August 2018

31 August – The male arrives at 5:40 settling on the ledge until 6:30 when he flies off returning at 6:45. The female arrives at 7:25 and there is calling and posturing. She goes into the box and he leaves a few moments later. By 7:30 she is on the ledge where she remains until the male arrives at 12:30 when she goes into the box. After a few minutes she is back on the ledge and he hides behind the centre column before flying off. She departs at 15:30 on the arrival of the juvenile (PCF) who remains until 16:10. The male is back at 16:50 preening until he flies off at 17:55. The male arrives with a small prey item at 18:35 and settles onto the ledge when he has finished eating. He remains on the ledge until 21:15 when he leaves.

30 August – The male arrives at 5:45 but leaves after a few minutes returning at 6:00 when he goes into the box. The female soon arrives and finds a piece of stashed prey that she starts to eat. At this point the male departs. The she has finished, she sits on the ledge and preens in-between naps. The male is back at 8:25 and goes into the box. After a few minutes calling and posturing, he is replaced by the female and he goes onto the ledge before leaving at 8:30. The female makes a few scrapes in the box and is back on the ledge at 8:40. The male rejoins at 9:00 going into the box calling and posturing leaving 10 minutes later. The female remains on the ledge occasionally swapping between the sides. She leaves at 10:25 when the juvenile (PCF) arrives but he has gone after a few minutes. The adult male is back at 12:00 flying off at 12:25. A few minutes later the female is back. She is joined by the male at 15:00 and they call and posture for a few moments before he leaves after 5 minutes. The female flies off at 16:50. The male is back at 20:15 eventually leaving at 23:45.

29 August – The male arrives at 5:55, leaving briefly at 6:05 before returning to the ledge. He flies off at 6:55, returning at 8:35. At 10:25 the female arrives and goes into the box as the male remains on the ledge. At 10:30 she sits on the opposite ledge. He leaves at 10:40. The male returns at 11:30 and the pair call and posture for a few moments before the female departs. The male sits on the ledge until 13:20 when he leaves returning an hour later. At 15:20 he walks onto the platform calling before going into the box where he remains until 15:30 when he leaves as the female returns to the ledge. She departs at 16:30. The male is back at 17:00 but leaves 10 minutes later only to return and enter the box at 17:25. At 17:35 he is back on the platform looking over the city returning to the ledge at 18:10 where he stays until 21:05 the he flies off. He is back at 22:15 leaving half an hour later.

28 August – The male eventually flies off at 01:25 from the previous evening. He is back at 05:40 and sits on the ledge until 6:00 when he is displaced by the juvenile. At 6:50, the male makes an attempt to land on the platform but seeing the juvenile does a U-turn and flies off. The juvenile leaves 5 minutes later. The male is back at 8:00, flying off at 10:00 to be replaced by the juvenile at 10:05 that departs at 10:50. The male returns at 11:25 and sits on the ledge, flying off an hour later. He is back again at 13:35 sitting on the ledge preening until 21:40 when he flies off. There is no further activity this evening.

27 August – The adult male eventually flew off at 00:30 returning at 6:05. He takes a short flight at 6:35 but is back soon after. He leaves again at 6:50 returning 30 minutes later making another sortie after a few minutes. Seems likes he’s looking for breakfast. Further sorties at 7:30; 7:45 and at 7:55. Returning at 8:20 he is off again at 8:25 but is soon back. Another attempt at 8:45 – still no joy. He is off again at 9:15 returning at 9:30 wiping it’s beak on the ledge usually indicative of just eating. He remains on the ledge until the arrival of the female at 12:30. The male goes into the box but makes a hasty exit soon after. The female had brought in prey and plucks it on the platform. After plucking, she leaves with it at 12:50 but returns a few moments later. She makes no attempt to eat it until 13:20. At 13:30 she looks as if she wants to stash the remains by the column but suddenly runs to the ledge and flies off with it. At 14:00 the male arrives with what looks like the prey that had been plucked by the female. He eats it on the platform. By 14:15 he has finished and sits on the ledge where he remains until midnight at least.

