#kestrels — Public Fediverse posts

Hornchurch, UK

Three kestrel chicks emerging from a nest.

Photograph: Ursula Armstrong

#photography
#birds
#kestrels

Hornchurch, UK

Three kestrel chicks emerging from a nest.

Photograph: Ursula Armstrong

#photography
#birds
#kestrels

One of my buddies tipped me about a location where 5 #juvenile #kestrels were preparing to leave their nest box only a small detour from the polder I went to visit this morning. Some were stretching their wings, a few others where just sitting in the grass. 🪶 #birds #birdphotography #fledglings #falco #tinnunculus #DutchNature #Putten #birdsofprey #falcons #takentoday

One of my buddies tipped me about a location where 5 #juvenile #kestrels were preparing to leave their nest box only a small detour from the polder I went to visit this morning. Some were stretching their wings, a few others where just sitting in the grass. 🪶 #birds #birdphotography #fledglings #falco #tinnunculus #DutchNature #Putten #birdsofprey #falcons #takentoday

Videos of birds of prey, #Kestrels etc, hovering tracking prey, with their heads held very still while their bodies and wings bob and flutter are very impressive.

The #stabilisation on the #camera lenses and sensors being used to record them is pretty impressive also.

#BirdsOfPrey

Videos of birds of prey, #Kestrels etc, hovering tracking prey, with their heads held very still while their bodies and wings bob and flutter are very impressive.

The #stabilisation on the #camera lenses and sensors being used to record them is pretty impressive also.

#BirdsOfPrey

Documentaries show that predators such as #barnowls, #eagleowls, #tawnyowls, #kestrels, #commonbuzzards, #redkites, #foxes can be secondarily poisoned if they eat poisoned #mice.Long-term monitoring of barn owls reveals widespread contamination with #rodenticides,while systematic monitoring is lacking in many countries.This is precisely where the agricultural and hunting lobbies intertwine:instead of promoting natural predators as allies,they defend poisoning strategies

https://wildbeimwild.com/en/owl-parents-as-a-team-not-as-predators/

Documentaries show that predators such as #barnowls, #eagleowls, #tawnyowls, #kestrels, #commonbuzzards, #redkites, #foxes can be secondarily poisoned if they eat poisoned #mice.Long-term monitoring of barn owls reveals widespread contamination with #rodenticides,while systematic monitoring is lacking in many countries.This is precisely where the agricultural and hunting lobbies intertwine:instead of promoting natural predators as allies,they defend poisoning strategies

https://wildbeimwild.com/en/owl-parents-as-a-team-not-as-predators/

A Leap into Adulthood
Three young kestrels prepare to leap from their nest to a nearby beam.

Photograph: Peter Lindel/Wildlife Photographer of the Year

#photography
#birds
#kestrels

A Leap into Adulthood
Three young kestrels prepare to leap from their nest to a nearby beam.

Photograph: Peter Lindel/Wildlife Photographer of the Year

#photography
#birds
#kestrels

Kestrel-Friendly Cherry Orchards May Produce Safer Food

"Encouraging tiny falcons to nest in fruit orchards reduces fruit loss to birds and safeguards against contamination by microbial pathogens"

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#kestrels #birds #BirdDeterrent #FruitOrchards #Food #Orchards #FoodBorneIllness #FoodPoisoning #Campylobacter https://medium.com/grrlscientist/kestrel-friendly-cherry-orchards-may-produce-safer-food-9ce9604579c1

Kestrel-Friendly Cherry Orchards May Produce Safer Food

"Encouraging tiny falcons to nest in fruit orchards reduces fruit loss to birds and safeguards against contamination by microbial pathogens"

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#kestrels #birds #BirdDeterrent #FruitOrchards #Food #Orchards #FoodBorneIllness #FoodPoisoning #Campylobacter https://medium.com/grrlscientist/kestrel-friendly-cherry-orchards-may-produce-safer-food-9ce9604579c1

