David Element
Wildlife Photography and Digital Video Images
________________________________________________________________ Birds 116 – Peregrine Falcons
PEREGRINE FALCONS Falco peregrinus
(f, m)
PEREGRINE FALCON Falco peregrinus
(m)
PEREGRINE FALCON Falco peregrinus (m)
PEREGRINE FALCON Falco peregrinus
(m)
PEREGRINE FALCON Falco peregrinus
(m)
PEREGRINE FALCON Falco peregrinus
(m)
PEREGRINE FALCON Falco peregrinus
(m)
PEREGRINE FALCON Falco peregrinus
(m)
PEREGRINE FALCON Falco peregrinus (f)
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Peregrine
Falcons Falco peregrinus will readily utilise tall man-made structures like
tall buildings as nesting sites (if there are suitable platforms available –
with a bit of imagination these could be incorporated as part of the structure
by the manufacturers) or as lookout posts for hunting. The presence of
Peregrines may be betrayed by feathers or bones scattered underneath one of
these feeding-posts. Feral Pigeons Columba livia domestica (domesticated
Rock Doves) are often selected as prey so if a flock of these birds suddenly
takes to the air it is always worth looking overhead as a raptor may be
responsible for flushing them. In London where this species is becoming
increasingly well-established Rose-ringed
Parakeets Psittacula krameri are
also being exploited as an easy source of food despite their capability for
high-speed flight! Nest boxes are being provided on the top of tower blocks at
certain selected sites to encourage breeding with considerable success. In one
of these photographs the tiercel (male) has taken a juvenile Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris. The first of this series of images (taken in
2017) illustrates an adult female (falcon) training her offspring to hunt, in
this instance by transferring part of a Feral Pigeon that she has caught to one
of her recently fledged male chicks with another male juvenile - note the size
difference - in hot pursuit. The remaining photographs are of the adults during
the following spring. These have been taken using a higher resolution camera so
this has allowed substantial cropping without any loss of quality.
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