A kestrel on the ground
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A kestrel on the ground
Image: © Walter Baxter Taken: 7 Jan 2012
I watched this kestrel swoop down on a prey item in a roadside grass verge Near Wark Common Farm. The victim was likely a vole or other small rodent and the bird was tucking in as can be evidenced by its bloody beak.
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Image Location
Latitude
55.623527
Longitude
-2.294061