Tiny falcons are helping keep the food supply safe on cherry farms

Their presence appears to lower the risk of food-borne illnesses from pathogens.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/01/tiny-falcons-are-helping-keep-the-food-supply-safe-on-cherry-farms/#birds #cherries #ecology #food-supply #kestrels #raptors #science #syndication

Tiny falcons are helping keep the food supply safe on cherry farms

Their presence appears to lower the risk of food-borne illnesses from pathogens.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/01/tiny-falcons-are-helping-keep-the-food-supply-safe-on-cherry-farms/#birds #cherries #ecology #food-supply #kestrels #raptors #science #syndication

Kestrel-Friendly Cherry Orchards May Produce Safer Food

"Encouraging tiny falcons to nest in fruit orchards reduces fruit loss to birds and safeguards against contamination by microbial pathogens"

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#kestrels #birds #BirdDeterrent #FruitOrchards #Food #Orchards #FoodBorneIllness #FoodPoisoning #Campylobacter https://medium.com/grrlscientist/kestrel-friendly-cherry-orchards-may-produce-safer-food-9ce9604579c1

Kestrel-Friendly Cherry Orchards May Produce Safer Food

"Encouraging tiny falcons to nest in fruit orchards reduces fruit loss to birds and safeguards against contamination by microbial pathogens"

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#kestrels #birds #BirdDeterrent #FruitOrchards #Food #Orchards #FoodBorneIllness #FoodPoisoning #Campylobacter https://medium.com/grrlscientist/kestrel-friendly-cherry-orchards-may-produce-safer-food-9ce9604579c1

Kestrel-Friendly Cherry Orchards May Produce Safer Food

"Encouraging tiny falcons to nest in fruit orchards reduces fruit loss to birds and safeguards against contamination by microbial pathogens"

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#kestrels #birds #BirdDeterrent #FruitOrchards #Food #Orchards #FoodBorneIllness #FoodPoisoning #Campylobacter https://medium.com/grrlscientist/kestrel-friendly-cherry-orchards-may-produce-safer-food-9ce9604579c1

Kestrel-Friendly Cherry Orchards May Produce Safer Food

"Encouraging tiny falcons to nest in fruit orchards reduces fruit loss to birds and safeguards against contamination by microbial pathogens"

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#kestrels #birds #BirdDeterrent #FruitOrchards #Food #Orchards #FoodBorneIllness #FoodPoisoning #Campylobacter https://medium.com/grrlscientist/kestrel-friendly-cherry-orchards-may-produce-safer-food-9ce9604579c1

CAG bird F/A-18E of VFA-137 "Kestrels" running Star Wars Canyon, May 2019 #lowlevelflying #lowflyingaircraft #CAG #Kestrels #VFA137 #lowflying #nikon #usnavy #usnavalaviation #cvvhrn #R2508 #starwarscanyon #jets #jetsinthewild #sidewinderlowlevel #jedi

CAG bird F/A-18E of VFA-137 "Kestrels" running Star Wars Canyon, May 2019 #lowlevelflying #lowflyingaircraft #CAG #Kestrels #VFA137 #lowflying #nikon #usnavy #usnavalaviation #cvvhrn #R2508 #starwarscanyon #jets #jetsinthewild #sidewinderlowlevel #jedi

Wildlife T-Shirts
Beautiful Wildlife T-Shirt Designs
https://wildlife-t-shirts.com/
#african, #Wildlife, #Animals, #wild, #American #Kestrels , #Dolphins, #shirt , #T-Shirt , #t shirt , #tshirt

🌎 American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) #NorthAmericanBirds #CentralAmericanBirds #SouthAmericanBirds | #AmericanKestrel #FalcoSparverius | #Kestrels #Falcons #BirdsOfPrey 📷: Photo by Beto_MdP🦜 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌎 American Kestrel (Falco sparverius) #NorthAmericanBirds #CentralAmericanBirds #SouthAmericanBirds | #AmericanKestrel #FalcoSparverius | #Kestrels #Falcons #BirdsOfPrey 📷: Photo by Beto_MdP🦜 #MyBirdcards | #birdsoftheworld #birds

