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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 →

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 →