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Hi,

both of these images were shot yesterday and the day before in close vicinity of a black kite nest (170m across the river from my balcony) - haven't seen any chicks or juveniles up to now this year, but last year there was two, which I only saw begging for food in the nest but not later due to vacation.

Both adults are frequently visible and are quite a bit larger than the larger of these two.

These two look quite a bit different... the smaller and lighter one (IMG_20170605_141340-crop.jpg) was just a few yards from the nest while the larger one (IMG_20170604_184646-crop.jpg) was two trees away...

Sorry for the non-optimal image quality - I'm not much of a digiscoper and grabbed any phone nearby...

Joachim

1 is a black Kite, 2 is a Common Kestrel.

Richard Prior said:

1 is a black Kite, 2 is a Common Kestrel.

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Thanks - but what is the kestrel doing so close to the kite nest - looking for a snack? I saw an adult kite in the nest a few minutes later...

And the kite - could it be from this year or is it a bit early for it to be so large?

Joachim

jring said:

Thanks - but what is the kestrel doing so close to the kite nest - looking for a snack? I saw an adult kite in the nest a few minutes later...

And the kite - could it be from this year or is it a bit early for it to be so large?

Joachim

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Neither is much of a threat to the other. Possible the Kestrel had been looking to catch insects attracted to the food waste in the kite nest, or had been mobbing the Kite, but I'd think they'd largely ignore each other.