Peregrines at Torrey Pines State Beach : Feb-Mar 2020

February 3, 2020

The female was perched on the cliff most of the afternoon. The male brought in some food and the pair mated later on.

(2:23p) Female is perched on the cliff	(2:31p)	Aww crap!	(2:45p) Male has a stain on his right wing
Playing tag?	pIMG_3261.JPG	pIMG_3262.JPG	Surf Scoters
(2:48p)	(2:49p)	pIMG_3288.JPG	pIMG_3290.JPG
pIMG_3297.JPG	pIMG_3299.JPG	pIMG_3302.JPG	pIMG_3313.JPG
pIMG_3326.JPG	(3:01p)	pIMG_3341.JPG	pIMG_3344.JPG
pIMG_3347.JPG	pIMG_3350.JPG	pIMG_3355.JPG	pIMG_3357.JPG
(3:37p)	pIMG_3360.JPG	pIMG_3361.JPG	pIMG_3364.JPG
pIMG_3370.JPG	(3:37p) Male has food	pIMG_3384.JPG	pIMG_3385.JPG
pIMG_3395.JPG	pIMG_3397.JPG	pIMG_3398.JPG	pIMG_3401.JPG
(3:43p) At the plucking station	pIMG_3410.JPG	pIMG_3420.JPG	(3:51p) Female grabs the leftovers
pIMG_3432.JPG	pIMG_3435.JPG	pIMG_3439.JPG	pIMG_3443.JPG
pIMG_3445.JPG	pIMG_3449.JPG	(4:13p) Mating	pIMG_3457.JPG
pIMG_3458.JPG	pIMG_3459.JPG	pIMG_3461.JPG

February 24, 2020

The female sat on the cliff the entire time I was there today.

(4:06p)	pIMG_6214.JPG	(4:27p)	(5:11p)
(5:32p) Male flies in	pIMG_6236.JPG

March 5, 2020

The pair is likely incubating now. While I didn't see the female come out or the male go in to the nest, only one was to be seen other than during the food exchange.

Red-tailed Hawk	pIMG_6726.JPG	Common Ravens	pIMG_6740.JPG
(4:00p) Male has a kill	pIMG_6757.JPG	pIMG_6783.JPG	pIMG_6790.JPG
(4:18p) Food exchange	pIMG_6811.JPG	pIMG_6813.JPG	pIMG_6815.JPG
pIMG_6816.JPG	pIMG_6817.JPG	pIMG_6824.JPG	pIMG_6825.JPG
pIMG_6827.JPG	pIMG_6828.JPG	pIMG_6830.JPG	pIMG_6837.JPG
pIMG_6846.JPG	(4:37p)	pIMG_6871.JPG	(5:12p)
pIMG_6878.JPG	pIMG_6893.JPG

March 24, 2020

A red-tailed kiting and hunting was the highlight for the day. The female falcon sat on the cliff for a while, then switched nest duties with the male. I didn't see either again before I left around 7p.

Western Grebe	cIMG_7876.JPG	(4:22p)	pIMG_7903.JPG
pIMG_7906.JPG	pIMG_7909.JPG	pIMG_7913.JPG	pIMG_7918.JPG
pIMG_7920.JPG	pIMG_7927.JPG	pIMG_7932.JPG	pIMG_7934.JPG
A crow engages	pIMG_7953.JPG	pIMG_7954.JPG	pIMG_7955.JPG
pIMG_7961.JPG	pIMG_7965.JPG	In a stoop	pIMG_7979.JPG
pIMG_7981.JPG	pIMG_7988.JPG	pIMG_7994.JPG	Another stoop
pIMG_8005.JPG	pIMG_8006.JPG	pIMG_8009.JPG	pIMG_8029.JPG
pIMG_8036.JPG	pIMG_8040.JPG	pIMG_8042.JPG	pIMG_8048.JPG
pIMG_8049.JPG	pIMG_8052.JPG	pIMG_8062.JPG	pIMG_8064.JPG
pIMG_8065.JPG	(4:49p)	pIMG_8080.JPG	pIMG_8085.JPG
Osprey	pIMG_8095.JPG	pIMG_8097.JPG	(5:06p)
Female goes into nest	The male is flying now	pIMG_8118.JPG	pIMG_8120.JPG
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