World Bird Wednesday & Nature Notes - A Thrilling Find

This lovestruck pair of NankeenKestrels, Falco cenchroides,

that were doing the 'John, John, - Marsha, Marsha' thing, I

would have missed except for the noises they made.

I was more intent on walking home and scanning the trees

on the road verge not on the paddock. It is amazing that at

this range a) I saw them, and b)managed to sneak up to the

fence and steady both elbows on a fence post without

alarming them.

Luckily I had carted my 300mm lens all the way up the hill

like the grand old Duke of York, and then back down again!

Here is a mighty smug Nankeen Kestrel (I hope! I spent a while

on the identification), just chilling out . . .

contemplating the world and having that soothing cigarette,

while her Ladyship elected to have hers on the other side of

the tree.

This is our resident pair that has not nested in the Lombardy

Poplar on the road verge for more than three years, ever since

I have had my SLR. I had misses them very much and am very

glad they are still in residence, even if in some other tree.

Hope you enjoy my meagre efforts, at least the tree is pretty sharp.

Do post your birds on World Bird Wednesday and show us what graces

you skies. Thanks to Springman, we can enjoy so many birds around

the world.

Hop over tho Rambling Woods and post your Nature Notes to show

what is going on in your neck of the woods.