26 August – The pigeon was still on the ledge at midnight and you would have thought that it would fly off to safety soon after the male leaves but it is still there at 5:35 in the morning when the male returns – SIX hours later! Even when it his light at 6:00 the pigeon doesn’t move and the male Peregrine seems oblivious to it’s presence and flies off at 6:40. The pigeon still remains and it is not until the male arrives back at 6:55 does it feel as if it has pushed it’s luck and flies off safely – for now at least! It spent over TEN HOURS on the ledge. Is this a record? The male flies off at 7:35 for a few minutes – an attempted hunt? He then settles onto the ledge preening. He leaves at 10:05  returning 30 minutes later. He is sleeping at 10:45 when he is disturbed by the arrival of the juvenile and flies off hastily. The juvenile leaves 10 minutes later but is back at 11:40 to shelter from the rain and goes to into the box. He returns to the platform at 14:35 and looks out but is back in the box soon after – it’s still raining. At 15:45 he ventures onto the ledge where he remains until flying off at 17:00. The adult male returns at 19:10 sitting on the ledge preening until falling asleep at 22:10. He remains on the ledge until midnight at least.

Video 26 August: The stand off ends. After over 10 hours sitting on the ledge in the presence of the male Peregrine, the pigeon decides it’s time to leave – unharmed!

25 August – The female arrives at 3:05 in the dark with an item of prey that she proceeds to pluck and eat. When she has finished, she sits on the ledge and falls asleep until 5:45 when the male arrives. She goes into the box whilst he is on the platform. After a few minutes they change positions but 5 minutes later the male has flown off. At 6:00, the female is displaced by the juvenile (PCF) that leaves at 6:15. The male returns at 6:55 and sits on the platform in the morning sun. At 7:30 he sits on the ledge. He leaves at 7:50 when the juvenile arrives and soon the female is on the ledge and the two are calling. The female leaves a few minutes later and the juvenile remains on the ledge. The male is back at 8:15 and stands on the platform but leaves 5 minutes later. The juvenile walks along the ledge and it is noticeable that he is not limping quite as much today. The male is back at 8:35 and after the juvenile calls loudly quickly leaves. The juvenile then lies down on the platform in the sun but flies off at 8:50. The male is back at 9:30 and goes into the box in anticipation of the arrival of the female but she does not come so he returns to the platform and then onto the ledge at 10:40 where he remains until the arrival of the female at 11:55. He goes into the box calling whilst she sits on the ledge. He flies off soon after and she leaves at 13:05. The male is back at 17:50. At 20:25 he is joined by a Feral Pigeon that sits on the opposite ledge. The pigeon remains there for over 3 hours not daring to move or change position. Even when the male finally flies off at 23:35, the pigeon remains rooted to the spot and is still there at midnight. Want to know what happens? Me too – tune in tomorrow.

Video 25 August: a Feral Pigeon arrives on the ledge with the male Peregrine still there. It stays until midnight at least. Please note video is at x8 speed.

24 August – The adult male arrives in the dark at 4:30. He sits on the ledge and falls asleep, waking at 6:00 to start preening. At 7:45 he sits on the platform looking over the city, returning to the ledge at 8:10. At 8:30 he is back on the platform looking out and calling; the female is probably in the vicinity. He remains on the platform until 10:55 when he is displaced by the juvenile that lies on the platform for a few minutes before settling on the ledge. He eventually flies off at 12:20. He is back at 18:50 and goes into the box as it is raining. At 19:10 he moves to the platform and lies down facing the city, moving to the ledge 10 minutes later before quickly returning to the box. He flies off at 19:35. There is no further activity this evening.

23 August – A rather bedraggled and wet-looking juvenile arrives at 6:10 and heads into the box. After a few he sits on the ledge before returning to the shelter of the box. At 7:00 he sits out on the ledge but flies off at 7:10. The adult male arrives at 7:30 remaining for just 10 minutes. The juvenile is back at 8:40 and preens himself in the sun. The adult male arrive with a few scraps of prey at 8:50 and despite the juvenile calling, proceeds to eat the meal himself. He leaves at 8:55 with a few morsels remaining on the ledge. The juvenile continues to preen in the sun ignoring the bits of food – he can’t be that hungry. He flies off at 10:30 but is back five minutes later only to depart again at 10:45. At 17:00 the adult female brings in a new item of prey; what looks to be a yellow budgerigar – a mere snack for her. It doesn’t last long. She sits on the ledge until 19:50 when she picks up the morsel that was left by the male earlier in the day. Before she is able to eat it, she is displaced by the juvenile but he leaves after just a few minutes. There is no more activity this evening.