CAG F/A-18E of VFA-137 "Kestrels" running Star Wars Canyon, May 2019 #lowlevelflying #lowflyingaircraft #CAG #Kestrels #VFA137 #lowflying #nikon #usnavy #usnavalaviation #starwarscanyon #jets #jetsinthewild #sidewinderlowlevel #jedi

CAG F/A-18E of VFA-137 "Kestrels" running Star Wars Canyon, May 2019 #lowlevelflying #lowflyingaircraft #CAG #Kestrels #VFA137 #lowflying #nikon #usnavy #usnavalaviation #starwarscanyon #jets #jetsinthewild #sidewinderlowlevel #jedi

2 or 3 years ago, we started noticing this Kestrel that would perch near our house every evening. We starting calling him(or her) Merlin. He and hos mates have been gone the last few years and now look who’s back at their old hawking grounds!

#BirdsOfPrey #Kestrels #Bird #naturaleza

2 or 3 years ago, we started noticing this Kestrel that would perch near our house every evening. We starting calling him(or her) Merlin. He and hos mates have been gone the last few years and now look who’s back at their old hawking grounds!

#BirdsOfPrey #Kestrels #Bird #naturaleza

CAG F/A-18E of VFA-137 "Kestrels" running Star Wars Canyon, May 2019 #lowlevelflying #lowflyingaircraft #CAG #Kestrels #VFA137 #lowflying #nikon #usnavy #usnavalaviation #starwarscanyon #jets #jetsinthewild #sidewinderlowlevel #jedi

CAG F/A-18E of VFA-137 "Kestrels" running Star Wars Canyon, May 2019 #lowlevelflying #lowflyingaircraft #CAG #Kestrels #VFA137 #lowflying #nikon #usnavy #usnavalaviation #starwarscanyon #jets #jetsinthewild #sidewinderlowlevel #jedi

CAG F/A-18E of VFA-137 "Kestrels" running Star Wars Canyon, May 2019 #lowlevelflying #lowflyingaircraft #CAG #Kestrels #VFA137 #lowflying #nikon #usnavy #usnavalaviation #starwarscanyon #jets #jetsinthewild #sidewinderlowlevel #jedi

CAG F/A-18E of VFA-137 "Kestrels" running Star Wars Canyon, May 2019 #lowlevelflying #lowflyingaircraft #CAG #Kestrels #VFA137 #lowflying #nikon #usnavy #usnavalaviation #starwarscanyon #jets #jetsinthewild #sidewinderlowlevel #jedi

The November issue of the Bad Naturalist newsletter is here, and it has kestrel nest boxes, bad ladybugs, a hermit book, and a shorn poodle. (And don't miss the 25% off preorder discount inside!)

#BadNaturalist #BlueRidge #kestrels #ladybugs #newsletter #books #bookstodon #dogs #nature #conservation

https://badnaturalistnewsletter.beehiiv.com/p/fall-into-november

🌎 American kestrel (Falco sparverius) #NorthAmericanBirds #CentralAmericanBirds #SouthAmericanBirds #CaribbeanBirds | #AmericanKestrel | #Kestrels #Falcons #Raptors 📷: Photo by Beto_MdP 🦜 #birdsoftheworld #birds

🌎 American kestrel (Falco sparverius) #NorthAmericanBirds #CentralAmericanBirds #SouthAmericanBirds #CaribbeanBirds | #AmericanKestrel | #Kestrels #Falcons #Raptors 📷: Photo by Beto_MdP 🦜 #birdsoftheworld #birds

More of the American Kestrel pair. Including, after I left, the female decided to fly up to where I happened to be to hunt there lol

#Kestrel #Kestrels #Falcon #Falcons #Bird #Birds #Birding #BirdsOfMastodon #Birdwatching #Photography #Photo

