Blog 7- Kestrel's Eye Film

The film shown in class, The Kestrel's Eye, was somewhat interesting, and boring at the same time. The film revolves around the life of two kestrel's and their life. The film uses impressive video footage to zoom in on their life from feeding, to mating, and to the birth of their offspring. The film takes place in sweden at a church surrounded by a graveyard and a small suburban area. It shows how the kestrel's react to certain noises and events produced by humans and their everyday lives.

However, there were times where the noises produced by the kestrel's were getting annoying to hear over an extended period of time. Also, a narrator discussing the life of the Kestrel would have been more appealing then just plain silence. This is not a film for a non-environmentalist. But, it was enjoying to witness how a Kestrel develops from birth.

This film also showed how animals and humans could coexist without bothering one another. The church, created by humans, gave the Kestrel's a place to live, while the Kestrel's control the overpopulation of rats by eating them. However, some extreme environmentalist argue that all life is sacred and that the killing of the rats was unjust. But, I realize that its just part of life.