INTERNATIONAL KESTRELS ~ 2012

Beth · **Posted:** Thu Jul 05, 2012 10:18 am

~Ferenz, Bosuil and all BCAW members for the terrific photos and updates on the Int. Kestrels 2012 -We appreciate all of you!!

The Derby nest was a wonderful highlight this year :egg 19:

Ferenz · **Posted:** Fri Jul 06, 2012 2:10 pm

Berlin

Catbird · **Posted:** Sat Jul 07, 2012 7:47 am

And then there were only two (or at least it appears that way)!

Ferenz · **Posted:** Sat Jul 07, 2012 9:07 am

Berlin

Ferenz · **Posted:** Sun Jul 08, 2012 11:59 am

kittenface · **Posted:** Mon Jul 09, 2012 12:42 am

Ferenz · **Posted:** Tue Jul 10, 2012 8:04 am

Berlin

Alison · **Joined:** Wed Jan 20, 2010 9:31 pm **Posts:** 2776

Harculo

Catbird · **Posted:** Wed Jul 11, 2012 9:24 pm

Thanks for the great pictures of the Harculo chicks, Alison. And thanks for the great pictures of the remaining Berlin chicks, Ferenz.

Catbird · **Posted:** Fri Jul 13, 2012 11:10 am

Oh my! Have all the chicks fledged here already except this one?

ruud · **Posted:** Fri Jul 20, 2012 4:01 am

Yesterday morning we saw a fierce fight between two females in the Kestrel nest box in Helmond. We were so mesmerized that we completely forgot to turn on the recording. Fortunately there was someone who did thought about. This is the result.

Thanks to Pooh, for recording!

Catbird · **Posted:** Fri Jul 20, 2012 10:04 am

OMG!!! That really was a horrendous fight between the two females . . . and all the poor little male could do was watch and try to stay out of their way.

I sure hope it was the resident female that ultimately won.

ruud · **Posted:** Fri Jul 20, 2012 10:52 am

Indeed, it was the resident female.
Afterwards, the male had to listen for almost half an hour, to the clucking of his partner.

Yvonne W. · **Joined:** Tue Jan 10, 2012 7:42 am **Posts:** 135

Pooh · **Joined:** Fri Jul 20, 2012 10:24 am **Posts:** 2

Haha. She didn't do all the talking, Ruud.. He wasn't amused either. But she did show the intruder who's boss..

We have other moments too, though.

He adores her.. totally.

Catbird · **Posted:** Fri Jul 20, 2012 7:08 pm

Welcome to the forum, Pooh! And thanks so much for the videos: The first with the fight was really quite frightening, but the second with resident kestrels was a delight to see. It was so sweet to see the male looking at the female so adoringly and to hear them chirping to each other.

Beth · **Posted:** Fri Jul 20, 2012 9:08 pm

to BCAW Pooh!
Thanks so much for the videos!!

kittenface · **Posted:** Sat Jul 21, 2012 1:50 am

Pooh

Great video, to me the Kestrel has the sweetest sounds to listen to

ruud · **Posted:** Sat Jul 21, 2012 2:29 am

Good morning and welcome to our club, Pooh. That's a warm welcome.
Unfortunately I have no flowers available. (sad)

Sweet movie, but for me he still behaves very submissive.

Pooh · **Joined:** Fri Jul 20, 2012 10:24 am **Posts:** 2

Thank you all!

In order to save space and give credit where credit is due, you are more than welcome to a lot more movies from the source of these videos, Natuurkanaal:

http://www.natuurkanaal.nl/Forum/viewforum.php?f=16
4 beautiful young kestrels were raised on this location in Helmond, Netherlands this year.

This is the june 2012 topic:
http://www.natuurkanaal.nl/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=1108&start=40

Enjoy!

Ruud, isn't that the way things are between kestrels? Why is it submission (and would that be a bad thing then..), isn't it just courtesy between partners?

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