As we move into winter, with longer nights and shorter days, our peregrine pair remain active on the tower with the female visiting the nest platform regularly and some bonding behaviour also being observed.
Dave Farmer took this excellent photo of her the other day as he walked past below:
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| Dave Farmer's photo taken last week |
In addition Wendy Bartter continues to make many video clips and to put the links in the comments accessed at the foot of each blog post.
This recent video shows a long bonding session:
And here's more bonding in a video made on 28th November:
Video by Wendy Bartter
Post by The Project Team
This project is managed by Derbyshire Wildlife Trust with The Cathedral, Derby City Council and Cathedral Quarter as partners in its success. The project began in 2006.
This project is managed by Derbyshire Wildlife Trust with The Cathedral, Derby City Council and Cathedral Quarter as partners in its success. The project began in 2006.
Many thanks to Dave Farmer for that lovely picture of our female!
ReplyDeleteA small clip below showing the female getting excited & scraping in the nest ... but the male did not appear
https://youtu.be/6QUoUoXDLhY
Just noticed that the pidgeon pair are nesting again in their favourite corner under the Peregrine nestbox ... that must feel safe there!
ReplyDelete@Anonymous: Pigeons seem willing to nest almost anywhere. I have a pair taken up residence behind my solar panels, and seem intent on breeding. If only I knew how to lay my hands on a pair of hungry peregrine falcons!
ReplyDeleteFemale was all excited again this morning but her mate didn't turn up til she had flown!
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Hi Nick M, that was me posting about the pigeon on the nest, a glitch prevented my name being shown, actually shot myself in the foot by doing factory reset on my tablet & had to start again but everything different ... it's a conspiracy!!!
ReplyDeleteYour nesting pigeons know where they are well off! Lol
Two visits this morning, still trying to work out if female both times or female first then the male?
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A very long drawn out bonding session this morning starting with the female calling for the male who can be seen to fly over a couple of times, good opportunity to study Peregrine behaviours
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Thanks Team, and Dave Farmer for always giving us such lovely photos, and then of course Dear Wendy for her excellent vids..
ReplyDeleteBonding Looking good for the coming season.
Kate
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ReplyDeleteA catch up of videos unfortunately much delayed due to serious tech problems with tablet and laptop exacerbated by my trying to post them on an out-of-date blog page ... whoops!!
ReplyDelete21st ... https://youtu.be/aRhTZPVDIl0?si=vACwka3cftR7D-CF
22nd ... https://youtu.be/6Z7brQCPAlM?si=gBCTJY2Dxwdk3zYI
Christmas ... https://youtu.be/-IeWBtVl52g?si=hYgm6WSBWWdJGI1D
28th ... https://youtu.be/l3DHwx70LAo?si=177ItHH30YhdpX9x
Have only just realised that I've been posting all of December videos on the previous blog page 'Into Winter' ... so sorry for the confusion (time for brain transplant maybe? Lol)
Female's visit this morning, she looks a little hunched up but very full crop ...
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Hope she pays us a New Year's Day visit, maybe even the bonding pair?
Female visits on New Year's Day 2024 preening in the sun & calling to her mate ...
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Looking forward to egg laying in March!
There was a bit more action following the last footage, wondering if this was the male flying off as female came into the other scrape??
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Saw the female's head as she preened in the near scrape on cam #2 this morning!
ReplyDeleteNot a great deal of action from this morning's visitor!
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Someone had a good breakfast
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Saw the pair in bonding session this morning as I logged on, unfortunately my recorder played up & I missed capturing the pair together but it's good to know that they are still together and hopefully their sessions will increase as breeding season comes nearer ...
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Longer bonding session this morning followed by Female preening ...
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