Peregrines at La Jolla Cove : May 26-30, 2018

May 26, 2018

One of the chicks fledged yesterday, but none were flying this morning. There appear to be leftovers of a Blue-winged Teal on the landing.

(7:22a)	pIMG_9376.JPG	(7:24a) Breakfast is delivered - looks like a pigeon	pIMG_9380.JPG
pIMG_9388.JPG	pIMG_9398.JPG	pIMG_9405.JPG	(7:26a) Mom flies off with it after a very brief feeding
pIMG_9420.JPG	pIMG_9422.JPG	pIMG_9423.JPG	(7:31a)
She's stashed it next to the bush	pIMG_9438.JPG	pIMG_9439.JPG	pIMG_9445.JPG
pIMG_9463.JPG	pIMG_9470.JPG	pIMG_9474.JPG	pIMG_9479.JPG
pIMG_9480.JPG	pIMG_9481.JPG	pIMG_9483.JPG	(7:44a) Dad brings more food
... and Mom takes it right away	pIMG_9513.JPG	(7:51a)	(7:55a) Mom replaces Dad at perch
pIMG_9616.JPG	pIMG_9626.JPG	Song Sparrow	cIMG_9631.JPG
pIMG_9632.JPG	pIMG_9633.JPG	pIMG_9651.JPG	pIMG_9666.JPG
pIMG_9685.JPG	pIMG_9687.JPG	pIMG_9695.JPG	pIMG_9701.JPG
pIMG_9731.JPG	(8:59a) Now it's actually time for breakfast	pIMG_9746.JPG	pIMG_9749.JPG
pIMG_9753.JPG	pIMG_9766.JPG	pIMG_9776.JPG	pIMG_9783.JPG
(9:03) Mom leaves with leftovers	pIMG_9787.JPG	pIMG_9813.JPG	(9:41a) Sunbathing
Brandt's Cormorant	pIMG_9871.JPG	pIMG_9900.JPG	(10:16a) The earlier stash seems to be gone.
pIMG_9926.JPG	(10:21a)	pIMG_9984.JPG	pIMG_0003.JPG
pIMG_0028.JPG	(10:31a) Mom delivers more food	pIMG_0080.JPG	pIMG_0088.JPG
(10:36a)	pIMG_0116.JPG	pIMG_0119.JPG	pIMG_0121.JPG
pIMG_0130.JPG	pIMG_0152.JPG	pIMG_0167.JPG	pIMG_0180.JPG
(10:57a) In the pines near the Cove	pIMG_0189.JPG

All three chicks are flying now, but no dogfighting. It looked like each chick got fed a bird over the course of the morning.

(7:22a)	pIMG_0526.JPG	pIMG_0533.JPG	pIMG_0534.JPG
pIMG_0548.JPG	pIMG_0557.JPG	pIMG_0575.JPG	pIMG_0578.JPG
pIMG_0584.JPG	pIMG_0619.JPG	pIMG_0629.JPG	pIMG_0634.JPG
pIMG_0650.JPG	(9:00a) Dad has food on a more distant perch	pIMG_0664.JPG	pIMG_0667.JPG
pIMG_0670.JPG	pIMG_0674.JPG	pIMG_0678.JPG	pIMG_0685.JPG
pIMG_0686.JPG	pIMG_0692.JPG	pIMG_0696.JPG	pIMG_0702.JPG
(9:08a) Dad brings food to the chicks	pIMG_0716.JPG	pIMG_0719.JPG	pIMG_0720.JPG
A juvenile explores the iceplant	pIMG_0753.JPG	pIMG_0764.JPG	pIMG_0768.JPG
pIMG_0778.JPG	pIMG_0781.JPG	pIMG_0791.JPG	pIMG_0793.JPG
pIMG_0802.JPG	cIMG_0812.JPG	(9:33a)	cIMG_0828.JPG
pIMG_0842.JPG	pIMG_0848.JPG	pIMG_0858.JPG	(10:43a) Mom has what looks like a collared dove
pIMG_0875.JPG	pIMG_0901.JPG	pIMG_0910.JPG	pIMG_0930.JPG
pIMG_0935.JPG	(10:46a) A juvenile drives Mom off the kill	Uhh, now what do I do?	pIMG_0982.JPG
pIMG_0983.JPG	cIMG_0984.JPG	pIMG_0994.JPG	Mom takes the kill back
cIMG_1002.JPG	Off to a more distant perch	pIMG_1031.JPG	(10:52a) She's driven off this perch too
pIMG_1069.JPG	pIMG_1090.JPG	... and again.	pIMG_1101.JPG
pIMG_1105.JPG	pIMG_1123.JPG	(11:15a) Finally it's the chicks turn to eat	pIMG_1187.JPG
pIMG_1190.JPG	pIMG_1192.JPG	pIMG_1228.JPG	pIMG_1236.JPG
pIMG_1263.JPG	pIMG_1266.JPG	:P	(11:32a) Dad brings more food
pIMG_1347.JPG	pIMG_1368.JPG	(11:54a)