tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413177885465250750.post4479477954767534082..comments2024-02-17T00:04:59.035-08:00Comments on The good life: New KestrelsMuddyValleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13561027881611420247noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413177885465250750.post-53577208270091913912017-06-16T08:49:22.847-07:002017-06-16T08:49:22.847-07:00Beautiful shots, and the story too. Didn't kno...Beautiful shots, and the story too. Didn't know you could landlord these guys.collieguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10298533259335227324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413177885465250750.post-27581405300979130002017-06-15T20:40:59.246-07:002017-06-15T20:40:59.246-07:00Good. I hope you let us know. I'd consider bui...Good. I hope you let us know. I'd consider building them a box, but I have a lot of songbirds around my house, so I'd like to know more.Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413177885465250750.post-69706715263479388332017-06-15T18:17:40.262-07:002017-06-15T18:17:40.262-07:00I have bluebirds nesting in a box a couple of hund...I have bluebirds nesting in a box a couple of hundred feet away. I think the kestrels prefer voles, and voles are easier targets and small enough to carry. The adult birds hang out year round on the phone lines that cross the field below the house. Kestrels can see ultraviolet. They see the trail of urine that rodents leave and follow it to the source. I'll be collecting the remains in the next box for Jim, when I install the camera & then we'll have a better idea.MuddyValleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13561027881611420247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6413177885465250750.post-87540568258302495172017-06-15T17:44:06.997-07:002017-06-15T17:44:06.997-07:00How hard are they on the songbirds?How hard are they on the songbirds?Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.com