Peregrines at Torrey Pines State Beach : Early April 2021
April 6, 2021
A hiking day rather than falcon-watching day, but I did spot the female briefly.
(1:45p) The female
Striped shore crab
Marbled Godwits
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Herring Gulls (?)
Osprey
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Northern Mockingbird
April 14, 2021
After noting the old nest site had been empty looking for a while, I learned where the new nest site is today. The male brought in food, but instead of an aerial transfer, the female flew over and took it on the ground.
Old nest site
(4:51p) Female at new nest site
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(5:03p)
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(5:04p) Male flies in with food
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The female just goes and takes it
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Into the nest...
... and right back out again.
Back to the nest
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An itinerant sub-adult
The male
Snowy Egret
(5:17p) Done feeding
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(5:23p)