This film follows the story of six stunning kestrel chicks as, one by one, they fledge the nest and head off to live their lives in the wild.

Watch Mr & Mrs Kes interact live on my nest cam:    • Live From Fotherdale | Robert E Fuller   and follow their story in this playlist:    • Kestrels  Mr & Mrs Kes | Wild Lives ...  

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A story with a happy ending

These kestrel chicks were lucky to survive a series of traumatic attacks on their nest and so it is amazing to see them now take off safely.

Trauma in the nest

Things almost went horribly wrong when first a jackdaw and then a barn owl invaded the nest. However, thanks to their brave parents, and especially their ferocious kestrel mum Mrs Kes, they survived the ordeal.

Watching the kestrel chicks grow

This episode takes up the story now that the chicks are three weeks old and developing fast. They are just beginning to be steady on their feet, although there are a few tumbles!

Flight feather

It's interesting to watch the kestrel chick's flight feathers growing through and to see them practise their flapping and hunting techniques whilst in the nest.

Feeding furiously

As the chicks get older their parents spend less time with them, but they still visit with regular food deliveries and dinner times in the nest become very noisy and frenzied.

Kestrels watch world

They begin to spend more and more time in the entrance to the nest watching the world go by. Only the worst weather can keep them in. Watch the fear on their faces as they experience their first rain storm!

The eldest fledges first

It is a delight to watch them find their wings one by one. Watch as the eldest is the first to venture out of the nest. As it gets up the momentum to leap out, it flaps its wings furiously, bashing one of its siblings on the head as it does so!

The other kestrels follow

Over the following three days the other five follow suit. They don't go very far, however, and for the following their month remain near the nest where the parent birds continue to feed them and they begin to perfect their hunting skills before they then fly off to begin their lives as independent birds.

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I am a British wildlife artist and filmmaker on a mission to share my love for wildlife with the world. As well as creating detailed animal film and art portraits, I promote wildlife tours around the world and do all I can to help conserve and protect wildlife here at my home in Yorkshire. I hope that by putting nature in the frame I can foster a deep love for wildlife amongst my followers.

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