Sue and myself visited Malabar Headland and enjoyed a great day. This visit – both the Peregrine Falcons made an appearance – and they performed!
On the walk out from Maroubra, we spotted a Nankeen Kestrel perched on Magic Point.
As we got closer and watched it, it suddenly took off. Had we spooked it?
No. But something else had. A Black-shouldered Kite was flying nearby.
The Kestrel flew up at the Kite letting it know if was in its territory.
Unfortunately, both birds flew off.
I then tended my camera to some New Holland Honeyeaters –
And a Superb Fairy-wren –
Back to the New Holland Honeyeaters. They were catching insects.
But they were being outdone by this Red Wattlebird –
Now something a bit slower – a locust –
A Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike flew past –
White’s Skink
Australian Raven
Sun Orchid – not yet open.
White’s Skinks
And then the first Peregrine Falcon appeared.
It was the female.
Another bird photographer, Michael arrived to photograph the Falcons. Later, Alana also joined us.
Then the male arrived –
They then mated.
The duration was nice seconds
The male flew around a bit, then perched on a lower ledge –
Was the female ready for more mating?
No. She took off.
And landed further along the cliffs.
Then the male did some very fast flying.
The male later appeared with some prey.
It did some fast display flying –
Then the female flew out –
More fast flying –
A Black-browed Albatross was seen –
Back to the Peregrine Falcons –
And now there was more mating –
Again, the duration was about nine seconds.
The female sat on the ledge while the male did some fast flying –
As we left, we observed the male sitting on the cliffs near the landslide.
Sue and myself, walked back to Maroubra with Alana. We had been fortunate to witness some great scenes.