Thanks to local birder/photographer David Illman I was alerted to the fact that young Kestrels were present on Pagham Parish Church. During this afternoon I paid a visit and sure enough a youngster was perched high up on the roof. I had hoped that by waiting, the parents would come and feed them but alas, this didn't happen whilst I was there. Initially I could only see one bird but as I waited another came into view.
The lighting was not good and only one shot showed the bird in the sunshine with a catchlight in the eye.
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| Frantically managing to balance. |
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| Composure restored. |
As soon as I had returned home, a Sparrow Hawk appeared in the garden alley way within feet of me and tore this poor unsuspecting bird to pieces
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| That's nature! |
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| These photos were taken through very dirty double glazed windows in the summer house. He remained about a minute before he saw me at close quarters and made off with his prey. |
The resident Cuckoo has continued calling mostly in the late afternoons. There are still plenty of caterpillars of the Brown Tailed Moth about so he wont go hungry!
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