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I had the afternoon free, so set off again to visit Malabar Headland. I was keen to get more photos of the Peregrine Falcons, but they were not that active. But a passing White-bellied Sea Eagle livened things up a bit.

I arrived around 3:30, and met Biggles out on the cliffs. He had seen one of the juveniles and a parent. He was worried about the other juvenile – was it still alive? Apparently about 50% of juvenile Peregrine Falcons die in their first year after fledging. It is a  dangerous life they lead. Continue reading →

After the previous visit the day before, I was keen to go again – but only late afternoon this time. Sue and Alana planned to walk out on the Headland in the late afternoon and I planned to walk out separately and meet them.

This time, I walked in from Malabar. When I arrived at Boora Point, around 3:20 pm, I spotted a White-bellied Sea Eagle flying overhead. Continue reading →

Another visit to the Headland. Would the juvenile Peregrine falcons still be around? I hoped so. I checked my records (earlier blog entries) from previous years, and looked at the activity of the juvenile Peregrine Falcons after they fledged and concluded that it would still be worth making more visits, perhaps until the middle of December. I knew that as the juveniles grow, and they do grow very fast, they tend to fly further away from their nest area and so are much harder to locate. And when you do spot them – they can fly a long distance away very quickly – so may not stay around to be photographed.

This time, I was joined by both Sue and Valerie. My high expectations seemed to be dashed however. We did spot a Peregrine falcon fly past at speed along the cliffs when we were walking in around 11 am, and then a bit later – another brief flash. But they were both too short an appearance to get photos. The Headland is a pleasant spot to spend some time, and we experienced beautiful weather, but by 3 pm things were slow to say the least. Continue reading →