Photo 23 August: Adult female brings in a yellow budgerigar as prey.

22 August – The male arrives at 5:15 and sits on the ledge until 14:00 – almost 9 hours! He is back just 20 minutes later and leaves sometime after 17:40 when the camera fails. When they reconnect at 21:05 it is dark and he has left.

21 August – The male arrives in the dark at 2:25 and sits on the ledge until 8:10 when he flies off. He is back 20 minutes later and stands on the platform looking out over the city. at 8:45 he is displaced by the juvenile which leaves a few minutes later returning almost immediately with a small item of prey. The juvenile leaves at 9:05. At 10:15 the female arrives and is quickly followed by the male. She goes into the box whilst he sits on the platform behind the column out of her view.  There is posturing and calling and the female makes a few scrapes. At 11:25 he sits on the ledge and she joins him on the opposite corner. He flies off at 11:55 and is back 30 minutes later. The female leaves at 11:35 but the male remains until 15:55 when he departs. He returns at 16:25 and stands on the platform looking over the city until 19:20 when he moves to the ledge and finally leaves at 20:40. There is no further activity this evening.

20 August – The male arrives at 7:10. At 8:20 he walks onto the platform and postures in preparation of the female’s arrival which never comes. He returns to the ledge. He is displaced by the juvenile at 8:45 which calls loudly, eventually leaving at 12:45. The juvenile returns at 19:35 calling but leaves a few minutes later. The camera freezes at 20:05 and no further action is recorded.

19 August – The female remained on the ledge through the night. She was joined by the male at 6:10 when she went into the box. She leaves at 6:20 and the male sits on the ledge. At 6:50 he is displaced by the juvenile who leaves after just a few minutes. At 7:10 the juvenile is back leaving 30 minutes later. The male returns at 7:40 but only stays for 10 minutes. A Stock Dove paying a brief visit at 8:25 is the last action of the day.

18 August – The male arrives at 5:45 and sits on the ledge for 4 hours before flying off. He is back at 10:15. At 11:15 the female arrives and goes into the back of the box. She calls and postures to the male but he flies off. She replaces him on the ledge. The male is back at 15:40 and goes into the box. T hey call and posture as he hides behind the column. After 10 minutes they change positions until 16:00 when she returns to the ledge and he flies off. She remains on the ledge until midnight at least.

17 August – The female arrives at 4:40 and sits on the ledge preening. The male arrives at 5:20 and she goes into the box calling and posturing whilst he is on the platform trying not to look at her, hiding behind the column. After a few minutes, she goes onto the ledge and he goes into the box to a position where she cannot see him. At 6:10 she catches his eye and he flies off. She remains on the ledge and at 8:55 he returns with an item of prey – a Common Tern. The female flies off and is replaced by the juvenile who sits on the ledge watching the tern being plucked. At 9:05 the juvenile has lost patience and snatches the tern from the male and flies off with it. The male sits on the ledge and is joined by the female at 9:25. He goes into the box but flies off at 9:45. The female goes into the box and does some scraping returning to the ledge at 10:00. She leaves at 15:35. The male is back at 18:50 sitting on the ledge until 21:35.

Photo 17 August: The male brings in a Common Tern as a prey item and the juvenile sits on the ledge waiting to snatch it from him.

16 August – The damp, wet weather has been playing with the cameras and they have been going off-line frequently in the rain. We will try and address this in the near future. Consequently some of the video may be missing. The male arrives at 7:05 but by 8:15, he is replaced by the juvenile that we haven’t recorded on the platform since the 10th. He flies off at 8:35. The adult male is back at 9:05 and sits on the ledge until 10:15 when he flies off. He returns at 10:30 but leaves again at 11:40 to return at 12:00. He sits on the ledge preening until 13:25 when he flies off. At 15:50 the juvenile lands on the ledge remaining until 16:15. The adult male returns at 16:50 but only stays for 30 minutes.

