The closest Kestrel chick seen here had fledged and left the nest but fairly quickly realised that the adult female always goes to the nest with her prey so this smart little fledgling has returned to the fold
All eyes are firmly fixed on mum in flight as she returns again with another vole for one lucky fledgling.
Kestrel chicks are not aggressive to each other but all get very excited as the prey in their mothers mouth looms closer.
No, Mum makes sure that the prey goes to one of the back markers this time around,
But she is now plagued by the three other hungry chicks and is already turning to make a swift exit.
This female Kestrel is an amazing mother and is working hard supplying up to six items of prey an hour while I was watching and she will keep them coming until all the family are well fed
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