It is quite a show how the young kestrels sit next to each other in their wooden house and look curiously outside.
Once again, the Roth family can look forward to feathered offspring on Taufkirchner Strasse in Hohenbrunn.
Hohenbrunn
- Of course, the family has made their contribution to ensure that the success of the young generation of the past few years can be restored.
Kestrels prefer high nesting sites.
That is why they are also called wall, cathedral or church falcons.
So this time it was again tried to please them as much as possible.
"We had attached the wooden house high up in the ridge of the neighboring house, with a direct view of the garden and the tall trees," says Solveig Roth.
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And departure: a young kestrel leaves the bird house in the Roth family's garden.
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Jungfalken this year balanced and relaxed
Almost unnoticed, a pair of falcons has chosen a place to stay there again.
"The two falcons flew to the house from the huge maple tree, laid eggs and brooded." The falcon children grew up sheltered, almost clammy and secretive.
But the Roths have now become hawk experts and of course have got wind of the offspring.
Solveig Roth is still very happy about the offspring: “There were even six magnificent birds this year;
beautiful kestrels. ”According to their own assessment and in comparison to previous years, the young falcons were“ balanced and calm ”this year.
All in all, the young birds seemed to have enjoyed finding their cradle in Hohenbrunn.
Now is the time for the young falcons to fight their way through life.
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Population is declining
According to the State Association for Bird Protection in Bavaria, there are currently between 42,000 and 68,000 breeding pairs of kestrels in Germany. There are said to be more than 10,000 in Bavaria. The Roths have done their part to ensure that the population is secure. Because even if kestrels are not considered endangered, a decline in the population can be observed. The main reasons for this are a lack of food and nesting sites. Due to sealing and development, important hunting grounds disappear and with them the prey.