Baby hawks, storks and owls

[Lizzie]

The Torenvalk eggs never hatched, the nest was abandoned. I checked often for two weeks and only ever saw eggs sitting there, then there were lots of flies and other bugs visiting as I guess they went bad. Are the kestrals visiting the nest now?

Yes, the falcon chicks do spend a lot of time sleeping, and pooping and eating - typical babies!

The address for this site came up as a news items on the VetPet listserve that I belong to, otherwise I'm sure I would never have found it.

Has anyone else seen the kingfisher?

[Catherinedana]

I saw the kestrel and dove interaction on the videos that are posted on the side of the page. The box is still empty. If you start with the video that says "illegal babysit" you'll see doves vs kestrels. Looks to me like the doves laid their eggs in the box but could not sit because the kestrels kept coming back. The kestrels probably did not settle there because of too much interference by the doves!!

BTW, the spoonbills are adorable too. Most of the time it's just one parent tucked tightly on the nest, but yesterday there was one standing beside the nest (all I could see were long skinny legs!) as well as the one sitting. The sitter stood up and I could see the little bobbing heads briefly before she plunked back down again.