15 August – After bringing in what looks like a duck just before midnight, the female sits on the ledge through the night. At 6:10, the male arrives and the female goes into the box. There is calling and posturing. The male stands on the ledge and notices the duck lying next to the column. He walks over to it, drags it onto the platform and mantles it. The female makes no attempt to prevent him having the prey and at 6:15 he flies off with it. She goes back to sitting on the ledge until 6:25 when she also flies off. The male returns at 7:20 and sits on the ledge. At 10:15 he walks to the opposite ledge and sits with his back to the sun reverting back at 10:45. The female arrives at 10:55 and the male goes into the box. There is calling and posturing. After a few minutes, the female goes into the box and the male runs out onto the platform the settles on the ledge. The female watches him from the box. She calls and makes a few scrapes. When she decides she want to sit on the ledge, he hops into the box and hides behind the central column before flying off at 11:05. She changes corners at 11:30 and flies off at 13:05. There was no further activity until 20:00 when the male arrives calling and goes into the box. He is quickly followed by the female who displaces him and he flies off returning a few minutes later. He remains on the ledge trying not to look directly at the female. At 20:15, once again, she takes his place on the ledge and he goes into the box hiding behind the column. He flies off at 20:25. She remains on the ledge until 23:30 when she flies off.

14 August – The male arrives at 5:10 and sits on the ledge preening. He flies off at 6:35 returning at 8:30. At 9:30 he walks onto the platform. Five minutes later he starts calling and within a few moments the female arrives. He goes into the box and is followed by the female. He soon runs out onto the platform and hides behind the central column. There is calling and posturing between the pair with the female still in the box and the male on the platform. At 10:00 he is more relaxed and sits on the ledge preening with the female still in the box calling occasionally. At 10:05 the female walks to the ledge and forces the male to fly off. He tries to return immediately but banks away when he sees the female still there but on his next pass lands on the opposite corner of the ledge. He walks into the box and hides behind the column but the pair continue to call. Eventually, at 10:15 the male walks onto the platform and the pair call and posture for a few moments but he soon runs into the safety of box. The female decides that she wants to go into the box and there are a few minutes of posturing before the male returns to the ledge. Although the female can see him, he feels safe as he has an easy escape route! At 10:25, the female sits on the opposite ledge. They remain there until 10:50 when the male flies off. The female hops to the opposite ledge at 15:25 returning a few minutes later. She flies off at 17:00 returning briefly at 17:10. There is no further activity until 23:55 when the female brings in a large item of prey (a duck) and stashes it beside the right-hand column. The female settles down on the ledge.

Video 14 August: Another game of hide and seek. The male evading the females attentions.

13 August – The female remains on the ledge from the previous evening until 6:20 when she flies off. The male arrives 20 minutes later, has a short flight and returns calling quietly before flying off. He is back at 7:00 and sits on the ledge until 7:25 when he leaves. The female is back at 12:05 and sits on the ledge, moving to the opposite side at 14:25. She flies off at 16:45. There was no more activity today.

12 August – The female remained on the platform sleeping overnight until 7:25 when the male arrived. He went into the box and was quickly met by the female so moved onto the ledge for just a few moments before flying off. The female followed him out. He returned at 8:00 and sat on the ledge. until 9:00 when he flew off briefly, doing so again at 10:00 and bringing in a small piece of prey which he eats. He leaves 15 minutes later and is soon back. Another hunting foray at 10:50 but is soon back and again at 12:15. He flies off at 14:35 and returns 10 minutes later looking rather wet and dishevelled. He sits on the ledge preening trying to get his feathers into good condition again and remains until 17:20 when the camera goes off-line. When it comes back on-line at 22:30, he has been replaced by the female who is sitting on the ledge preening before falling asleep.

