8 The Kestrel. 
alarm, while the sight of the other puts all the birds 
in an uproar. Persons who study nature may soon see 
the disposition of birds, whether it be affection or ven- 
geance. The farmer has no need to be afraid of his 
poultry should a Kestrel make its nest near his house, 
as is often the case, for these birds differ from other 
hawks in preferring to bring up their young near the 
habitation of man; on the contrary, he ought to 
prize the service of the Windhover for the good it 
does him in destroying the mice that would otherwise 
devour his corn. 

