http://chichesterperegrinesblog.co.uk The lives of the Chichester Peregrines Thu, 12 Aug 2010 15:29:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today there was one lone juvenile sitting near the south west turret.  All the others, Mum and Dad, included had deserted the spire - or perhaps he had been left in charge!!  We took a picture - see below - and had a fleeting glimpse of two more peregrines flying ... http://chichesterperegrinesblog.co.uk/2010/08/12/all-alone/ There were high levels of excitement at the Cathedral yesterday. In recent days the Peregrine family have (with the exception of one reluctant juvenile) spent each morning away from the building, presumably involved in hunting lessons for the youngsters. During one such period a lone male adult Peregrine appeared above ... http://chichesterperegrinesblog.co.uk/2010/07/05/intruder-alert/ Dad surprised everybody by making a landing on the north side of the Cathedral looking very bedraggled this morning. He looked very much as though he had been soaked from head to tail, and then sat drying-off for a long time before regaining his usual appearance. We assumed he'd decided ... http://chichesterperegrinesblog.co.uk/2010/07/01/wet-behind-the-ears-and-everywhere-else/ Last night found Dad sitting high up on the spire with a feather sticking out of his 'nose' (see picture) - even after a speedy flight it had not become dislodged.The juveniles performed to perfection giving us several wonderful displays of their prowess in the sky to the strains of ... http://chichesterperegrinesblog.co.uk/2010/06/29/colonel-bogey/ On a glorious Sunday afternoon the juveniles took to the sky as a family and what a spectacle it was too!  Some very fancy flying as well as practising turning upside down.  Even though they were playing quite a long way away I didn't manage to get all 4 in ... http://chichesterperegrinesblog.co.uk/2010/06/27/the-score-was-4-peregrines-in-the-air-that-is/ The Peregrine family have continued to provide great entertainment in the last week. Notable moments include one of the adults taking a Pigeon over the shops in East Street in front of many shoppers, and lots of mini-stoops by both parents right around the Cathedral resulting in no reported captures. ... http://chichesterperegrinesblog.co.uk/2010/06/23/plenty-of-action/ Lots of opportunity yesterday evening to watch all the youngsters fly now that the girls have joined their brothers in the air.  Such a beautiful evening is ideal for gazing skywards and seeing the antics of 4 young peregrines learning to fly like their parents.  Landings are still a bit ... http://chichesterperegrinesblog.co.uk/2010/06/17/all-together-now/ The two female juveniles followed their brothers into the air this weekend. Number 43 seemed to have taken her first flight early on Saturday morning, with her sister (number 42) following in the middle of the afternoon. The males are now noticably improving their flying skills, chasing each other and ... http://chichesterperegrinesblog.co.uk/2010/06/15/all-up-in-the-air/ Today we had to go out and do other stuff  much to our disappointment but our return journey meant we had to pass close to the Cathedral. What a treat female 43 sitting on the bell tower. What luck I had my camera with me, she flew back to the ... http://chichesterperegrinesblog.co.uk/2010/06/14/what-a-treat/ Female juveniles numbers 42 and  43 spent the majority of the day looking like they might fledge at any moment, but by evening had yet to do so. Mum and Dad continued to attempt to lure the female youngsters to fledge, circling above them often. They even delivered most of ... http://chichesterperegrinesblog.co.uk/2010/06/11/still-waiting/