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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. Continue reading →

I was keen to make another visit to the Northern Beaches cliffs to get more photographs of the juvenile Peregrine Falcons. I travelled up and was soon on the cliffs. The three juvenile Peregrine Falcons were quite active during my visit – which was from about 9:45 am to 1:30 pm.

I was particularly after photos of two or more of the juvenile Peregrines interacting – flying close together, swooping at each other, interlocking talons and spinning around  at high speed in mid air. It is truly amazing to witness their aerial displays. Continue reading →

I was keen for some more photos of the Northern Beaches Peregrine Falcon family that I had been observing recently. The young birds grow up quickly and their playground gets bigger each day. So each day they can be further long the cliffs and consequently harder to find. They only seem to be in the air for 5 – 10 minutes each hour on the average, so you need to be prepared to wait for some action. This visit, the weather was a bit unsettled as well, and I left when it started raining.

Again, I travelled up to Dee Why in a B-Line bus, then caught a local bus from the shops to the cliffs. Out on the cliffs I met a few other bird photographers including Adam, who I have met many times before. Continue reading →