What does this pose of a baby Kestrel signify?
Well the story goes like this:
Hi! I'm one of the girl Kestrels in the nest and we
get hungry quite often and this is the story of
what we do to get fed.
One way would be open our mouth and make a lot of noise
"dad! dad! mom! get some food over here!"
Soon I can hear dad or mom coming and I look up to see who
This time it's dad and he has a juicy mouse for me
He drops it in the hole for me to get..
This pose is usually when I can see food coming and
get very excited and anxious.
Hannibal ,you were right!
Again! It's dad that shows up' He comes in fast and furious
Right on his heels is mom bringing a baby bird
Hokey Geez between the two of them they knock me for a loop
I didn't think they would both show up.. can you help
me out here?
My legs are straight and my feet are down
Oh My Gosh! What a couple of dingy parents, a kid could
get killed by a speeding delivery
Just wait! When I grow up I'm gonna knock them right
off their perch
I'll just take off like a jet plane... you just wait.
In the meantime I'm hungry again... so I have to start
crying
That was quick.... Hi Mom. What do you have this time?
Oh Goody! Another birdie nugget.. mmmmmm
What do you mean it's for my sister? She's napping
Give it to me I'll pass it on to her when she wakes up
Come on Mom I told you I would share..
Hey! Bring that back here.. See! She's up now.
Don't worry Sis, I'll keep calling her
Mom! Get back here!
Sis and I are waiting................
Up on the telephone pole, mom grabs some food for herself.
Feeding hungry babies makes her hungry
Look at the size of that wing... That's some large prey
Next post all four babies are out of the nest and in
the tree.. One male and one female discuss
flying free and what happens next.
To God be The Glory ~~ Great Things He Hath Done
10 comments:
Great series! Very nice photo's and the story was just perfect!
Craig
Love it Jane!!!
Excellent series of photos.
Blessings,Ruth
Wow! Can't wait for the "rest of the story." You have given me a "birdseye view" of something I would have never dreamed of seeing.
Indeed - To God be the Glory!
Wow those are some great shots, and a great story!
Beautiful shots and story. Thanks for stopping at my flower blog today. Otherwise I might have missed this post. That would be awful.
Awesome! The story is amazing! You are soooo lucky! I wish I were near to see this with my own eyes! Thank you so much for showing every detail!
Jane. Did I happen to mention that the Kestrel is my fav!
I really enjoyed the post.
These are just joyful to see - so many great photos! I love seeing a day in the life of those beautiful kestrels!
J,
What a great series of pictures! So many different poses and I clicked on each one to see more in detail. You must have waited a long time to get the parents returning with so many meals!!
How lucky to have been able to watch this family of four..from eggs to fledging! Pretty neat, I would think!
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