Kestrels and Crows

Kestrels and Crows

About Kestrels & Crows

My interest in birding began at my daily walks during the Covid-19 pandemic.
I still can clearly remember the bright excited calls of a strange bird.
There were interactions with crows on a cable above, and I was wondering what's going on.
I figured out that the tough bird dealing with crows was a kestrel.
Until that day I never took notice, although it had been my usual running track for years.
After this encounter I would see kestrels almost every day.

At the end of summer 2020 I noticed a wild air show with kestrels and crows.
Unfortunately I didn't have a good camera.
One year later, I prepared the recording with better equipment, in the hope of a repetition.
The kestrels and the crows did it again, even wilder than the year before.
Then it was time for me to create this channel.

Magpie Nest Part 3

Magpie Nest Part 3

Crow News, March 2024

Crow News, March 2024

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Black Woodpecker at Work

Crow Calls

Crow Calls

Young Crow and Magpie

Young Crow and Magpie

Crow Annoys Kestrel

Crow Annoys Kestrel

Beautiful Crows

Beautiful Crows

Beautiful Magpies

Beautiful Magpies

Crows Nest Part 1

Crows Nest Part 1

Good Food for the Pigeon

Good Food for the Pigeon

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  • @Stas55
    @Stas553 күн бұрын

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  • @Stas55
    @Stas553 күн бұрын

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  • @user-rt5tt4op9k
    @user-rt5tt4op9k6 күн бұрын

    有智慧的美麗

  • @planetanimal2753
    @planetanimal27539 күн бұрын

    ❤🧡💚💜💙❤

  • @prasunkumarlahiri-ho2md
    @prasunkumarlahiri-ho2md11 күн бұрын

    Fabulous mating of Crows.

  • @darknight2133
    @darknight213323 күн бұрын

    ❤❤

  • @darknight2133
    @darknight213323 күн бұрын

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @corvusaeternus
    @corvusaeternus28 күн бұрын

    Interesting footage! I´m surprised the crows as well as the kestrels are breeding there and not in a tree as a nest in a tree would be better hidden from enemies.

  • @kestrelsandcrows6871
    @kestrelsandcrows687127 күн бұрын

    I think a tree nest is more likely to be robbed by predators. No rodent will climb up a pylon, and approaching birds of prey can be spotted early. I think the main disadvantage is that they are directly exposed to the weather. The sun can probably be worse than the rain. Last weekend I counted four crow chicks again, and the kestrels are still incubating the eggs (although I have observed one egg being stolen by a crow).

  • @corvusaeternus
    @corvusaeternus27 күн бұрын

    @@kestrelsandcrows6871 You`re right! I haven`t thought about that. I hope all goes well with the crow chicks and that the crows stay away from the kestrels eggs!

  • @papalegba6796
    @papalegba6796Ай бұрын

    Great photography, very clear. Funny how crows don't seem bothered by kestrels, they go nuts when sparrowhawks & buzzards are around. They're very civilised birds in a lot of ways.

  • @kestrelsandcrows6871
    @kestrelsandcrows6871Ай бұрын

    Thank you. That was my first impression too, but I could be wrong: Later I saw a crow stealing an egg from the kestrel's nest! I was hoping for a peace agreement. It might have been an unfertilised egg, so I haven't completely given up hope of a happy ending. At least I hope that four baby crows will fledge. Kestrel chicks would be a miracle.

  • @papalegba6796
    @papalegba6796Ай бұрын

    @@kestrelsandcrows6871 yes, they're cheeky that way lol. Kestrel paying the "crow tax"!

  • @kestrelsandcrows6871
    @kestrelsandcrows6871Ай бұрын

    @@papalegba6796 An unfertilised egg as a tax would be noble. I would like to know how this constellation was even possible. The crows must have started earlier. Was it a long fight? When I found them, it looked like they were ignoring each other. I'll have to check all the pylons regularly next year, lol.

  • @papalegba6796
    @papalegba6796Ай бұрын

    @@kestrelsandcrows6871 guess you'll have to wait & see how successful the kestrel nest is? Being close to the crows will definitely help protect against other predatory birds, crows will drive pretty much any bird off, but the crows themselves are also a threat. If the male kestrel can provide enough food that the female doesn't have to leave often, they should be ok I think? Lots can go wrong though, just have to watch & be patient.

  • @kestrelsandcrows6871
    @kestrelsandcrows6871Ай бұрын

    ​@@papalegba6796 I agree that there are advantages, but this is the first time I've seen this. There are other possible explanations that seem more likely (and that always includes kestrels being stubborn, lol). Yeah, we'll see how it plays out.

