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With two Peregrine Falcon chicks now at Malabar Headland National Park, I have stepped up my visits. They won’t be around for long, as they are fast learners, and now is the time to get photographs of them in flight. And in particular, I wanted photographs of the two chicks flying together. They perform soma amazing flying routines and it is really special being able to witness this, and its a bonus to take some photos.

I arrived around 9 am at their nesting site, and soon located one of the juveniles on a ledge. I waited around to see if it would take off. Continue reading →

After the local Cooks River bird Survey, I joined Valerie and Sue for a trip to Malabar Headland. I had told them about the Peregrine Falcon chick and they were keen to observe it. But when we arrived we had a pleasant surprise. The chick had been joined by its sibling.

The second chick must have been very recently fledged. Continue reading →

It was really great to finally see a newly fledged Peregrine Falcon chick on this visit. On the previous two years, I had seen chicks about month earlier, and had begun to think that if the breeding pair of Peregrine Falcons had any chicks this year, then that may not have survived.

When I arrived at the nesting area, I soon spotted one of the adult birds. It was perched on one of the usual rocks. Continue reading →