An early start. At 6:30 the tiercel entered the nestbox again, looked around at started once more to scrape bowles. He could just not get enough. Finally he laid down as if he was breeding. No falcon in sight.
he left and 2 kids came in. I still think these 2 are Tiddler and big sis. They where together in the nestbox before fledging performing the same affectious behaviour towards eachother as they do now. Touching bills, sharing food, flying together.
At 6:55 the falcon delivered prey on top and left.
Leaving the plucking to the kids. 3 of them attacked it and they managed just fine. 2 left and leaving the prey to the last one who dropped it. That has happened several times before!
The morning was well spend on preening in the sunshine. They've really adapted to the peregrine way of live: just take it easy!
Nothing much happened: a bit of flying, a bit of preening, a bit of sleeping
But then the big highlight of the day. On top of the Pud a big white bird was delivered. Not beheaded and I think it was still alive. One of the juvies, probably 004 got it first and started plucking, and beheaded the poor prey. He sure knows how to do it. Feathers everywhereand he needed no help from parents.
Much to his and my surprise a second fresh caught prey ( pigeon) was brought up I think by the falcon who had to catch her breath first. It was just minutes after the first white prey. No need for so much food, so she left with the prey and landed in the nestbox. There she started to pluck and eat.
On top the youngster was still eating and enjoying himself on the innerparts of the prey, and yes here we go again: manouvring the prey over the edge. They will never learn, now won't they.
After this lovely bloody meal all of a sudden in the middle of a lot of pigeonfeathers........ a pigeon landend!!!!! Being awfully suicidal indeed.
I didn't believe my eyes!
The youngsters looked at it with big brown raptor eyes, and the pigeon must have thought Oh my gosh think this is not the right place to be right now, I'd better get the hell out of here.
Amazing, just amazing!!!.
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And do visit the Derby Photo Blog of Jon Salloway. He has amazing photo's of the Derby peregrines.:
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