  • @dannisan77
    @dannisan77Ай бұрын

    This was very interesting.

  • @kestrelsandcrows6871
    @kestrelsandcrows6871Ай бұрын

    Thank you very much.

  • @corvusaeternus
    @corvusaeternusАй бұрын

    They did a good job with the nest! Very interesting to see them building it!

  • @kestrelsandcrows6871
    @kestrelsandcrows6871Ай бұрын

    Thanks for your comment! I also think they have done a good job. Every day I can see the female in the nest and I expect the chicks to hatch soon.

  • @picapicalife
    @picapicalifeАй бұрын

    Nice video. Thanks. The magpies are such gifted builders, they build a new nest in 'no time' if necessary. Strange the crow attacked the nest with no eggs or chicks?

  • @kestrelsandcrows6871
    @kestrelsandcrows6871Ай бұрын

    Yes you are right, I was surprised how fast they have built the two nests. It is likely that it's the same pair that failed to build a nest last year. This year they are much more skilled. The territorial conflict with the crows was going on for a long time. At the moment both females, the magpie and the crow, are sitting in their nests. I hope that they are all peaceful now.

  • @corvusaeternus
    @corvusaeternusАй бұрын

    I hope they will have more luck with their new nest!

  • @kestrelsandcrows6871
    @kestrelsandcrows6871Ай бұрын

    So far everything looks peaceful. The female magpie spends most of her time in the nest. And today I was lucky enough to find the crow's nest nearby when the female crow flew into the nesting tree. I also hope for the crows that things turn out well this year.

  • @glavniyvoron
    @glavniyvoronАй бұрын

  • @papalegba6796
    @papalegba6796Ай бұрын

    Crows & magpies have a close, but strange, relationship. I've seen them cooperate in driving predators away, seen them help defend each other's nests against jays, even seen a crow save a magpie that had been caught by a sparrowhawk, but I've also seen crows destroy magpie nests like this & bully magpies for no reason. Maybe it was too close to the crows nest, maybe the crow is just asserting dominance because it can, maybe both?

  • @kestrelsandcrows6871
    @kestrelsandcrows6871Ай бұрын

    I don't know where the crows have their nest now. In 2022, the crows built their nest 50 meters away, and they probably still consider it their territory. Earlier this year, there was a failed breeding attempt in the old crows nest. But I don't know which pair, and also I don't know why it failed. Maybe it was the cold weather and the fact that it was too early, but maybe the magpies were somehow involved. We just don't know. I don't think the magpies are the most experienced pair. They have enough experience to build several nests in a season. But I suspect they are still learning. The magpies have learnt from the crow incident. The new nest has two exits so that the female cannot be trapped inside.

  • @papalegba6796
    @papalegba6796Ай бұрын

    @@kestrelsandcrows6871 yes it's almost impossible to know for sure, & a lot of nesting attempts do fail for reasons that aren't always clear. It's fascinating to watch. Possibly the crow was looking for eggs to steal, tho the ones I used to watch left magpie nests alone as far as I could see. They preyed on pigeon nests a lot, & ducks if they could find them.

  • @corvusaeternus
    @corvusaeternusАй бұрын

    Interesting to read that a crow saved a magpie! Maybe the destry the nests and bully them because they see them as competitors for the same territory and maybe also fear they could take the crows egss as well.

  • @papalegba6796
    @papalegba6796Ай бұрын

    @@corvusaeternus yes, a big female sparrowhawk had caught a magpie & was trying to kill it. This can take a few minutes, as magpies fight hard. 2 or 3 other magpies were trying to chase the sparrowhawk off, but were too scared to go near. A male crow heard the noise & swooped in to attack the sparrowhawk with no hesitation, he was angry lol. The sparrowhawk flew off & they all chased her, leaving the magpie that had been attacked to fly into a nearby tree & make distress sounds. It was interesting to observe. This was on a farm I used to work at, the crows & magpies had a strong relationship, but the crows always wanted to be boss, sometimes they would annoy or bully the magpies for no real reason I could see, tho they did not harm them.

  • @kestrelsandcrows6871
    @kestrelsandcrows6871Ай бұрын

    ​@@papalegba6796 What a cool crow. Thanks for telling the story. Today I found the crows' nest. The female crow was sitting in another tree as I was cycling home, and we spotted each other. As if she wanted to show me the nest, she flew back into the nesting tree, just at the right moment for me to see the location of the nest. Now both females, the magpie and the crow, are sitting in their nests. I hope that it turns out well for both of them.

