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ALRIGHT BETH

OMG My little Swiss Miss

Ditto for me! What a surprise . . . I check on the Swiss kestrels almost every day, but haven't found anyone home. Thanks, Beth.

Video: Jackdaws Move into Kestrel Nest Box

After rousting a nesting pair of Stockdoves, Jackdaws have taken up residence in a Kestrel nest box. Many birds have checked out this location: Stockdoves, Kestrels, Nuthatches, a Little Owl, and even a Barn Owl. Is this a repeat of last year's drama when Kestrels finally claimed ownership? Sadly, the male Kestrel disappeared and the female finally abandoned the nest, leaving her eggs behind.

From the website, "Very regrettably, in our country the Corvid family is seen as evil rather than as the beautiful birds they are. For a short time they were protected, but a persistent lobby has managed to destroy that protection: they may again be shot and killed.

The Jackdaw is one of the most intelligent birds, if not species. They are very curious, can address challenges and even use some kind of language between them. They prefer to live in a social relationship in groups, but there is a quite some hierarchy.
Couples choose each other for life. Birds who do not nest help protect the nests and young of other daws. They do not really live in a colony, but certainly like the proximity of each other. Observing these birds makes you appreciate them."

Corvus monedula

Achterhoek, Gelderland, The Netherlands

live cam: http://www.beleefdelente.nl/

English Translations here: http://genietvandelente.nl/viewforum.php?f=61

beans - Thanks so much for the info on the Jackdaws at the Beleef De Lente kestrel nest. They sound like fascinating birds, and we saw quite a bit of them this winter at one of the other kestrel nest boxes in the Netherlands. I am sad in that it sounds as if the resident kestrels will have another unsuccessful nesting season (at least in this nest box), but it certainly sounds as if the Jackdaws are preferable to pigeons and stockdoves.

Last year, the Kestrels returned and chased out the Jackdaws. There were some terrific fights!

Kelstrels Challenge Nesting Stock Dove

Jackdaws Destroy Stock Dove Nest

Fierce Battle between Jackdaw and Kestrel

Thanks for posting these pictures, Kitten. I can watch only so man cams! So it's good to get an update of other nests.

Bet you take catnaps during the day

OMG
That is sooo sweet
And I try to get a couple minutes here and there if the grandkids allow it

Thanks beans . . . that kitty video is just precious!

Aston