Note the cunning smile on his beak!

Skybird · 07-28-23, 05:56 AM

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-66332656

Jimbuna · 07-28-23, 07:12 AM

Humble apologies but I see nothing resembling a smile and my glasses are only 24hrs old.

Moonlight · 07-28-23, 08:04 AM

I can't see the reasoning behind the making of a new thread just to show an image of a bloody kestrel. I have a pair of kestrels who come into my garden regularly to rip some doves apart for lunch, you're quiet welcome to come and video them Skybird, there'll be a £10 admission fee of course, you do get tea and biscuits for free though, interested?.

Aktungbby · 07-28-23, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Humble apologies but I see nothing resembling a smile and my glasses are only 24hrs old.

You are getting owlish in yer old age!

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Originally Posted by Skybird

Note the cunning smile on his beak!

...but whooo gives a hoot BBY!

Skybird · 07-28-23, 01:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Moonlight

I can't see the reasoning behind the making of a new thread just to show an image of a bloody kestrel. I have a pair of kestrels who come into my garden regularly to rip some doves apart for lunch, you're quiet welcome to come and video them Skybird, there'll be a £10 admission fee of course, you do get tea and biscuits for free though, interested?.

It's the story behind it. I once had an angry uhu (big owl) going after me because I disturbed him in his cave (I didn't know). I would not have been able to photograph him, because I dived to the deck, then ran.

Compared to an uhu, a kestrel is a bullet in flight.

Catfish · 07-28-23, 02:30 PM

We used to repair our cars in an old shed near Goettingen, at one time we were into it after 10 p.m. .. since then i have developed some respect towards those Uhus (name derived from their night call oo-hoo = same as eagle owls in english).
At least one had a nest up in the shed's attic and we were never aware, but i tell you they attack without any noise.

07-28-23, 05:56 AM	#1
Skybird Soaring Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: the mental asylum named Germany Posts: 42,602 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Note the cunning smile on his beak! https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-66332656 __________________ If you feel nuts, consult an expert.

07-28-23, 07:12 AM	#2
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,445 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Humble apologies but I see nothing resembling a smile and my glasses are only 24hrs old. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

07-28-23, 08:04 AM	#3
Moonlight Ocean Warrior Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Fookhall Copse Posts: 2,517 Downloads: 184 Uploads: 0	I can't see the reasoning behind the making of a new thread just to show an image of a bloody kestrel. I have a pair of kestrels who come into my garden regularly to rip some doves apart for lunch, you're quiet welcome to come and video them Skybird, there'll be a £10 admission fee of course, you do get tea and biscuits for free though, interested?. __________________

07-28-23, 02:30 PM	#6
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,765 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	We used to repair our cars in an old shed near Goettingen, at one time we were into it after 10 p.m. .. since then i have developed some respect towards those Uhus (name derived from their night call oo-hoo = same as eagle owls in english). At least one had a nest up in the shed's attic and we were never aware, but i tell you they attack without any noise. __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.