  • @user-gm1gm3tt3j
    @user-gm1gm3tt3j2 ай бұрын

    CIORILE ȘI COȚOFENELE SUNT CELE MAI INTELIGENTE PĂSĂRI DE PE PLANETA PĂMÂNT!🙂

  • @corvusaeternus
    @corvusaeternus2 ай бұрын

    Beautiful observations! I`m keeping my fingers crossed that you will see lots of chicks soon!

  • @kestrelsandcrows6871
    @kestrelsandcrows68712 ай бұрын

    Thank you. I see the pair every morning at the nest, and it would be nice to see lively magpie chicks.

  • @glavniyvoron
    @glavniyvoron2 ай бұрын

    🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

  • @corvusaeternus
    @corvusaeternus2 ай бұрын

    I`m rooting for them! The crows here are building nests here as well. It`ll be interesting to see how many crow babies there will this year. Last year of all the crows there were very few babies and all of them were single childs.

  • @kestrelsandcrows6871
    @kestrelsandcrows68712 ай бұрын

    Thank you! Last year I could regularly see one pair in the neighbourhood with one youngster, too.

  • @anothercrowhop
    @anothercrowhop3 ай бұрын

    keep my fingers crossed

  • @kestrelsandcrows6871
    @kestrelsandcrows68712 ай бұрын

    Thank you! 🙂

  • @mathbc1984
    @mathbc19843 ай бұрын

    Yeah !

  • @kestrelsandcrows6871
    @kestrelsandcrows68712 ай бұрын

    I said the same 🙂

  • @Sigridovski
    @Sigridovski3 ай бұрын

    Oh my god, so cute the little baby crow and he knows how to hold a nut and crack it. But I don't think they can crack walnuts. I crack them with a big walnut cracker, so it is half open, so they can hide them for later.

  • @kestrelsandcrows6871
    @kestrelsandcrows68713 ай бұрын

    Thank you for your nice comment. I also offered walnuts, half cracked. But crows and magpies know how to crack walnuts. They fly up high and drop the walnuts from above. The walnuts hit on the ground and crack open. My local crows take peanuts first. The magpies have different preferences and take cashew nuts first. Unfortunately the crows did not visit for months now. As far as I know they did not have offspring in 2023. I hope to see them again. Since a couple of days I see a pair of crows visiting the old nest from 2022. So far I could not recognize if it is the same pair.

  • @Sigridovski
    @Sigridovski3 ай бұрын

    @@kestrelsandcrows6871 That's a pity, they did not come. I never give peanuts because I found out they are toxic. Dr. Eric Berg explains why here,www.youtube: com/watch?v=ejACsiPCgak. I had budgies 1/3 of my life as a child and I knew birds are very sensitive to chemicals. I buy organic walnuts cheaply from a local person, many kilos and ordinary hemp and sunflower seeds and organic or biodynamic bread corn that I soak, but this I do very seldom. It is maybe a bit too expensive. I also never give them salty things or white non organic bread. I saw now magpies with hanging wings and this comes from the bread. I see the crows hold on to the nut and crack it open, but if I don't open it a bit, they would probably have to drop it from high. Maybe I should give them a few in the end to hide.

  • @Sigridovski
    @Sigridovski3 ай бұрын

    Transparent glass, Pillivuyt porcelain or a stone bath is lead free. If it is big, they will take baths too, and if filled up to the rim. They love half-cracked walnuts and seeds with the peel left. They just gobble it up. I never give white bread to them, only seeds and sometimes homemade prganic sourdough bread. They get a little crow sandwich with butter and dipped in hemp seeds.

  • @olgacherenkova2185
    @olgacherenkova21853 ай бұрын

    Жирную пищу врановым нельзя, а вы маслом мажите, у них слабая печень. Они мясоеды вообще-то.

  • @MarielRodriguezMDC
    @MarielRodriguezMDC3 ай бұрын

    ❤😊

  • @CarmelinaSperanza-tv9ov
    @CarmelinaSperanza-tv9ov3 ай бұрын

    Does a crow which is growing in a human family after one year,eating-sleeping and acting like a pet,go to wild crows? Thank you for an answer💗

  • @kestrelsandcrows6871
    @kestrelsandcrows68713 ай бұрын

    I am not an expert, but I don't think it will join wild crows. Probably it also depends on the age at which the crow fell out of the nest. But a pet crow will most likely be an outsider in the crow community. That's my guess, after reading books and blogs about crows. I've read that people often get problems later, when their pet bird is getting older. Raising a crow baby should be done by professional bird rehabilitators. They know what needs to be done for a successful release into the wild.

