Common Kestrel bringing food to the nest with 6 chicks (18 minutes) - Cyprus
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ต.ค. 2019
- The common kestrel (Falco tinnunculus) is a bird of prey species belonging to the kestrel group of the falcon family Falconidae. It is also known as the European kestrel, Eurasian kestrel, or Old World kestrel. In Britain, where no other kestrel species occurs, it is generally just called "the kestrel".
This species occurs over a large range. It is widespread in Europe, Asia, and Africa, as well as occasionally reaching the east coast of North America. But although it has colonized a few oceanic islands, vagrant individuals are generally rare; in the whole of Micronesia for example, the species was only recorded twice each on Guam and Saipan in the Marianas
Common kestrels measure 32-39 cm (13-15 in) from head to tail, with a wingspan of 65-82 cm (26-32 in). Females are noticeably larger, with the adult male weighing 136-252 g (4.8-8.9 oz), around 155 g (5.5 oz) on average; the adult female weighs 154-314 g (5.4-11.1 oz), around 184 g (6.5 oz) on average. They are thus small compared with other birds of prey, but larger than most song birds. Like the other Falco species, they have long wings as well as a distinctive long tail.
Their plumage is mainly light chestnut brown with blackish spots on the upperside and buff with narrow blackish streaks on the underside; the remiges are also blackish. Unlike most raptors, they display sexual colour dimorphism with the male having fewer black spots and streaks, as well as a blue-grey cap and tail. The tail is brown with black bars in females, and has a black tip with a narrow white rim in both sexes. All common kestrels have a prominent black malar stripe like their closest relatives.
The cere, feet, and a narrow ring around the eye are bright yellow; the toenails, bill and iris are dark. Juveniles look like adult females, but the underside streaks are wider; the yellow of their bare parts is paler. Hatchlings are covered in white down feathers, changing to a buff-grey second down coat before they grow their first true plumage
When hunting, the common kestrel characteristically hovers about 10-20 m (33-66 ft) above the ground, searching for prey, either by flying into the wind or by soaring using ridge lift. Like most birds of prey, common kestrels have keen eyesight enabling them to spot small prey from a distance. Once prey is sighted, the bird makes a short, steep dive toward the target. It can often be found hunting along the sides of roads and motorways. This species is able to see near ultraviolet light, allowing the birds to detect the urine trails around rodent burrows as they shine in an ultraviolet colour in the sunlight. Another favourite (but less conspicuous) hunting technique is to perch a bit above the ground cover, surveying the area. When the birds spot prey animals moving by, they will pounce on them. They also prowl a patch of hunting ground in a ground-hugging flight, ambushing prey as they happen across it
Common kestrels eat almost exclusively mouse-sized mammals: typically voles, but also shrews and true mice supply up to three-quarters or more of the biomass most individuals ingest. On oceanic islands (where mammals are often scarce), small birds-mainly passerine-may make up the bulk of its diet while elsewhere birds are only important food during a few weeks each summer when inexperienced fledglings abound. Other suitably sized vertebrates like bats and swifts, frogs and lizards are eaten only on rare occasions. However, kestrels may more often prey on lizards at southern latitudes, in northern latitudes the kestrel is found to more often deliver lizards to their nestlings during midday and also with increasing ambient temperature.Seasonally, arthropods may be a main prey item. Generally, invertebrates like camel spiders and even earthworms, but mainly sizeable insects such as beetles, orthopterans and winged termites are eaten with delight whenever the birds happen upon them.
F. tinnunculus requires the equivalent of 4-8 voles a day, depending on energy expenditure (time of the year, amount of hovering, etc.). They have been known to catch several voles in succession and cache some for later consumption. An individual nestling consumes on average 4.2 g/h, equivalent to 67.8 g/d (3-4 voles per day)
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Wow, 6 healthy chicks.. Their parents deserve a medal.. Thanks for the video
Thank you love kestrels
13:25 The parent drops off some unseen food item. They all start begging except the sneaky one on the far right who turns away and spreads its wings. You can see it's trying to swallow something for while before its neighbour suddenly cottons on - but by then the food's all gone.
I like that there isn't much sibling rivalry with Kestrels. Eagles and Ospreys' young have serious to brutal sibling rivalries!
Falcon chicks are so adorable! Just melts my heart.
