Young common kestrel perched on the ledge of an old stone building, looking around alertly. Natural behaviour of a fledgling bird of prey adapting to an urban nesting site.

The Big Brother Kestrel Box on Cloudforest One | Bernard Pender

The battle for the nesting box is on again! Our camera has been picking up daily visits from barn owl, tawny owl and kestrel, all eyeing up the same nesting box. Almost unbelievably, after last year’s drama (when the stock dove chicks hatched, only to be eaten by the barn owls), the doves are back again and seem pretty focused on settling in 🤷🤦 | Castle Wild Camp