Kestrel - Leave me alone!!

[gilbouk]

When everybody picks on you because you're different!!

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[Jannyfox]

Good sequence and well spotted. I love the interaction between the kestrel and jackdaw. Which one won in the end or was it a mutual seperation?

 

[gilbouk]

I think the kestrel got fed up being pestered for no good reason and eventually chased the jackdaw off. I think life as a kestrel is hard in that spot. There's a huge population of jackdaw and often it's the kestrel that has to flee from the unwanted attention. On this occasion, the jackdaw got a fright and flew off after a brief chase from the Kestrel. Was really entertaining to watch from a distance.