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Peregrines at Torrey Pines State Beach : March 2019

March 19, 2019

It looks like 16AC has a new, unbanded mate. It also looks like the nest site may have moved further down the beach, as they repeatedly visited a particular ledge. A third falcon showed up and there was much chasing around.

(3:25p)	pIMG_3053.JPG	pIMG_3056.JPG	(3:38p)
pIMG_3061.JPG	"16AC" band visible	pIMG_3068.JPG	pIMG_3078.JPG
pIMG_3080.JPG	(4:04p) Headed for a different spot on the cliff	(4:16p) The female wound up back in the tree	(4:18p)
pIMG_3092.JPG	pIMG_3096.JPG	Changing of the guard at the nest	pIMG_3098.JPG
pIMG_3100.JPG	pIMG_3110.JPG	pIMG_3114.JPG	(4:36p)
pIMG_3133.JPG	(4:37p) Another adult shows up; it doesn't appear to be banded	The banded female is on the left	pIMG_3155.JPG
pIMG_3157.JPG	pIMG_3165.JPG	pIMG_3169.JPG	pIMG_3171.JPG
pIMG_3181.JPG	pIMG_3184.JPG	The female makes a brief stop at the old nest site	In a stoop!
pIMG_3201.JPG	pIMG_3206.JPG	(4:44p) Back to the nest crevice	(5:11p) The osprey caught a fish
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March 29, 2019

It was a long wait this afternoon. Both adults flew briefly as I arrived. It looked like the female disappeared into the new suspected nest ledge, so I staked it out. Three hours later, the male came by with food and they did an exchange right overhead! Unfortunately, my autofocus decided to lose the handoff shot.

(3:32p)	Male flies by while female enters nest	pIMG_3675.JPG	pIMG_3688.JPG
(3:52p)	(4:35p) Red-tailed Hawk wanders by	pIMG_3709.JPG	(5:57p) Apparently the same Red-tailed, trailing its left leg.
Active raven nest.	Whimbrel	(6:54p) Male bringing dinner	Female comes out of the nest
Food exchange!	pIMG_3768.JPG	pIMG_3770.JPG	Gaah, blurry!
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pIMG_3792.JPG	Male heads into nest	pIMG_3815.JPG	(7:06p) Done with dinner
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