Went back to the nest site this morning as sun direction is much better.
Just as I arrived the male left the nest and the female took his place
Kestrel 2019-3 by tblake2007, on Flickr
She then spent time moving the egg/eggs about before settling down. She did this quite a few times and I was keen to try and see if I could spot the eggs. So I was taking a careful look through binos.
I've photographed this site a few times over the years but today saw something I hadn't seen before. I saw the female lay an egg. Sadly by the time I'd realised what was happening and swapped from binos to camera the action was over.
Just as I arrived the male left the nest and the female took his place
Kestrel 2019-3 by tblake2007, on Flickr
She then spent time moving the egg/eggs about before settling down. She did this quite a few times and I was keen to try and see if I could spot the eggs. So I was taking a careful look through binos.
I've photographed this site a few times over the years but today saw something I hadn't seen before. I saw the female lay an egg. Sadly by the time I'd realised what was happening and swapped from binos to camera the action was over.
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