After a very hot day on Saturday, and with cooler weather on Sunday, I decided on another trip to to the sea cliffs of the Northern Beaches to see if the raptors were still active. Generally, they were not – and it turned out to be a relatively quiet day.
I made my way to the sea cliffs, and not long after I arrived, I spotted a Peregrine falcon flying in the distance. It was flying in the spot that I recently seen the family of Nankeen Kestrels. I made my way to that area.
When I arrived there was no Peregrine Falcon and no Nankeen Kestrels. So I sat down to wait to see if anything happened.
Below, I spotted a number of Great Cormorants. Here is one –
Far out to sea, I spotted a large pod of Dolphins. They were mainly just swimming along, and not jumping out. And they didn’t come close.
I eventually spotted a single Nankeen Kestrel. It flew up around a headland, and then flew away.
It didn’t return while I was there.
A number of Welcome Swallows were flying around –
Later in the afternoon, I made my way back to the Peregrine Falcon area. I had earlier been watching those cliffs through binoculars, and had not seen any activity. But not long after I arrived, I spotted one flying out to sea –
It was an adult, and it flew a fair way out and then circled around and started flying back.
It flew back to the cliffs a fair way along, and then start flying back at high speed – but lower down, partly out of my sight. I caught the last bit –
It had landed on the cliffs at a spot I could only see from a very long way off –
It was a hot day, and I was starting to feel the heat more, so I made may way home. I think the season may be ending for getting photos of the juvenile Peregrine Falcons and perhaps also the juvenile Nankeen Kestrels.