Lesser Kestrels on the rooftops

We’re on a residential street in the middle of a city. In a wall there’s a hole in the stonework and we can see a curious eye looking at us:

It’s a male Lesser Kestrel in its nest:

Thousands of them nest communally here in Matera:

I think this one may be nervous of our presence, even though there’s constant traffic past us:

We’ve seen them here before:

The Lesser Kestrels of Matera #1

It flies overhead between the buildings:

Further down into the ancient city we can see another male perched on a weather vane. This one has caught a grasshopper or cricket and has brought it back to its nest:

On top of the cockerel is one of its favourite places to perch:

Grillaio in Matera

They are very successful hunters:

This pair are mating on the rooftops even though he hasn’t finished his meal yet:

Then it’s time to go catch another cricket: