I travelled up to the coastal cliffs of the Northern Beaches hoping to get more photos of the family of Peregrine Falcons.
It turned out to be a relatively quiet day, with not that much flying action.
Here is one of the juveniles flying along the cliffs –
It tries to land in a palm tree (not a good place to land!)
It falls out of the the tree and then flies off along the cliffs out of sight.
Down below – a White-faced Heron –
And then a juvenile Peregrine Falcon appears.
It flies towards the beach and then circles around and comes back with one of its siblings.
They fly out of sight.
A Pelican flies past –
It starts to rain – but only lightly.
Two of the juveniles do some nice flying together- but a fair distance away.
One lands on a nearby ledge –
Next, an adult flies past.
It is the adult female. It perches in a tree –
One of the juveniles lands in the same palm tree as earlier. This time it has a better spot.
It seems to be eating bits of the palms.
Then it takes off –
And lands in that same rock ledge as earlier.
I was hoping for some more flying, but the bird settles down for a nap –
And it was time for me to start for home.