Showing posts with label kestrel chicks tug of war. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kestrel chicks tug of war. Show all posts

Monday, June 22, 2015

Kestrel tug of war

My nest cams offer me a window on to the hidden world of growing chicks and its been such fun to watch their most intimate moments: messy meals, sibling rivalry and all! 


This video is particularly endearing as two kestrel chicks have a tug of war over their dinner! 
These clips form part of my research into animal behaviour and inform my final paintings - in which I like to try to capture the individual character of a creature. 

I painted this kestrel last year. Now that I have this new footage I think one of a kestrel chick would be a great new challenge.