The nestbox is in the helmet of the steeple above the clock behind
the small "window"!
One of the 2008 juvs is being banded: doesn't like it one little bit!
Mr. Gäng with Jürgen Reinhard and Gerd Ludwig and the 2 juvs
The Heidelberg cams are open again!
http://www.ag-wanderfalken.de/
The resident peregrine falcons are Aurora and her partner Phönix. Last year they fledged 2 juveniles: Gerd and Jurgen.
Mr Hans Martin Gäng has been involved with and is in fact the leader of this project from 1999! After the recovery of the DDT disaster, the first peregrine falcons were not seen in Heidelberg untill 1999. A 2 year old banded female and an older male started nesting in the Kirchturm in Heildelberg. The female was Aurora and she is still the resident falcon. 2 Years ago her partner did not come back and a new male named Phönix started courting Aurora. This will be their third season together.
Aurora is not pleased with the cleaning of the nestbox
Heidelberg is a city in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Heidelberg lies on the river Neckar at the point where it leaves its narrow, steep valley in the Odenwald to flow into the Rhine valley. It is very beautiful overthere. And I'm sure the peregrines love it.
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