More of the American Kestrel pair. Including, after I left, the female decided to fly up to where I happened to be to hunt there lol

#Kestrel #Kestrels #Falcon #Falcons #Bird #Birds #Birding #BirdsOfMastodon #Birdwatching #Photography #Photo

American Kestrel mating pair. First time I've ever gotten an opportunity to get any decent picture of an American Kestrel and these two were happy to hunt in front of me for a half-hour

#Kestrel #Kestrels #Falcon #Falcons #Bird #Birds #Birding #BirdsOfMastodon #Birdwatching #Photography #Photo

American Kestrel mating pair. First time I've ever gotten an opportunity to get any decent picture of an American Kestrel and these two were happy to hunt in front of me for a half-hour

#Kestrel #Kestrels #Falcon #Falcons #Bird #Birds #Birding #BirdsOfMastodon #Birdwatching #Photography #Photo

USN F/A-18F of VFA-137 "Kestrels", NAS Lemoore conducts a mock attack on my car. Panamint Valley, California. October 2022 #VFA137 #Kestrels #AvGeek #spotter #aviationdaily #photography #aircraft #aircraft #nikon #attack #fighter #panamint #500feet500knots #USN #NASLemoore

USN F/A-18F of VFA-137 "Kestrels", NAS Lemoore conducts a mock attack on my car. Panamint Valley, California. October 2022 #VFA137 #Kestrels #AvGeek #spotter #aviationdaily #photography #aircraft #aircraft #nikon #attack #fighter #panamint #500feet500knots #USN #NASLemoore

🔊 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #MorningShow

Kestrels:
🎵 Lilys

#Kestrels
#newRelease 🆕 single

https://open.spotify.com/track/1WelUZQbEArjZFrDija5qM

🔊 #NowPlaying on #KEXP's #MorningShow

Kestrels:
🎵 Lilys

#Kestrels
#newRelease 🆕 single

https://open.spotify.com/track/1WelUZQbEArjZFrDija5qM

We were hearing some unfamiliar #bird calls this afternoon.

Liz grabbed some binoculars to track it down, which led us to finding out there are a pair of #kestrels and likely some chicks at the top of the local tower block.

I got my #telescope out and was able to get the female in its sights while she was having a long sit.

#BirdPhotography / #Birds / #BirdsOfPrey / #UKBirds

We were hearing some unfamiliar #bird calls this afternoon.

Liz grabbed some binoculars to track it down, which led us to finding out there are a pair of #kestrels and likely some chicks at the top of the local tower block.

I got my #telescope out and was able to get the female in its sights while she was having a long sit.

#BirdPhotography / #Birds / #BirdsOfPrey / #UKBirds

Those lists represent four vectors of change.

Massive #loss of #songbirds and #insects (VERY bad).

Recovery of #raptors from DDT (wonderful - the only birds of prey I saw at the Naze in the seventies were a family of #kestrels).

Arrival of new species under #ClimateChange (natural, but a sign of bad things).

Arrival of #IntroducedSpecies (not good).

Those lists represent four vectors of change.

Massive #loss of #songbirds and #insects (VERY bad).

Recovery of #raptors from DDT (wonderful - the only birds of prey I saw at the Naze in the seventies were a family of #kestrels).

Arrival of new species under #ClimateChange (natural, but a sign of bad things).

Arrival of #IntroducedSpecies (not good).

CAG F/A-18E of VFA-137 "Kestrels" running Star Wars Canyon, May 2019 #lowlevelflying #lowflyingaircraft #CAG #Kestrels #VFA137 #lowflying #nikon #usnavy #usnavalaviation #starwarscanyon #jets #jetsinthewild #sidewinderlowlevel #jedi

Oh, my. Will they have to rename the #scotch?

#Grouse and #kestrels on the wane as #climatecrisis hits #Scottish #wildlife

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/13/grouse-and-kestrels-on-the-wane-as-climate-crisis-hits-scottish-wildlife

#environment #TheGuardian