The Peregrine Falcon season at Malabar Headland has been a frustrating one this season. On our previous visit, it looked like things may have been looking up, with possible late season nesting. Both adult Peregrine Falcons were perched near the nesting area for long periods, leaving only for some hunting. So, Valerie, Sue and myself made another visit – but this time, we only spotted a single adult Peregrine Falcon for a short time, just after we arrived. It soon flew off, and we didn’t see it or any others while we were there.
On the way out, we did see a number of Jacky Dragons.
Here is the single Peregrine Falcon we spotted. It looks like the male.
And then it flew off.
During our visit we also met fellow bird photographers Adam and Trish, but they didn’t stay long. And later William arrived.
Water Skink
Dolphins
Rufous Whistler
New Holland Honeyeater
We had a least day on the Headland, despite our lack of success with the Falcons. It was quite hot, but not too bad in the shade. In the afternoon there was a nice cool sea breeze.
Dear David
Thanks for your brilliant photos, as always.
Sorry our Peregrines have disappointed this year – do you think they had young or eggs failed to hatch or something else?
Is there enough food around – those other birds look very skinny!
For some time now people including me have been unable to view your photos without opening them in another tab – ie they don’t show up straight away, instead there’s a horizontal bar with a coloured logo in it. One has to right click then choose “Open image in new tab” to view each photo. I and others have tried different browsers, but the same thing happens: no photos.
Do you think this is a WordPress problem or a browser problem, eg old version of browser cannot handle photos/newer versions of browsers cannot open older WordPress formats? Just guessing, as I have no knowledge at all of these things.
Hoping to hear from you,
Claire Bettington, Friends of Malabar Headland.