I spent another day in Malabar Headland National Park photographing the birds. There were also a few whales around, but they were a lot quieter this visit compared to my previous one.
Again, the main focus was trying to photograph the Peregrine Falcons. But I was also lucky to spot two other raptors. Near the car park, while I was walking out to the park entrance, I spotted a Nankeen Kestrel sitting on the top of a pole.
I got my camera out and waited to see if it would take off. It did, eventually. It then flew around a bit, and then flew out of sight.
But when I looked back at the pole, there was a Nankeen Kestrel on it. The same one? I think it was another, as I later saw two in flight at the same time. I was able to get some more photos before they both flew off.
I then walked into the National Park. Near the entrance was a White-faced Heron.
I continued towards Boora Point. I soon spotted one of the Peregrine Falcons perched on a ledge. I waited for a while, but the bird was in a difficult place to get photos of it if it took off.
I spent some time looking for whales. A few passed by, but they were all a long way out to sea. One was breaching – but far too distant to make photos worthwhile.
I had lunch, and while I was eating, another raptor flew by and landed on the cliffs. It was not a Peregrine Falcon. It looked like a Brown Goshawk.
I grabbed a few photos, but it flew off before I could get closer. I later looked around the cliffs for it, and saw it flew fast overhead with some prey. Perhaps a lizard? But too brief a flyover for photos.
I then headed to Boora Point. There I looked for sea birds for a while. One of the gulls seemed larger than the rest. I think it was a Kelp Gull.
The I spotted a Peregrine Falcon fly over from the Little Bay direction. It had prey held in its talons. So I made my way back to their nesting spot. There I saw one of the birds with the prey. It was on a relatively high ledge, and it flew off when it saw me.
It flew down to a more remote low ledge. The second Peregrine Falcon was perched on another ledge.
I started getting closer to it, but it suddenly flew off at high speed. I had heard some Ravens calling not far away. The Peregrine Falcon was after the Ravens. Not as prey, but rather to drive them away from the nest area. I could see the falcon diving below the cliffs a few times.
The Peregrine Falcon returned a few minutes later and perched closer to where its mate was eating. A few minutes later, I again heard the call of a Raven. And again, the Falcon took off and flew fast towards the sound.
It returned not long after and settled on a ledge near its mate. A strange military plane, a Pilatus, flew past.
Below, in the sea, a Cormorant and caught a fish.
Nearby was a strange seething mass of fish. They occupied a very small area. I am not sure what type of fish they were. They were a fair size.
The it was time to head towards home. Back near the carpark, I heard the call of a Fan-tailed Cuckoo. I spotted it sitting on a fence –
