Peregrines at Torrey Pines State Beach : June 6-7, 2016

June 6, 2016

The sun came out in the afternoon, so I visited the beach. Of course, most of the action looked like it was up on the trail. From below, the occasional single juvenile would circle out away from the cliff every now and then. The clouds were starting to move in by around 6:30 when the action picked up. A food exchange apparently occurred near the south overlook, because a juvenile came flying north from there with food.

(4:54p)	pIMG_2096.JPG	(6:25p) Activity picking up; all three juveniles are flying now.	pIMG_2119.JPG
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(6:40p) Mom flies by.	pIMG_2169.JPG	Didn't see the exchange, but this juvenile has food now.	pIMG_2183.JPG

June 7, 2016

An overcast morning cleared out around 11A, when the juveniles started flying in earnest, but the clouds started moving in again before 1P. There was a presumed feeding when Mom showed up around 12:30.

(7:57a) Checking out the iceplant	(8:20a) The male flies by. He's got a stringy feather sticking out behind him today.	pIMG_2219.JPG	pIMG_2223.JPG
pIMG_2238.JPG	That's a mouthful!	(9:56a)	pIMG_2257.JPG
(11:04a)	pIMG_2284.JPG	(11:30a) One of the juveniles pursues a much larger osprey	pIMG_2342.JPG
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pIMG_2415.JPG	(11:53a)	pIMG_2465.JPG	Checking me out!
pIMG_2497.JPG	pIMG_2501.JPG	pIMG_2567.JPG	(12:26p) An adult flies by
Spotted Towhee

When I got home, I found this mockingbird pestering a red-tailed hawk

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