Peregrines at Torrey Pines State Beach : May 18-19, 2017

May 18, 2017

A nice afternoon. The male came in with food just as I was arriving. He brought in another kill later on and took it south to pluck/eat. Eventually the female went to fetch it and got an aerial food exchange.

(5:08p) Dad is just landing with a kill.	pIMG_4210.JPG	Mom wastes no time grabbing it from him	pIMG_4215.JPG
pIMG_4216.JPG	pIMG_4217.JPG	pIMG_4219.JPG	The victim looks like a Mourning Dove
pIMG_4230.JPG	Mom plucking the bird	(5:15p) Dad patrolling overhead	(5:17p) Mom coming out of nest after feeding
pIMG_4256.JPG	Mom resting in the pine tree	(6:28p) Dad with another kill	pIMG_4276.JPG
He leaves when Mom pursues him.	Mom returns empty-taloned.	pIMG_4286.JPG	pIMG_4293.JPG
pIMG_4303.JPG	pIMG_4312.JPG	pIMG_4325.JPG	(6:41p) Mom pursues Dad again, and he takes wing.
pIMG_4335.JPG	Aerial food exchange!	pIMG_4339.JPG	pIMG_4341.JPG
pIMG_4345.JPG	Dad in the pine tree while Mom is feeding.	(6:56p)	pIMG_4353.JPG
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May 19, 2017

A nice sunny, but slow, afternoon. Very little happened for 2 hours. When Dad returned empty-handed, Mom went and fetched some scraps from a stash to feed the chicks. She then seemed to go exploring nooks along the cliff... I think the pantry's empty.

(4:48p)	(4:53p) Dad flies by	pIMG_4381.JPG	pIMG_4383.JPG
pIMG_4390.JPG	pIMG_4398.JPG	(5:49p) Stretch...	pIMG_4404.JPG
(6:46p) Another stretch...	(6:56p) Time to move...	pIMG_4424.JPG	pIMG_4428.JPG
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Mom visits nest briefly	(6:58p) Dad comes back with nothing.	Mom grabs some scraps from a food cache	pIMG_4471.JPG
pIMG_4479.JPG	(7:00p) Sending Dad after dinner?	pIMG_4485.JPG	pIMG_4488.JPG
pIMG_4498.JPG	(7:06p)	pIMG_4535.JPG	pIMG_4537.JPG
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