[Birdtalk] Hunger pangs

[Connie McManus]

Jack
Now that's what I call a close encounter.  Give my regards to the kestrel.
I have a strong dislike for starlings and am very happy to see them put to
such good use... raptor food.

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Connie McManus
Nibley, Cache County, Utah

On Feb 5, 2008 5:28 PM, <Roostertael at aol.com> wrote:

>  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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