With lot of good fungi to find lately, I had neglected another great place to visit at his time of the year – Malabar Headland. It offers raptors, whale and other sea creatures with a background of massive sandstone cliffs. So I headed out there with Sue, and later we met up with Alana.
We had a very good day. It started well. Near the park entrance, we spotted a Nankeen Kestrel –
It suddenly dived down and returned with a grasshopper or cricket.
It was not the only hunter. The New Holland Honeyeaters were hunting for insects –
As soon as we arrived on at the Peregrine Falcon nesting site, we spotted one flying past –
It landed on the cliffs –
This looks like a Dolphin far out at sea –
The Peregrine Falcon suddenly took off and flew around the cliffs bit.
We next saw it perched lower down the cliffs eating some prey.
It was eating part of a bird. It must have been cached.
Below, we spotted a Seal –
The Peregrine Falcon had almost finished its meal.
Then we spotted two Ospreys flying past. They were interacting.
They looked like two females rather than courting pair.
I thought their presence may have provoked the Peregrine Falcon to attack them to keep whom out of its territory. But it didn’t.
Later, the Ospreys flew past again.
This time, the Peregrine did take off and fly after them.
It later retained with a very fast fly past. Then circled around at a slower speed.
We later spouted one of the Ospreys far away with a fish.
More seals –
The Peregrine Falcon had returned.
It then flew off –
When we were leaving, we spotted two very distant Peregrine Falcons circling around together.
And the Nankeen Kestrel was back near the entrance gate –
And. a last bird encounter. Silvereyes having a walk in a puddle –
