Several days ago I stopped to watch five A. Kestrel that were congregated around a livestock holding pen. There where no cattle in the small enclosure at the time. The birds perched on the fence posts and made short flights out over the pasture. Two of the birds were intent on something on the ground in the pen and made what appeared to be successful attacks. I watched one of the birds tearing it's take apart on top of the fence post but could not ID the meal. After they flew away I went to investigate the remains and was surprised to find a piece of cow pie and beetle wings. I know that Kestrel diets include a fair amount of insect material but I was surprised to find them picking it out of dung. Has anyone else observed this behavior?
Kelly Larson The Bagley Farm -Clearwater The Bemidji Loft -Beltrami Minnesota Eschew Obfuscation! The middle of Nowhere is Somewhere!
