📌Using the nearest niche for caching

🗨️ In this series of photos, the female kestrel (our mom from the first family where the first chick was recently spotted) uses the niche closest to the nest for caching food. This niche is hidden by a fire escape. It's about 3 meters away from the nesting niche. This recent photo of the male was taken right on it when he was also checking for tasty rodent supplies a few weeks ago.

Usually, the female spends some time on the roof railings. And at some point, which she determines by signs known only to her, she decides - it's time to feed the kids! And she visits the next niche.
At this moment, after 10 minutes of sitting at the top of the fire escape, the female flew to the niche. From which she took out a rodent. She sat for half a minute on the ladder, checking if there was anyone else around. And she flew to the nest, where deep inside she passed the delicacy to her chicks.

Posted on June 8, 2024 10:31 PM by ikovalev