Monthly Archives: May 2009

Today the youngsters had a good feed as soon as the rain stopped at lunchtime.  A couple of small snacks followed during the afternoon – Dad bringing in prey that was much, much smaller than the chicks.  At 5.00 he … Continue reading →

We had a lot of people visiting today.  It seemed that the peregrines knew and decided to cooperate.  The last few days have been very quiet, with both adults spending a lot of time out flying, or sitting on the … Continue reading →

This morning started with torrential rain, and remained grey and drizzly most of the day.  The four siblings spent most of the day huddled up together to keep warm and dry, but did get up once in a while to … Continue reading →

While the Cathedral bells tolled the 4 chicks of our peregrine family were ringed tonight.  After a hearty meal they were in for a surprise, when Graham Roberts and Phil turned up to cause mayhem for the adults and ring … Continue reading →

We had a disappointing start today – the electricity was down in the Cathedral, so we couldn’t get live views of the nest until mid afternoon.  When it came back on, the sun was out, and the chicks were all … Continue reading →

Pictures taken from RSPB video.

Our four little chicks aren’t even two weeks old, still fluffy, white and very wobbly, and yet they’re already showing signs of independence.  They’ve approximately trebled in size since hatching, and are already moving around, flapping their wings, preening (each … Continue reading →

Just thought you all might like to see a picture of Mum and Dad feeding the chicks – both aprents seem to be really camera -shy in this shot!!! Picture from RSPB video

Today we had exciting visitors – Red Kites!  A pair of them were flying very high in the thermals over the cathedral, along with a buzzard.  The peregrines didn’t take any notice because they were too high to be a … Continue reading →

On Thursday we were very excited to see something extraordinary going on in the nest.  For the first time, we saw both parents feeding the chicks together – normally one would feed while the other sits outside.  This time, they … Continue reading →