[Birdtalk] Hunger pangs

[Roostertael at aol.com]

Hi,
 
I got home a little early today and opened the drapes on the sliding door.  
There right next to the glass was a very recently deceased starling. I have a  
sharpie and a coopers that regularly come by, but I was sure it wasn't the  
coopers. It would have taken the starling with it. I looked in the yard and high 
 up in a tree was a kestrel. I closed the drapes and locked the pet door, and 
 sure enough within fifteen minutes it came down and resumed its meal. I kept 
 watching it through a gap in the slats and maybe twenty minutes later it 
flew  away leaving what was left of the starling. I had fed my dogs and they 
wanted  out. I got some latex gloves and picked up the starling and threw it  out 
in the trash. 
 
The dogs went out and I opened the drapes. About a half hour later there is  
the kestrel sitting on the deck. Ok, I went outside and retrieved the starling 
 and went out on the deck. The kestrel had gone back up in the tree. I showed 
him  the starling and put it on the deck rail and went back in the house.  
Impatient little guy, he is eating the rest of his meal right now.
 
Jack Binch



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