The male is keeping an eye on things while the female is breeding inside the alcove on the left.And he's preening, of course. It's a matter of life and death. It really is. Preening, keeping the feathers well looked after is no vanity. It's serious business. The feathers have to be waterproof, they have to be impregnated with oil from the preening gland. The featherbarbs must be zipped together again. So it is waterproof as well as airtight to keep the isolationfunction optimal. So peregrine falcons spend a great deal of time on preening.
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