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Wednesday, 10 March 2021

Historic peregrines

I haven't had a chance to visit the peregrines for many months and they are only a couple of miles from home, but a pal did inform me that he hadn't seen anything this year so here are a couple of pics from my files.
The best time to visit them is when the chicks are growing up and finding what life is all about. Here the chicks are having fun and getting plenty of exercise.
These two appear to be performing some sort of dance.
Mum keeping an eye on things, she knows what kids are like when they roam free.
 

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  1. Marc Heath10 March 2021 at 06:55

    Hopefully they are still around for you to visit soon. Lovely images. Take care.

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    1. Mike Attwood11 March 2021 at 00:09

      Hello Marc.
      I planned to go there today but the wind and rain stopped me. They should be mating about now. Stay safe.
      Mike.

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  2. Ana Mínguez Corella10 March 2021 at 10:35

    Will come back!!! Beautiful captures... Cheers

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    1. Mike Attwood11 March 2021 at 00:13

      Thankyou Ana,
      I am sure they are still around. They have been nesting there for at least ten years. Stay safe.
      Mike.

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  3. Lasse11 March 2021 at 14:38

    Hi Mike, wonderful photos of this very spectacular bird ! Really masters of the air, and you have watched it very good here !

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    1. Mike Attwood11 March 2021 at 19:22

      Thankyou Lasse,
      Yes they are something special to me. When the youngsters are active I spend hours with them. A few miles further away I have the Chichester peregrines. I really looking forward to the next few months. Stay safe.
      Mike.

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  4. Richard Pegler12 March 2021 at 21:31

    These are great shots of a wonderful bird, Mike. I hope that you get the chance to go and visit them again soon. In the meantime, take great care and stay safe - - - Richard

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    1. Mike Attwood12 March 2021 at 23:25

      Hi Richard,
      I went up there today but nothing doing, there is still time.
      Take care.
      Mike.

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  5. waldlaeufer68 Frank Scholtyssek14 March 2021 at 08:27

    Hi Mike
    the flight photos are great I always try to do it but it doesn't work for me so hope for more nice pictures ...
    Greetings Frank

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    1. Mike Attwood14 March 2021 at 23:51

      Hello Frank,
      I was actually lying on my back in a field when I took some of those. Stay safe.
      Mike.

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  6. Phil Slade18 March 2021 at 09:45

    I hope your Peregrine's are still in the area Mike. Such a spy species to watch.

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    1. Mike Attwood18 March 2021 at 23:26

      Hi Phil,
      No sign of them just yet but I live in hope. Stay safe.
      Mike.

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  7. David M. Gascoigne,26 March 2021 at 10:39

    The resurgence of Peregrine Falcons, and their adaptation to urban living, is one of the great success stories of recent memory. It certainly looked dire for them in those dark days of organochlorine poisons.

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    1. Mike Attwood27 March 2021 at 00:33

      Hello David,
      The first pair appeared in about the year 2000 at Chichester Cathedral and successfully bred, a pair has bred there ever since. I know of six nest sites within 15 miles of my home in Sussex. We do have a lot of support for them locally. Take care.
      Mike.

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    2. David M. Gascoigne,27 March 2021 at 11:15

      I live in southern Ontario, in an area known as the tri-cities, Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo - and a pair has nested successfully at the TV station in Kitchener for several years now. The adults remain to tough out the winter with us, and the young migrate to Central and South America, returning about three years later.

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    3. Mike Attwood27 March 2021 at 23:45

      Ours spend their whole lives locally so the numbers increase every year and move to the next place where they can settle.
      Mike.

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Evacuated during the second world war to a village in Yorkshire where I lived in the home of a good photographer for more than five years who taught me the basics and a great deal about nature. Well past retirement age I have been a wildlife photographer for more than 30 years. Red Kites have been my speciality for much of this period. I did spend several years snapping wheelchair athletes and organizing the British Road Race Championship. In the year 2000 I was awarded a distinction by the Royal Photographic Society for my portfolio on wheelchair athletes. Most of my pics are digital, using Sony cameras and Sigma lenses. I used to spend many weeks each year with friends in Wales which is close to the Elan Valleys where I got many of my raptor pics. I now get these pictures more closely to home, specially red kites and peregrines. I support my pension by selling my pics, cards, coasters, fridge magnets and key rings etc. at craft fairs, something I wish I had done much earlier in life. I give illustrated talks to clubs and societies on wildlife and other branches of photography that I have been involved in.