Don't miss this please look now- peregrine falcons

[chocki 13]

We're all hooked on it in our house.......even the cat

 

http://s791.photobucket.com/user/fisherpl/library/peregrine%20cat

 

Ahh poor muggy, ya teasing it lol

 

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One of them is flapping its wings! Hope it doesn't get too close to the edge.

[taxman 12]

Always scary when you only see one of them but then the other two who have been hiding suddenly appear.

[spats 10]

Blimey....just look at how full their little crops are tonight! Does anyone know how many pigeons they eat in a day? And how old are they now, please?

[Gleadly 11]

Blimey....just look at how full their little crops are tonight! Does anyone know how many pigeons they eat in a day? And how old are they now, please?

 

They're nearly 4 weeks now, take a day or 2.

 

DOB 05/05/2013

 

 

Massive size since birth.

Nearly lost all their baby feathers.

Edited May 30, 2013 by Gleadly

[cgksheff 44]

there is a talk about the birds by Sheffield bird study group at St. Georges on 3rd of June at 7pm if anyone is interested. no doubt further details will be on their website

 

 

Posted from Sheffieldforum.co.uk App for Android

 

Here:

 

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showpost.php?p=9815609&postcount=124

[Henrietta 10]

Watched them today for the first time and was lucky to see dad feeding them a bird at about 3pm!

 

Where do the adults sleep at night?

[taxman 12]

Watched them today for the first time and was lucky to see dad feeding them a bird at about 3pm!

 

Where do the adults sleep at night?

 

In the true wild peregrines live on cliff faces and crags, so the parents will be happy enough sleeping around any Sheffield buildings. Lots of ledges, windbreaks etc

[cgksheff 44]

In Nottingham, you can see one parent is just sitting on the edge of the ledge beside the nest.

 

Click on "Camera One"

 

http://www.ntu.ac.uk/ecoweb/biodiversity/falcons/index.html?campaignid=falcons

 

 

In Norwich, one adult is perching on a corner of the nest:

 

http://www.camscape.com/view/33485

 

I would guess that in Sheffield an adult is nearby, just out of camera.

Edited May 30, 2013 by cgksheff

[Henrietta 10]

Thanks you two I was saying today that I thought I'd never spotted a bird of prey in the city centre, but then I'd never had much reason to be looking up whilst in town! But then I remembered seeing a raptor flying next to he high rise flats last week as I drove down st Philips - and I'll bet that was a peregrine

[scousemouse 10]

......amazing!!!!

[natjack 10]

In Nottingham, you can see one parent is just sitting on the edge of the ledge beside the nest.

Click on "Camera One"

http://www.ntu.ac.uk/ecoweb/biodiversity/falcons/index.html?campaignid=falcons

Looked at the nest on Cam2, empty! The chicks don't look very safe out on the ledge there. They're not fledged yet, are they? Hope it's not too windy up there.

[iansheff 88]

Watched them today for the first time and was lucky to see dad feeding them a bird at about 3pm!

 

Where do the adults sleep at night?

 

If you look on the link to the Sheffield Peregrines it says:

A few people have been concerned that the chicks are being left vulnerable to predation, but one or both adults are almost constantly on the church, even if not in view on the webcam.