karl_20 0 Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 the last few times ive been out walking the dog ive seen a kestrel over the fields and it appears to be taking little birds from the trees, just wonderd if this was common as i thought they mainly took mice and small rodents etc, cheers karl Quote Link to post
ferret boy charlie 0 Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 the last few times ive been out walking the dog ive seen a kestrel over the fields and it appears to be taking little birds from the trees, just wonderd if this was common as i thought they mainly took mice and small rodents etc, cheers karl yep we haave one round here i once sore it on a pigeon although i dont know whether it killed it or not . . . . Quote Link to post
karl_20 0 Posted February 16, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 the last few times ive been out walking the dog ive seen a kestrel over the fields and it appears to be taking little birds from the trees, just wonderd if this was common as i thought they mainly took mice and small rodents etc, cheers karl yep we haave one round here i once sore it on a pigeon although i dont know whether it killed it or not . . . . its great to watch, i also saw it dive at something on the floor must have been a mouse but it missed, it was only about 20 yards infront of me it stayed on the floor for a few seconds then shot off, also noticed a increase in owls and buzzards, plenty of barn owls and there are some other owls not sure of the breed but they are nesting in the trees not far from my house, cheers karl Quote Link to post
Jayd 0 Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Kestrels will go for birds if they can't find mice etc. I imagine. Quote Link to post
6foot 1 Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 Kestrels will go for birds if they can't find mice etc. I imagine.me and my dad was sittn in van we watchd a kestral take a pidgeon out the sky and kill it on the ground it was tryn 2 fly off with it but it was 2 heavey for it Quote Link to post
Jayd 0 Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 I thought that birds like the Kestrel will only eat what they need, then leave the rest? Or am I confusing that with harris hawks? Quote Link to post
Shooter08 0 Posted February 16, 2009 Report Share Posted February 16, 2009 ive seen one go for a rabbit before, the rabbit set off down a hill and the kestral swooped down after it but the rabbit went underneath a hedge and kestral flew off a few fields Quote Link to post
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