11 August – The female arrives in the dark at 00:55 carrying prey which she stashes behind the right-hand column. She sits on the ledge and goes to sleep. She is awake at 5:25 and flies off 10 minutes later. The adult male arrives at 6:25 and notices the stashed prey but does not take it. He has a full crop so has already eaten. He sits on the ledge preening and snoozing. However, 2 hours later, he is feeling peckish and takes the stash and plucks and eats it. After finishing his snack, he flies off 10 minutes later but soon returns. He sits on the ledge and almost immediately is joined by the female. She goes into the box and he hides behind the central column. The female makes a scrape in the box whilst the male hides. Eventually, after about 20 minutes he goes into the box and the pair exchange calls and posture. After 5 minute he is back on the platform behind the column before settling on the ledge. The female remains in the box make more scrapes until 10:35 when she sits on the opposite ledge to the male. She flies off 10 minutes later with the male leaving at 11:00. He returns at 11:15 and sits on the ledge remaining until 15:05. The female flies in at 19:25 and remains on the ledge until midnight at least.

Video 11 August – The female arrives and the male runs behind the column to ‘hide’.

Photo 11 August – The male plays peek-a-boo behind the column.

10 August – The adult male arrives at 5:10 and sits on the ledge until 6:50. The injured juvenile flies in and forces him of the ledge taking his place exactly but leaves at 7:25. The male returns at 7:45 and sits on the ledge but is displaced by the juvenile at 9:05. He calls loudly and frequently before flying off at 9:30. The Woodpigeon is back at 9:50 and walks around the box cooing and taking grit, eventually leaving at 10:05. At 10:45 the female arrives on the ledge and sits there preening until 11:50 when she is displaced by the juvenile that leaves at 12:05 returning for a few minutes at 14:40. The adult male returns at 18:05 but once again is displaced by the juvenile just 5 minutes later. The juvenile departs at 18:35. There is no further activity.

9 August – The adult male arrives at 5:25 and sits on the ledge preening. He flies off at 6:35 and is replaced by a Woodpigeon! The pigeon feeds on the grit and coos softly before going into the box for a few minutes before flying off. The adult male is back at 6:45 but he is replaced by the juvenile 10 minutes later, that flies off at 7:00. The Woodpigeon returns at 8:00, pecking at the grit and cooing at the back of the box, flying off 5 minutes later. At 9:20 the female arrives with a large Feral Pigeon which she proceeds too pluck. Ten minutes after plucking it she flies off with the prey. A few minutes later, the adult male arrives walks around the box and pecks at a few morsels before sitting on the ledge. He flies off at 10:10. At 10:45, the Woodpigeon arrives for its pick of grit. After 5 minutes he goes to the back of the box and starts cooing and calling before leaving at 10:55. The Woodpigeon is back 15 minutes later and is soon joined by a second. Both fly off after 5 minutes. The Woodpigeon returns at 17:20 goes to the back of the box and leaves 10 minutes later. At 19:30 the injured juvenile arrives and hops into the box – it is raining. He sits at the back of the box, has a preen and hops to the ledge after 5 minutes. He flies off at 19:45. There is no further activity this evening.

8 August – The adult male arrives at 5:10 and sits on the ledge preening. He flies off at 9:00 just as the Peregrine Watch team arrives to set up! He returns to the ledge at 10:15. During this period, the female is noted sitting on one of the cross on the north face of the spire. At 11:05, the adult male is replaced by the injured juvenile (PCF). He sits on the ledge looking over the city. At 12:20 he flies off. From the Watch Point, we could see that he was chasing a pigeon. Although he missed his quarry, the fact that he was in hunting mode was good news. Hopefully this means that he can look after himself despite the injury to the foot he is currently showing. At 12:40 a Woodpigeon arrives and walks around the box pecking at the grit. It spends about 30 minutes taking the grit before walking onto the platform, having a quick preen and then flying off!

Video 8 August: Woodpigeon feeds on grit in Peregrine nest box!

At 13:20, the Woodpigeon returns and is quickly joined by a second bird. They leave after 5 minutes only for one to return an hour later, flying off after 15 minutes. What looks to be the male of the two Woodpigeons is back again at 15:10 and after taking some grit, sits at the back of the box cooing. The acoustics must be good!

Video 8 August: Woodpigeon cooing from the back of the Peregrine nest box. There is only one way this is going to end!

