a bulging crop. The youngest chick will only survive if there is plenty of prey and the adults are successful at hunting.
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