Hello!

I am not sure about Canada, but here in the United States, it is extremely illegal to own birds of prey. Some people do own falcons for hunting, but they have a special permit which is hard to obtain. I am sure it is illegal to own them in Canada too. If you get caught (here in the US) with a bird of prey with no permit, you are in huge trouble. Fines range from $500-$50,000 depending on the bird, laws broken, etc. and you may spend any where from 2-10 years in jail.

My advice to you would be to call the DNR (Department of Natural Resources- if you have one, or any wildlife service. Tell them the situation, and they can give you some good advice, and possibly re-locate them to a more proper area.

My only concern is that since you guys have been having this bird in your care (most likely illegally), and it is getting used to humans, and isn't learning proper strategies for living on its own, this bird may never be released back to where it belongs- in the wild.

Also, if there were orginally 3 kestrels in the nest, and they were supposedly to die if left in the nest because of the door being repaired, why did your husband only take one kestrel??