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Eurasian Kestrel - Netherlands / Beleef de Lente
maggieblue:
O.K. So, I just watched this site for the first time :o and Holy Moly, it is like watching a horror movie. One crow (jackdaw?) in the nestbox), a beautiful and extremely nervous Kestrel at the entrance and eventually attacked and replaced by another crow. Then 2 crows in the nestbox scratching around, stirrring up feathers, feathers flying, whose feathers, doves perhaps? And outside there are dove sounds and someone walking a huge dog. No end of action. No wonder people are talking about this site. :-\
The Peregrine Chick:
Just as a little note here, y'all know that a torenvalk is a kestrel - here they are the American Kestrels (or sparrowhawks) and they are smaller than the European variety. European kestrels are the size of our Merlins while European Merlins are the size of American Kestrels.
That is also why the nestbox is in such demand - both Common (or European) and American Kestrels are cavity nesters, they use holes in trees, buildings and nestboxes (wood duck boxes here) to nest in. They are not the only birds that like this kind of structure - the owl, 'cause they are cavity nesters, the doves for the security, the crows because anywhere save that they (being big birds) can access is a good site.
Common Kestrel links that may be of interest ...
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_Kestrel
- http://www.raptorfoundation.org.uk/kestrel.html
- Google Images results for the Common Kestrel
allikat:
Well Bev, let's all just hope that this will have a happy ending for everyone and every bird!!!
I don't want to take away the chance for the Ravens to lay eggs and more importantly, I want the falcons to nest at this site plus....I don't want any territorial fighting!!! Is that too much to ask? I hope not!
bev.:
this is what I do not want to see happen in Edmonton.Fighting in the nest boxes is just nasty. Out in the open is one thing but they are trapped in the nest box.
I know I have seen it in Edmonton???? :o :o
thanks for the post.
allikat:
I think this is the one everyone is discussing....
http://www.beleefdelente.nl/torenvalk
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