This was the first of two afternoon visits to the Headland to photograph the juvenile Peregrine Falcons while they are still flying together close to the nest area. The first of these visits I made by myself and while I was there, I was the only bird photographer around.
It was a very good visit. Both the juvenile Peregrine Falcons were active during my time on the Headland.
I walked in from Malabar, and while I was approaching the cliffs, I could hear the call of one of the juveniles. I unpacked my camera and started shooting. It was about 3:20 pm.
For the next fifty minutes the two juveniles put on a good flying show. The hard part was knowing which part of the cliffs to be on to get the best angles and light for photography. There was a nice breeze from the east.
At about 4:15 pm, one of the juvenile Falcons settled down on the clifftop to rest.
But, not long after it went for some more flights.
I could not see the second juvenile. Perhaps it had been given food and was eating on a ledge out of sight.
I did spot their father – he was perched on a ledge and seemed to be resting.
Meanwhile, the active juvenile did some more fast fly bys.
Then about 5 pm, both of the juveniles did some more nice flying together.
At 5:10 pm they both stopped for a rest.
At 5:26 pm, I spotted a distant White-bellied Sea Eagle, and another bird, possibly a Peregrine Falcon – both far out to sea.
I did see an adult Peregrine Falcon fly past at 5:38 pm.
And the juveniles did a little more flying together, just before I left at 5:40 pm.
This had been a very good visit.