Kestrel with Wood Mouse
The kestrel carries it’s victim to the old wall. This juvenile kestrel has a black and white visual ring on it’s left leg and a metal ring on it’s right leg.
I reported this the next day and received the ringing information shortly after.
The bird was ringed as a nestling in a brood of five at Heswall on 04/06/2023. It is part of an ongoing juvenile dispersal and adult recruitment project in Merseyside (Wirral) & Cheshire, which has been running for a few years. My photographs were taken at Park Gate, Wirral so this young bird is staying very local. Kestrels are declining nationally so it is wonderful to know that this work is going on to try and throw light on the issues.
The full sequence of photos are in my album below.
Thank you for having a look at my photos. Comments or faves are welcome and much appreciated.
Kestrel with Wood Mouse
The kestrel carries it’s victim to the old wall. This juvenile kestrel has a black and white visual ring on it’s left leg and a metal ring on it’s right leg.
I reported this the next day and received the ringing information shortly after.
The bird was ringed as a nestling in a brood of five at Heswall on 04/06/2023. It is part of an ongoing juvenile dispersal and adult recruitment project in Merseyside (Wirral) & Cheshire, which has been running for a few years. My photographs were taken at Park Gate, Wirral so this young bird is staying very local. Kestrels are declining nationally so it is wonderful to know that this work is going on to try and throw light on the issues.
The full sequence of photos are in my album below.
Thank you for having a look at my photos. Comments or faves are welcome and much appreciated.