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Eurasian Kestrel - Netherlands / Beleef de Lente
birdcamfan:
Sorry! Doves, crows, and falcons sharing of a nest box are in Noord Brabant, Netherlands. I won't post anything more about it on this thread. It was a related story of nest take over which is why it ended up being discussed here. Sorry if it caused any confusion.
bcbird:
--- Quote from: Liz on April 02, 2009, 22:29 ---
--- Quote from: birdcamfan on April 02, 2009, 20:53 ---On a positive note, it seems that the 2 doves have again been present in the nest box, the crows are still visiting and both of the falcons were there today too.
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Heck, how did I miss doves? And that the PFs are back? I've only read about the current nest-building. Sorry to rain on any parades!
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Liz, I'm getting confused.
We have only ravens nest building here in the U of A nest box, right?
This thread also has details and pics from the Netherlands nest box involved with takeovers involving doves and crows, and now returned peregrines?
Liz:
--- Quote from: birdcamfan on April 02, 2009, 20:53 ---On a positive note, it seems that the 2 doves have again been present in the nest box, the crows are still visiting and both of the falcons were there today too.
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Heck, how did I miss doves? And that the PFs are back? I've only read about the current nest-building. Sorry to rain on any parades!
birdcamfan:
On a positive note, it seems that the 2 doves have again been present in the nest box, the crows are still visiting and both of the falcons were there today too. It is going to be interesting to see who gets control of this nest box. These birds all seem to have a very strong nesting instinct and aren't being easily dissuaded from nest building at this site.
skygirlblue:
--- Quote from: Alison on April 02, 2009, 05:46 ---
--- Quote from: birdcamfan on April 01, 2009, 18:26 ---The crows that invaded the (dove) nest in Netherlands took advantage of the dove leaving the nest and destroyed her eggs. Very sad to watch. They even took the shells out of the nestbox. The note below the cam notes that the falcons (torenvalk) that normally use the nest are also still hanging around chasing the crows away. The nestbox is now empty.
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I'm not sure which site this is, birdcamfan? Perhaps it is Beleef de Lente, where jackdaws moved in and took over the nest?
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They must be birds of opportunity...they did the same thing to a kestrel nest in Poland last year...I found myself screaming at my monitor as they removed one egg after another...the kestrels never returned...
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