I joined Sue for another trip to visit Malabar Headland.
We had a very good day – with some great flying by the Peregrine Falcons.
On the walk out from Maroubra Beach, we heard the call of a Tawny Grassbird. We had heard out on our previous trip, but this time we spotted it quite close to the track. It had just caught an insect.
Rufous Whistler
Little Grassbird
Dolphins
When we arrived at the Peregrine Falcon area, we had to wait a while, but one eventually landed on the cliffs.
Then some nice flying.
Humpback Whale
Back to the Peregrine Falcons –
Both the adults were in the air –
A Great Cormorant was flying by, a bit too close to the Peregrine Falcon’s nest –
We heard a loud “thwack” as a Peregrine Falcon hit the cormorant at high speed.
The cormorant crashed into the sea.
The Peregrine Falcon circled around making sure the cormorant had got the message.
On the walk out, we spotted a White Bellied Sea Eagle flying over. We did not see it being attacked by the Peregrine Falcons, like we have seen twice recently. Perhaps because it was avoiding the cliffs near Boora Point, or perhaps because it had prey (a bird).
