Kestrel

 Toward the end of last month at Burdon Moor I managed to catch a female Kestrel that had just caught a Vole and was flying off with it.

Female Kestrel with a bite of bait.

Male Kestrel sitting in a bush.

Barn Owl…

 …from last year. I can’t believe that it’s 2025 already and I still haven’t finished going through the images I shot in 2024.

This Barn Owl dropped to the ground

Caught a Vole

Flew off with it and landed in another place to eat it.

Meanwhile a second Barn Owl had caught a Vole

And was busy tearing it to bits on a post.

The first one then started hunting again.

More Barn Owl action…

 …from the end of last month.

Barn Owl hunting.

And with bait.

Red Kite out looking for its bait.

Roe Buck.

A few more…

 …of the Barn Owl from last month. There is also a few of the resident Kestrel and a Roe Buck.

Barn Owl out hunting in some canny light.

It managed to catch a Vole.

This is my nearly shot, I nearly missed it altogether, it’s nearly sharp, it’s nearly correctly exposed and the Kestrel nearly got the Vole. In other words, it’s a rubbish shot but it was the best I could get.

The resident Kestrel.

He is going to be a big lad when he grows up.

Barn Owl

Kestrel and Whitethroat from a few weeks ago. 

Barn Owl out hunting.

Successfully on a couple of occasions.

A fly over Kestrel.

One of three Whitethroat seen.

This youngster was hoping to get fed 

But instead, it was trampled on by one of its parents

Which then flew off.