  • @kestrelsandcrows6871
    @kestrelsandcrows68713 ай бұрын

    Quotes from the "Corvid Isle" website: "...it will not take very long for a bored lone bird to take the household apart." "...imprinting and releasing an imprinted bird back into the wild will most likely result into the death of the bird concerned."

  • @CarmelinaSperanza-tv9ov
    @CarmelinaSperanza-tv9ov3 ай бұрын

    Thank you!

  • @Natur_wiesen-erleben2132
    @Natur_wiesen-erleben21324 ай бұрын

    Schöne Aufnahmen! Abo+Like sin da!

  • @kestrelsandcrows6871
    @kestrelsandcrows68714 ай бұрын

    Vielen Dank! Noch schöner als der Abo- und Like-Zähler ist dein netter Kommentar 🙂

  • @MedicatedMemory
    @MedicatedMemory4 ай бұрын

    What camera are you using?

  • @kestrelsandcrows6871
    @kestrelsandcrows68714 ай бұрын

    Most of the time I use a Lumix G81. I usually shoot 4k videos and crop them later in the editing process.

  • @glavniyvoron
    @glavniyvoron4 ай бұрын

    ☺👍👍👍👍

  • @corvusaeternus
    @corvusaeternus4 ай бұрын

    In der Mauser schauen sie teilweise richtig schlimm aus. Eine von "meinen" sah richtig krank aus, dabei war es nur die Mauser. Ein anderer sah plötzlich richtig jung aus mit seinem kahlem Köpfchen. Ich glaube Vögel mögen die Zeit überhaupt. Weißt du zufällig, ob man Krähen auch mit einer Art "Mauserfutter" unterstützen kann? Oder ist das übertrieben?

  • @kestrelsandcrows6871
    @kestrelsandcrows68714 ай бұрын

    Ich stelle mir auch vor, dass die Vögel diese Zeit nicht mögen. Aber da wir Menschen so etwas gar nicht kennen, weiss ich nicht wie schlimm es tatsächlich ist. Spezielles Mauserfutter kenne ich nicht. Ich kann mir vorstellen, dass so etwas für Kanarienvögel etc. verkauft wird, die im Käfig gehalten werden. Die wilden Vögel sind seit Jahrmillionen ohne uns Menschen gut zurechtgekommen. Was sie bei mir nicht finden, das holen sie sich anderswo.

  • @corvusaeternus
    @corvusaeternus4 ай бұрын

    @@kestrelsandcrows6871 Als Kind hatte ich Wellensittiche und ich weiß, dass die von meinen Eltern Mauserfutter bekommen haben. Ich hab nur gedacht, weil es letztes Jahr bei den Krähen irgendwie ewig gedauert hat.

  • @kestrelsandcrows6871
    @kestrelsandcrows68714 ай бұрын

    @@corvusaeternus Wellensittiche habe ich gemeint, nicht Kanarienvögel. Die beiden Namen bringe ich komischerweise immer durcheinander.

  • @misterdedlift4879
    @misterdedlift48794 ай бұрын

    Well THAT dominance didn't last awfully long 😬

  • @kestrelsandcrows6871
    @kestrelsandcrows68714 ай бұрын

    Like most birds, they want to hoard food alone. That's why I like to put the food in different places.

  • @MarkusTaka
    @MarkusTaka4 ай бұрын

    In der Mauser schauen die manchmal etwas speziell aus, aber auch sehr süß 😊 Letztes Jahr waren bei mir ein paar Elstern unterwegs, die haben am Kopf soo stark gemausert, dass hatte ich vorher noch nicht gesehen - sah aber voll süß aus.

  • @kestrelsandcrows6871
    @kestrelsandcrows68714 ай бұрын

    Bei einer Elster dachte ich mal, sie wäre alt und würde es nicht mehr lange machen. Später hatte eine "andere", gut aussehende Elster ihren Platz eingenommen. Dabei war sie nur in der Mauser, und die andere Elster war wahrscheinlich wieder die gleiche.

  • @papalegba6796
    @papalegba67964 ай бұрын

    They can be nervous & bad tempered when moulting, much happier when their new feathers fully grown.

