Mum and Dad yesterday in between breaks on the nest looking good in the glorious sunshine. All being well eggs will start to hatch The very end of April beginning of May …looking good but fingers always crossed…!!!
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Dad takes over….!!
Lovely change over this am on a rather dank morning all is looking good as Dad takes his turn…!!!
Happy Easter…!!
Happy Easter to you all. We have been watching carefully on the Cameras and at the Cathedral to monitor progress this year . Normally at Chichester there are four eggs .For what ever reason (and we don’t know the answer ) this year we have three. Both birds are sitting well taking turns ,eggs will hatch end of April , beginning of May. ‘Eggcellent News’…..Ouch…..!!! Dad makes a dramatic exit…!!
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Then there were three….!!
So at 7.40 today saw the third egg for the first time. I will go back through the footage to try to get a time it was laid and let you all know … what great news…!!!
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Second Egg…!!
Second egg was laid at 4.15 pm today….very good news…!!
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Chichester Peregrines second egg
First Egg….!!!
So caught us out this year about a week earlier than normal we have the first egg laid at 5.56am today Normally the first week of April…!! What great news in this 25th Anniversary year ….!!!
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All happening at the top…!!!
So they are both around in and out of the nest box now all the time…patrolling their air space and mating and getting the nest ready.
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Right at the top…!!!
The Male Peregrine has decided that the best place to perch is right up the top of the spire by the Cockerel….It must be the most fantastic view from up there …!!
World Book Day…!!
Chichester Peregrines The Falcon with a Broken Heart
World book day today so thought I would remind you that my new book “The falcon with a broken heart” is now available It’s the true story with dramatic interpretation of Maverick the famous falcon who spent the last years of his life at Chichester Cathedral. Thrilling visitors with his fantastic flying skills . It’s a children’s book for all ages from 4 to 80 and beyond !! A tender story of resilience survival and finding a place in the world. As most of you know Three years in the making so quite a project I hope you all enjoy it.Here’s the link . https://amzn.eu/d/00kEzCeI
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The Falcon with a Broken Heart. New Book…!!!
So it’s taken three years but what started in Royal Sussex Hospital has now been published by David Shaw Publishing…completely a labour of love …!!! I was determined to publish for the 25th Anniversary!!!
A gentle, true story of resilience, healing, and finding home.
Maverick the peregrine falcon has faced hardship, recovery, and a long journey to belonging. Through searching skies and changing places, he discovers that sometimes the place you are meant to be has been waiting for you all along.
All proceeds from this book are shared between the British Heart Foundation and the Chichester Peregrine Project.
The book will have its official launch on the first weekend of the open days The 6th and 7th of June.
If you can’t wait that long for your copy then you can buy from Amazon http://amzn.eu/d/0hNEaCuR and in USA Barnes and Noble and in Australia , Booktopia so it’s widely available already. I hope you guys all enjoy it .You can’t imagine the Love and Work I put in to it , to make it happen…..I always thought it would but I had moments of complete despair when it got so hard to carry on and then in the end euphoria and elation when at last I got there ….!!!
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