Peregrines at Torrey Pines State Beach : May 2015

May 27, 2015

Spent all afternoon waiting for something interesting to happen. One of the juveniles took a few short-hop flights from one ledge to another. They were not fed all afternoon, until (mom?) brought some dinner in around 7:20pm

(1:33p) Dad's perched near the nest...	Mom's up on the ridge.	pIMG_9554.JPG	(1:50p) Time to fly around a bit...
pIMG_9574.JPG	pIMG_9588.JPG	(2:15p) Mom leaves...	Dad's right side
Dad's left side	pIMG_9599.JPG	pIMG_9601.JPG	(2:18p) Seems to be exploring this part of the cliff.
pIMG_9614.JPG	pIMG_9615.JPG	(2:21p) Mom wants her spot back on the ridge.	Mom's left side
Mom's right side	pIMG_9638.JPG	(3:14p) All four juveniles	pIMG_9671.JPG
pIMG_9674.JPG	(4:03p) A small leap	pIMG_9693.JPG	pIMG_9700.JPG
pIMG_9714.JPG	One likes to hang out closer to the cave mouth	Dad's right side	Dad's left side
pIMG_9744.JPG	pIMG_9745.JPG	(5:20p) Dad? chases off an Osprey.	pIMG_9751.JPG
pIMG_9752.JPG	pIMG_9753.JPG	pIMG_9754.JPG	(5:28p) One of the juvies goes off exploring
pIMG_9773.JPG	pIMG_9789.JPG	pIMG_9799.JPG	(6:22p) I think I can...
Maybe not.	Maybe...	pIMG_9825.JPG	A big leap!
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pIMG_9841.JPG	pIMG_9842.JPG	(7:22p) Some food is being brought in.	pIMG_9848.JPG

May 28, 2015

The parents are leaving the nest unattended for long periods of time (an hour or more). Among the more interesting events of the day, a young sea lion beached itself and sat on a rock for a while. Around 5pm, mom came in with what must have been a large dinner - she spent ~30 minutes feeding the juveniles. Not long after, the male came in with another kill and they did a mid-air exchange.

(3:48p) Mom just flew by overhead and Dad takes off	pIMG_9875.JPG	pIMG_9878.JPG	pIMG_9887.JPG
pIMG_9891.JPG	pIMG_9902.JPG	(4:10p) A sea lion came ashore and distracted me. There was some falcon activity during this time.	cIMG_9916.JPG
pIMG_9922.JPG	cIMG_9924.JPG	(5:01p) Mom brings food and everyone scurries into the nest	pIMG_9973.JPG
pIMG_9974.JPG	pIMG_9978.JPG	pIMG_9983.JPG	(5:15p) Dad's doing some aerobatics
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(5:37p) Mom comes out to feed the last juvy, then leaves.	(5:45p) Mom's perched, Dad's got a kill	(5:45p) Mid-air food exchange!	pIMG_0077.JPG
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pIMG_0122.JPG	(5:55p) I think Mom dropped off the food and quickly left	pIMG_0173.JPG	pIMG_0183.JPG