Raptor Wednesday

I’m a long block away, but we can still see what’s happening here. A male Kestrel has captured a lizard and flown it to the nest site. That rotted hole in the square bracket of the cornice on the right is the nest. (Hard to imagine, but adults have flown in and fledglings flown out for the past two breeding seasons.)

He presents the prey to the female.

She takes it and flies off to eat.

Then the pigeons who usually line this roof line come back to see if it’s safe to land. They will as soon as the male Kestrel takes off.