Videos of birds of prey, #Kestrels etc, hovering tracking prey, with their heads held very still while their bodies and wings bob and flutter are very impressive.

The #stabilisation on the #camera lenses and sensors being used to record them is pretty impressive also.

#BirdsOfPrey

Documentaries show that predators such as #barnowls, #eagleowls, #tawnyowls, #kestrels, #commonbuzzards, #redkites, #foxes can be secondarily poisoned if they eat poisoned #mice.Long-term monitoring of barn owls reveals widespread contamination with #rodenticides,while systematic monitoring is lacking in many countries.This is precisely where the agricultural and hunting lobbies intertwine:instead of promoting natural predators as allies,they defend poisoning strategies

https://wildbeimwild.com/en/owl-parents-as-a-team-not-as-predators/

Kestrel-Friendly Cherry Orchards May Produce Safer Food

"Encouraging tiny falcons to nest in fruit orchards reduces fruit loss to birds and safeguards against contamination by microbial pathogens"

#SciComm by @grrlscientist

#kestrels #birds #BirdDeterrent #FruitOrchards #Food #Orchards #FoodBorneIllness #FoodPoisoning #Campylobacter https://medium.com/grrlscientist/kestrel-friendly-cherry-orchards-may-produce-safer-food-9ce9604579c1

Tiny falcons are helping keep the food supply safe on cherry farms

Their presence appears to lower the risk of food-borne illnesses from pathogens.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/01/tiny-falcons-are-helping-keep-the-food-supply-safe-on-cherry-farms/#birds #cherries #ecology #food-supply #kestrels #raptors #science #syndication

Kestrel-Friendly Cherry Orchards May Produce Safer Food

"Encouraging tiny falcons to nest in fruit orchards reduces fruit loss to birds and safeguards against contamination by microbial pathogens"

#SciComm by @GrrlScientist

#kestrels #birds #BirdDeterrent #FruitOrchards #Food #Orchards #FoodBorneIllness #FoodPoisoning #Campylobacter https://medium.com/grrlscientist/kestrel-friendly-cherry-orchards-may-produce-safer-food-9ce9604579c1