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#kestrel

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Joris Meys

I walked around on campus yesterday, and suddenly heard the krrri-krri-krrri-krrri-krrri sound I last heard last year in summer. That means the kestrels are back, and we hopefully have a new nest in the hole a few meters above my office window.

#birds #kestrel #BirdPhotogaphy #Photography #nature

This picture is by Ken Billington, one of the founders of Focusing on Wildlife :

focusingonwildlife.com/news/sp

If you know him and he's on Mastodon, feel free to tag!

A picture of a kestrel sitting on the top of a smooth rock. The sky behind it is intense blue, the bird is resting its wings next to its body and has its head turned right. The feathers are light, and on its chest you see many dark spots typical for this bird. Its beak is short and hooked, and razorsharp at the tip. The claws on its legs are peeking over the rim of the rock it sits on. Top right of the image is the signature of Ken Billington photography.
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bundeskater - Marcel Gierth
English below

Hallo meine geliebten und nicht geliebten Lebensformen,
Ich hab heute ein bißchen Zeit mit den Turmfalken verbracht, die neben meiner Unterkunft brüten und heftigst am Balzen waren.
Abends hab ich dann diesen Turmfalken an anderer Stelle getroffen. Er lies sich sehr lange beobachten und ist erst nach 10 Minuten weiter geflogen.

Apropos fliegen, solidarische Grüße an die streikenden Kolleg:innen am Münchner Flughafen. Ich hattte gehofft ich dürfte länger hier bleiben, aber es verlängert sich nur die Reisezeit über Frankfurt mit dem Zug nach München. Kein Spaß mit 2 Koffern, 2 Kamerarucksäcken und zwei Laptops. Aber euer Streik ist wichtig und richtig, ihr sorgt jeden Tag dafür, dass alles klappt. Da müssen dann auch Arbeitsbedingungen und Bezahlung stimmen.

Tiere sind Freunde und kein Essen oder eine Plage.
Bleibt gesund, glücklich und verliebt.

Der schlimmste Seelenschmerz ist das Fernweh.

M@rcel
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Hello my beloved and unloved life forms,
I spent some time today with the kestrels nesting next to my accommodation and they were busy mating.
In the evening I met this kestrel elsewhere. He kept an eye on me for a very long time and only flew on after 10 minutes.

Speaking of flying, solidarity greetings to the striking colleagues at Munich airport. I had hoped I would be able to stay here longer, but it only extends the journey time via Frankfurt by train to Munich. No fun with 2 suitcases, 2 camera backpacks and two laptops. But your strike is important and right, you make sure that everything runs smoothly every day. Working conditions and pay have to be right too.


Animals are friends, not food or a nuisance.
Stay healthy, happy and in love.

The most terrible pain in the soul is wanderlust.

M@rcel
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#marcelGierth
#bundeskater

#fuerteventura
#kanaren #canaryIslands
#spanien #espana #spain #españa
#turmfalke #kestrel
#commonkestrel

#birds #birdsOnMastodon

#artenvielfalt
#birdwatching
#vogelbeobachtung

#wildlife
#wildlifephotography
#wildlifefotografie
#birdphotography
#vogelfotografie
#vogelfreund #streik
Fliegender Turmfalke
Sitzender Turmfalke
Sitzender Turmfalke
#streik
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DoomsdaysCW

Speaking of #Rewilding, some new signs went up at nearby #CaliforniaFields in Southern #Maine! Looks like the #MaineDepartmentOfInlandFisheries finally acknowledged that there are some #EndangeredSpecies there, and put the pressure on #BlueTriton / #PolandSprings / #BigWater -- who had planted a bunch of pine trees in the field (to hide the drilled wells that they claim are "springs"). But now they have to take them down and restore the grasslands! (And it's full of #Milkweed which the #MonarchButterflies love!)
#GrasshopperSparrow #UplandSandpiper #NorthernHarrier, #HornedLark, #Kestrel, #Meadowlark, #Bobolink

The tree harvest (begun in the fall of 2024) is part of a collaboration by BlueTriton Brands through its Poland Spring® Brand and the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to restore the important grassland habitat at California Fields for the bird species below. Grasshopper Sparrow: Small, buffy-tan colored sparrow with distinctive yellow eyebrow. Requires sparsely vegetated grasslands (bunch grasses) with patches of bare ground to forage for prey. As of 2024, Grasshopper Sparrows are only known at 3 sites the state, one of which is California Fields. PRIMARY FOOD: (Arasshoppers, along with other simall insects and seeds. Song: A insect-like, buzzing. Nesy: Domed-shaped, usually hidden on the ground at the base of a grass clump STATUS: Endangered Upland Sandpiper - A shorebird that avoids wetlands and prefers to nest in large patches of grasslands, prairies, pastures. Males of this species are known for perching on fenceposts and for their territorial/mating. PRIMARY FOOD: Grasshoppers and other insects. - Song: An unearthly trilling that first rises in pitch, then descends in a low whistle. Status: Threatened Here are some other bird species of concern that use California Fields - Northern Harrier - Horved Lark - Kestrel - Weadowlark
WHY PROTECT GRASSLANDS? Since the 1970's, North America has lost one quarter of its birds. grassland bird species have accounted for over 50% of this loss. California Fields is part of a sandplain grassland ecosystem. Historically, this natural community type was prevalent in southern Maine and was maintained by fire. However, over time most of these ecosystem have transitioned to forest due to fire suppression. The tree harvest (begun in the fall of 2024) is part of a collaboration by BlueTriton Brands through its Poland Spring® Brand and the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife to restore the important grassland habitat at California Fields for the bird species below.
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Frank Paul Silye
This was one of the first bird photos I have taken. Many years later, I am still very proud of it!

The photo of the kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) is taken 11 meters up in a tree.

The kestrel is the most widespread and often most abundant of European birds of prey. It belongs to the falcon family Falconidae, and is also known as the European Kestrel, Eurasian Kestrel, or Old World Kestrel. This species occurs over a large range. It is widespread in Europe, Asia, and Africa, as well as occasionally reaching the east coast of North America. Kestrels do not build their own nests, but use nests built by other species.

A few words about the breakfast should also be written: It is a European Green Lizard (Lacerta viridian).

The photo was taken at Hidephotography (Pusztaszer) in the protected area Pusztaszeri Tájvédelmi Körzet.

#Birds #BirdsPhotography #Nature #Wildlife #Kestrel #Hungary #Pusztaszer
A kestrel on a branch with a grip on lizard as prey. The plain behind gives a nice light green background
#pusztaszer
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