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At last, yesterday afternoon our last female juvenile fledged!  Now all four are flying around the cathedral, perching in obscure places, watching the pigeons intently (even occasionally flying after them, although they wouldn’t know what to do if they caught … Continue reading →

Earlier today, three of the juveniles were out flying, two were chasing each other, and the parents.  It’s all part of their hunting training, being able to follow another bird in flight. Our boy is showing great hunting instincts.  He … Continue reading →

Couldn’t resist this on such a special day!!!

Again today both 35 (the male) and his sister 37 were out.  They flew confidently and found unusual perches below the level of the balcony.  Our boy was sitting on his perch looking very confident.  He slept briefly sitting up, … Continue reading →

Our boy, number 35, finally took the plunge and flew this afternoon.  Daniel, our youngest volunteer, was lucky enough to be watching him through the telescope as he took off.  I was on my way back to the cathedral after … Continue reading →

A couple of times today we had two juveniles on top of the turret, still mostly hopping from one stone to the next, or hanging on tightly and exercising their wings.  However, around 5.20 this evening, one of them was … Continue reading →

Well, short hops anyway.  Again today our boy was sitting on top of the nest box and turret, with one of his sisters joining him.  The other two have yet to take that leap.  He’s getting more daring, hopping across … Continue reading →

Our boy was getting more daring today, sitting right up on top of the turret a couple of times.  One of his sisters managed to join him on top of the nest box for a while, snuggling up with him … Continue reading →

At approximately 5 1/2 weeks old, our chicks are now fully grown and lost just about all of their white fluff.  They’ve spent the last few days frantically flapping their wings to build up their muscles.  Today, the young male … Continue reading →

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 →