I made another visit to photograph the Peregrine Falcons on the clifftops of the Northern Beaches. Again – I was keen to photograph the aerial interactions of the juvenile birds. And this is a lot easier to do when the birds are newly fledged and don’t venture too far from their nest area.
Like my last visit, the juvenile Peregrine falcons were quite active, but there were also periods of time spent waiting for them to appear or to take-off and fly. So patience is required. And like last time – there were a number of other bird photographs on the cliffs.
Here are some photos –
In the photo below – the further away bird is an adult bringing in some prey.
And occasionally you can see all three juveniles flying together –
This juvenile is chasing its father –
I think the juvenile was hungry. The adult male settled on a perch.
But not for long.
And now the adult female appears –
This juvenile perches in a pine tree –
But gets rudely interrupted –
All three juveniles are now having a rest.
Last, one becomes restless and goes for a flight. Here is tries to catch an insect –
Now two are flying –
The adult female flies past –
The adult female perches on the cliffs –
One of the juveniles is getting hassled by a Magpie –
It then dives down in a fast stoop and knocks off its mother from her perch –
This one comes in for a rest –
But get knocked off it perch –
And a last encounter before I head for home –