  • @kestrelsandcrows6871
    @kestrelsandcrows68714 ай бұрын

    I can imagine that they don't like this time of the year when moulting. At least they don't loose their flying ability completely. I have heard that some birds mostly hop around at this time.

  • @maxt_birding
    @maxt_birding5 ай бұрын

    So sick!!

  • @misterdedlift4879
    @misterdedlift48795 ай бұрын

    I know the beak movement after drinking is just due to their physiognomy, but by God it's looking like they're savouring a fine Chablis.

  • @kestrelsandcrows6871
    @kestrelsandcrows68715 ай бұрын

    lol 🤣

  • @misterdedlift4879
    @misterdedlift48795 ай бұрын

    Those males are absolute units, they're truck-sized.

  • @misterdedlift4879
    @misterdedlift48795 ай бұрын

    2:20 "Dumb crow, dropping the unopened peanut into the water" 2:25 "Smart crow, opening the peanut underwater to reduce debris and eat it pre-soaked"

  • @kestrelsandcrows6871
    @kestrelsandcrows68715 ай бұрын

    Exactly. They don't like the crumbly pieces of peanut shell. The young bird has already learnt this from its parents. I've seen magpies do the same.

  • @misterdedlift4879
    @misterdedlift48795 ай бұрын

    Crows are so big and powerful among all the corvids, I wonder why they're so crazy paranoid about everything. Magpies will steal their lunch all day while they'll sit there with a stupid look on their face.

  • @kestrelsandcrows6871
    @kestrelsandcrows68715 ай бұрын

    That's a good question why they are so crazy paranoid. I think the answer is very bitter. It has to do with our ancestors. Only the paranoid birds survived.

  • @misterdedlift4879
    @misterdedlift48795 ай бұрын

    I feel you could make jays happy by putting down 65000 peanuts of different sizes, sorted by weight and labeled by manufacturer.

  • @misterdedlift4879
    @misterdedlift48795 ай бұрын

    I live in a shitty apartment for bird feeding, high up but only tiny windowsills, somewhat next to trees. Magpies and crows will show up somewhat regularly, but Eurasian Jays are a really rare and welcome sight 🥲

  • @corvusaeternus
    @corvusaeternus5 ай бұрын

    Schönes Video von den Küken!

  • @kestrelsandcrows6871
    @kestrelsandcrows68715 ай бұрын

    Vielen Dank!

  • @varo9491
    @varo94915 ай бұрын

    Do they take out the wasp's stinger before eating it?

  • @kestrelsandcrows6871
    @kestrelsandcrows68715 ай бұрын

    I was wondering the same thing. But I'm not sure if it is a wasp, maybe it is a wild bee species.

  • @ivanwesteurope
    @ivanwesteurope6 ай бұрын

    very good to feed these birds.

  • @JayWil771
    @JayWil7719 ай бұрын

    Could a SEO take a Carrion Crow?

  • @corvusaeternus
    @corvusaeternus10 ай бұрын

    Very nice to see him in action!

  • @rodicamariastan9060
    @rodicamariastan906010 ай бұрын

    Super tare

  • @rodicamariastan9060
    @rodicamariastan906010 ай бұрын

    Ce frumuseții

  • @dianebrickley551
    @dianebrickley55110 ай бұрын

    I love crows I wish there was some around my house

  • @ibanjaxed
    @ibanjaxed11 ай бұрын

    What's that yellow food on the plate?

  • @kestrelsandcrows6871
    @kestrelsandcrows687111 ай бұрын

    Plain scrambled eggs (no salt, no spices)

  • @CrimSang420
    @CrimSang42011 ай бұрын

    "Mine" (lol) dip their drybread in the water as they're taking a few sips, too. They CAN eat it dry, which worried me at first, and I've seen the parents teach their young on how to do it as the kids harass them, crying to be mouth-fed...

  • @kestrelsandcrows6871
    @kestrelsandcrows687111 ай бұрын

    I was told I should not feed bread to birds. They take it, but bread is not good for birds. Nuts or bird seeds are better. I usually give them different kinds of nuts, and sometimes plain scrambled eggs (no salt, no pepper).

  • @Dreez76
    @Dreez7611 ай бұрын

    Those type of peanuts are a favorite food of crows, jackdaws and Ravens. But it has to be natural peanuts. Treated peanuts, like salted etc etc are bad.

  • @kestrelsandcrows6871
    @kestrelsandcrows687110 ай бұрын

    Yes, crows love natural peanuts. Jackdaws are rare here, and I have never seen a raven. Thank you for stopping by and leaving a comment.