## Пять ОДУВАНЧИКОВ , и какая красивая мамочка у них .. спасибо большое за КРАСИВОЕ ВИДЕО ...06/09/21/
TH-cam is so strategic they know I like Kestrels and they recommended this video!
햐~~야생에서도 한마리 낙오시키지않고 여섯을 다 키우네요.
먹이가 풍부한건가 사냥솜씨가 좋은건가.
멸종위기종이니 먹이가 풍부한건 아닐테고 특별히 사냥 솜씨가 좋은 부모인가보네요.
부화까지 한달, 이소까지 또한달 두달동안 촬영하느라 수고하셨습니다.
잘 봤습니다..^^
Great mother 👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Parent of the year no doubt, some birds have a hard time raising one or two mouths to feed. NICE job.
Η φύση στο μεγαλείο της. Συγχαρητήρια. Από της πιο εξαιρετικές παραγωγές σας.
Wow!! How beautiful they are!
Stunning footage, fascinating to watch. That is one hard working mother. 👍♥️
Yes she is look at them almost her sizes well fed n cared for❤❤❤❤👏👏👏👏🕊🕊🕊
Oh das ist ja süß ❤️😍
Kestrel is the best mother of the weak who struggling to feed small kids.❤️🐦🐦🐦🐦
Realy Lucky to find a Spot like this ..
Beautiful just beautiful. Thank you!!
This is tiring job to fill up 6 empty stomachs . Mom is great 👍
Thank you very much for showing us these marvellous birds. I watched the last of the kestrel juveniles fly away from the nest in the wall of my house on the 16th June having had a webcam running from the beginning. @
보기드문 대단한 모성애 를 갖은 어미 이네요~!!!
한두 마리도 아니고 5마리를 골고루 잘 키웠네요~!!
Que lindos e mamãe muito carinhosa
Thanks your video is so good
Excellent footage
thanks for your share
Awesome chicks and awesome mom that feeds her 6 little babies. Great nest away from everything. Thanks for the video 😊
Fantastic sight!
6 chicks...that mother is a wonder mother !!
Great video i was waiting when they fly away
Mom is thinking hey human, don't think I can't see your camcorder, I know that you are filming me and my babies. But since you are not a threat I will not attack you, but you must keep your distance or you'll regret it. I know that my babies are magnificent and you can't help yourself from capturing this footage. Thanks 😊🕊🕊🕊🕊🕊💜💜
thanks you friend you share
It's first time 6 kestrel chicks survived till last in video.
Great efforts to film this fantastic video.
i've always wondered about their nests, great footage.
THANKS
5 eggs ended up with 5 young kestrels. Look like the chick survival rate is very high compared with eagles
6 chicks
Awesome video .
This is first time to see best vicious for baby birds .
Stunning video works .
Thank you for sharing .Sir.
The babies are cute.
As the chicks get older the mother just drops off the food and leaves, then its a free for all.
thank you for sharing, nice bird surveillance
So cute the babies!!
Cute little bird
Very well documented, well done! like
Greetings Yoël.
Kestrel mama did not do some family planning..... all those six chicks. she is a great mother kestrel.
Yup, great mother produced six chicks from five eggs!
By nature birds are committed to to look after them welfare of their chicks.
Very interesting video thanks for this.
That one chick gets most of the morsels. His brother was biting his mouth because he wanted some, too.
Beautiful footage..
Wow! Your footage is... absolutely amazing! Truly appreciate you ...sharing your work. Such beautiful creatures!♥️
No it’s not amazing. It’s cruel.
@@bubbajohn8131 What’s cruel about it?
Excellent shooting, George!!!
My advice if you go there again just bring them chicken,rat,bird etc.to help her mother
Wow I see that the kestrel don't be killing their babies even if one of them is weaker than the rest I love this birds .mom always in a watch out .👍👍👍👍AWESOME VIDEO
Σας ευχαριστώ πολύ για όσους συνέβαλαν μεγάλο κόπο αυτό το ωραίο ντοκιμαντέρ. Αναρωτιέμαι πόσες ημέρες περιμένετε για να γυριστεί το βίντεο για 17 λεπτών.
Happy family
No doubt about it
Kestrel mama has a phone call. Kestrel mama: Oh sh:t I'm busy feeding my children
Just hope all of them are being fed equally.
Wow so nice video, nice footage, good job
Exquisite birds🕊🕊🕊
Τέλειο!
hermosa familia ❤❤
So Awesome! 👍👍👍
Thank you.,your vidéo is very good.
Big 👍 Super footage. Some great close-ups. (I counted 5 eggs and 5 chicks, not 6 as said in the title) Very well filmed. An enjoyable watch - Nature and the Wildlife & Birds within are the Greatest Free Show on Earth - if you have a little patience and 'see' what is around you ◕‿◕
Check it's 6
Easier to see all six @ 09:14. Hope this helps!
I also counted only 5 eggs and for a portion of clip only 5 chicks. Sometime before they lost their down, I saw 6 chicks.
Good video
إن كان لهذه الجوارح رحمة فأن لله رحمات بنا نحن بني البشر وإن كنا عنه لغافلون
incredible and so awesome
Sure is a pretty bird.
Superior Video🤗😀🕊💜💜💜💜💜😍
Nice
Nice to see so many chicks together!
Now I see 6 chicks
У нас на севере сахалина редко увидишь на берегу белохвостика орлана или же сова пролетит.
great video
It's tiring work breaking out of ones shell 😊 but think of all the food they got from the lizard 🦎
Great video, thank you 🙏🏻
A-W-E-S-O-M-E Great job. Love those tasty-birdies
Πανέμορφη και φανταστική ουρά!👏👏
(😁driiiiin!!📱)
Amazing footage one of the best raptor videos on TH-cam , I see a lot of mole crickets are consumed
Very nice
9:56 MY MOM TOLD ME YOU HAVE A CALL OVER PHONE xD
Lindo demais 👏👏👏
Amazing 😍🔥🔥
She such a great mother those baby are growing so nicely when will they fly the nest is crowded
There is a bird family that builds their nest at the top of my door every spring for four years now. What I have learnt from seeing how they raise their families is that birds have live in matrimonial groups: husband and wife. The wife does most of the family work, i.e. building the nest, and laying the eggs. However, they take turns between husband and wife on warming the eggs up to hatching time. The chicks are hatched blind and at the moment they spring out of the egg shell, they start by opening wide their mouths to eat- NO MILK. The parents take turns to go hunt and bring food to the chicks. You may think that the parents overfeed chicks, because feeding runs continuously non-stop. It runs continuously for about a week before the chicks can start to fly. And when they start flying, they just stay in the yard for about a week before their disappear altogether. During the last week before all disappear, the chicks learn how to hunt for food while the parents still feed them. In summer I break down the nest to clean my door just to see them coming again in the next spring. I am arranging for them to start paying property tax during their stay, and the cost of demolishing their nest from my door in summer.
Прокормить пять голодных ртов...это надо такое терпением иметь....
шесть
Как они без воды, в мясе ведь её очень мало.
im assuming the chicks paid for standard overnight fedex air shipping. 😂
Τέλειο
asombroso. gracias.
hi sir u r from cyprus good to know i had been nicosia 2000 to till 2005 fredric college nicosia
매 중에서 적은 종류 황조롱이...
Amazing nature video Your new friend
I'm surprised that mama kestrel was able to feed all the six chicks and none of them died. There must be an abundant food in that area. But where is daddy kestrel? Daddy kestrels don't help in feeding the chicks?
George please come to visit to meghalaya mostly this bird are in our country
Girls’ dormitory 😂😂😂
Süper 💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯
A fantastic video 👍👍👍
Thank you
Sungguh berat perjuangan org tua membesarkan anak"nya😭
Wow! Some are greedy and that one on the far left never seems to get a bite. Mom needs to work him in asap! LOL! That big one on the right would rather choke himself than share. :-(
👍👍👍
Great Video.Ver clear, I have 2 questions. 1. How does mom ensure that all chicks get the food?.I see many in the front line get. Behind ones ??? 2. When does mom eat ?.She also need to survive.
Mom knows everything. Eats away from the nest. Thank you
jagadeesha narve mom eat and give for the children, God organize everything
During the breeding season, the kestrel brings all her food to her nestlings, she eats very little, just like any other animal parent.
Dogan sanirim..
Alti tane yavru yapmis..
Yirtici kuslar icin biraz fazla bir sayi.
سبحان الله ..