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Fact Of The Day – Their Speed…
The Peregrine is famous for its speed, reaching over 200 mph during its typical hunting stoop, making it the fastest animal in the world. According to a National Geographic program, the highest measured speed of a Peregrine Falcon was 242 … Continue reading
Webcam
You can now view the webcam directly from the blog. All you need to do is bookmark this post or click on the webcam page link on the right hand side. Pictures courtesy RSPB and Carnyx
When will he third egg arrive?
I’m guessing mum will ay the third egg tonight. What are your thoughts?
Its a great view of the two eggs at the moment as nobody is sitting on them.
Fact Of The Day – What They Feed On…
The Peregrines feed almost solely on medium-sized birds such as pigeons, waterfowl and waders. Globally, it is estimated that between 1,500 and 2,000 bird species (around 1/5th of all species worldwide) are predated somewhere by peregrines. In urban areas, the … Continue reading
Two!
Last night another egg was laid. We think about 10.30 ish. The first picture was taken last night and we were sure this was another egg. This was confirmed this morning.
Fact Of The Day – Sizes Of Peregrines…
Everyday (or as often as we can), for the rest of the season, we will be putting a different fact up about peregrines. Today is the first one and I thought about the size of peregrines. Peregrine Falcons have reverse sexual … Continue reading
Camera Update
The camera has been fixed, as you can see the quality is much better. Hopefully there will be sound by the end of next week.
The Camera
I have just taken a call and the camera should be fixed tomorrow, which is great news as we may have sound and the video quality will be better.