article_snippet.sent: photographer Robert Fuller said that a pair of kestrels had been guarding a nesting box in the tree, but when a pair of kestrels had been guarding the nesting box in the tree, but when they left in the evening a barn owl swooped in and laid a claim to the nest left in the evening a barn owl swooped in and laid a claim to the nest.
article_snippet.sent: After a barn owl drove kestrels away photographer Robert Fuller managed to attract a mate to share photographer Robert Fuller new home - but kestrels found an alternative nesting box in photographer Robert Fuller garden.
article_snippet.sent: The kestrel was attempting to win back a nesting box after guarding The kestrel all day .
article_snippet.sent: On top: At one point The kestrel had a barn owl up against the wall of the box inside an old tree stump .
article_snippet.sent: photographer Robert Fuller said: 'the nest has been used in the past by tawny owls and this year kestrels were showing a lot of interest in kestrels. '
article_snippet.sent: At the beginning a male barn owl was looking for an escape route but The kestrel keeps appearing at the opening. '
article_snippet.sent: Kestrels have a terrier mentality, Kestrels're aggressive.
article_snippet.sent: Kestrels have been here since 2006 and I feed Barn owls in the garden, Barn owls're like part of the family.
article_snippet.sent: and I wanted Barn owls to nest here too.
article_snippet.sent: and Kestrels are in a different nesting box in the garden.
article_snippet.sent: Barn owls and kestrels are both attracted to nests which overlook open land, meaning that it is fairly common for both to compete for the same nesting space.