A Kestrel at Noup
I’m sitting at Noup Head in full camouflage waiting for a Hen Harrier to come and saunter over me. There’s been nothing …
I’m sitting at Noup Head in full camouflage waiting for a Hen Harrier to come and saunter over me. There’s been nothing …
In Italian, the Common Kestrel is known as Gheppio, which is from the Latin, originally from the Ancient Greek for vulture. This …
There’s a stretch of the abandoned land which serves as the natural world here in Rome which I love. I’ve returned here …
I do love a good Kestrel flight shot. Don’t you? Every time I see one when I’m driving I wish I could …
There’s a male Common Kestrel on Aylesbeare Common. It’s remarkable how far away from a potential meal it begins its wing-folded descent. …
I had great fun with this pair of Common Kestrels in Rome last year. They were an endearing couple. The tree in …
2021 was another year spent on-hold, waiting with awful music playing, and the same repeated message, with no guarantee that I would …
Look closely at this Kestrel. At any of the Kestrels. Look at any of the Falcons. They all have something in common. …
This Common Kestrel has its eyes to the skies. There’s a Hooded Crow about to mob this Kestrel. Here it comes: It’s …
The female Kestrel of the pair is perched in front of me. I’ve only got this close by sitting on a tiny …
They just can’t help it. If Hooded Crows see a raptor they’ll chase it, harry it, mob it and otherwise make its …
I’ve been enjoying the company of the local Common Kestrels here in Rome. I’ve watched them hunt, be chased by the resident …
There’s a Common Kestrel, Falco tinnunculus, here. In Italy their name is Gheppio. I’ve seen it perched in the distance: Then I …
In July I went walking with my son on Dartmoor and he took a rare portrait of me Walking the Hunters’ Path: …
I’ve been to Start Point before. I came here with my son one morning, very early, and took photographs in the fog. …
On the way to Madeira I sit next to a couple and they chat. I say ‘they’ chat, when I mean ‘the …
There’s another birdwatching business on Madeira. It’s called Birds and Company. I would give you a link to their website, but it’s …
My Italian life in 2019 started in January with a whale of a murmuration with a raptor on its tail. Just click …