Kestrel Chow Time
I just got an email from my friend Doug (the Obi Wan of shorebirds). He and his wife are gallivanting around northern Minnesota. When they woke up this morning, there was a dusting of snow on their truck.
And now after the agony of the bee sting, how about a video of a female kestrel eating a mouse at The Raptor Center (with a guest voice over by a great horned owl):
And for those who can't watch video, here is a photo:
Her name is Cinnamon (yes, it does get confusing with the other Cinnamon). She has a wing injury and she's missing all her talons on one foot--that makes hunting kind of rough.
And now after the agony of the bee sting, how about a video of a female kestrel eating a mouse at The Raptor Center (with a guest voice over by a great horned owl):
And for those who can't watch video, here is a photo:
Her name is Cinnamon (yes, it does get confusing with the other Cinnamon). She has a wing injury and she's missing all her talons on one foot--that makes hunting kind of rough.
posted by birdchick at 8:18 AM
5 Comments:
Interesting video. There are two (human) voices, yes? Or is that Sharon having a third-person conversation with herself?
So here's a bird question. Do carnivorous birds have a crop like chickens and other herbivorous birds? Or is that a function of eating seeds and the like from the ground, which tends to have grit and rocks in it?
I love your little preliminary comment about "it's a little field mousie...it was a cute mousie." That's just the type of thing I would have also said. Maybe I need to borrow kestral-Cinnamon (though bunny-Cinnamon would also be fun) for home and work. :-)
I don't know if someone gave you this link before, but I thought you might enjoy it.
http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/stephencfleming/BellJarBees02/photo#s5109316574774634850
It's bees building a hive inside a bell jar which ends up looking almost like snake skin. I found it on BoingBoing.net
Heard at the end: "...clean the floor..."?
The owl made me chuckle.
Cute kestrel!
Karen, that photo set is amazing.
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