He leaves at 15:30 only to return at 19:05 to do some more cooing leaving 10 minutes later. There is no further activity today.

7 August – The adult male arrives at 8:25 and walks into the box before returning to the platform/box sitting in the shade out of the direct sun. At 10:10 the female lands and goes to the box. There is calling and posturing before the male stands on the platform hiding behind the central column so the female cannot see him directly. She makes a scrape or two and they call occasionally to one another but in the main, he refuses to meet her eyes preferring the safety of the column between them. This goes on for over an hour until 12:00 when the male sits on the ledge. He soon jumps to the opposite ledge so that the female cannot see him. When she moves to the ledge at 12:45, he goes into the box and hides behind the column!  Eventually, at 14:10, he is brave enough to sit on the ledge opposite the female. He flies off at 15:45, she remains on the ledge. She finally flies off at 19:25. There is no more activity today.

6 August – The adult male arrives at 5:05 and sits on the ledge preening. He leaves at 7:50 as the female arrives with a Magpie as prey followed by the injured juvenile. After 5 minutes she leaves the juvenile to feed on its own. The juvenile leaves a few minutes later – I cannot see if he has taken or left the prey item. At 8:55 a Woodpigeon arrives and has a walk around the box and platform pecking at the grit. The juvenile returns at 10:00 and calls loudly. He remains on the ledge until 10:25 when he flies off. The adult female returns at 12:30 and sits on the ledge preening. She leaves at 16:40 as the juvenile flies in calling. He leaves at 17:00. There is no further activity today.

5 August – The adult male arrives at 6:55 and goes into the box before sitting on the ledge facing into the city. he flies off at 7:10 being replaced by the female who goes into the box and makes a few scrapes then settles on the ledge. She flies off at 8:55. The injured juvenile arrives at 16:05 and sits on the ledge. It is now 2 weeks since he picked up the injury. He flies off after just 5 minutes but is back almost immediately and calling loudly. He leaves again at 16:45. The adult male is back at 18:00 and sits on the ledge until 22:30 and it is dark. There is no further activity.

4 August – The adult male arrives at 6:00. he sits on the ledge for 10 minutes and then flies off. He returns at 8:50 and flies into the box calling. After a few minutes, he walks onto the platform and then sits on the ledge. At 9:30 the juvenile arrives on the opposite ledge calling continuously. The male leaves soon after. At 10;10 the female arrives with what looks to be a Black-headed Gull. She feeds it to the juvenile although he continues to call whilst being fed. At 10:20, the adult leaves the remains with the juvenile and flies off. The juvenile sits on the ledge. Five minutes later the adult male arrives, takes the remains of the gull and proceeds to eat it whilst the juvenile is still calling. the adult finishes at 10:45 and sits on the ledge but leaves 5 minutes later. The juvenile remains but swaps corners at 11:50. He has stopped calling and is now preening. The male is back at 11:50 and stations himself on the opposite side of the ledge. He leaves after 20 minutes with the juvenile calling. The juvenile eventually leaves at 14:20. At 15:30 the female arrives and sits in the middle of the ledge – mostly out of sight before moving to the corner. She leaves at 19:35. There was no more activity this evening.

3 August – The adult male arrives at 4:50 and sits on the ledge until 7:35 when he flies off. He returns at 11:30 standing on the platform in the shadow. At 13:20 the sun is not so bright so he sits on the ledge. He remains there until 17:00 when he flies off. There is no activity today.

2 August – The adult male arrives in the dark at 4:15. He leaves as soon as he sees the juvenile approach at 6:05. He sits on the ledge until 6:30 when he flies off, returning at 7:00. He flies off at 7:35. At 8:00 the male arrives with prey, a juvenile Great Spotted Woodpecker, and is immediately followed by the injured juvenile that grabs the prey from the adult and mantles it. He starts plucking the woodpecker. He has finished by 9:00 and sits on the ledge. At 10:45 he flies off and is replaced by the adult male. He sees the head of the woodpecker has been left and doesn’t let it goto waste! He has a look around the box and then sits on the ledge. From 11:00 onwards, he stands on the platform in the shadow following it as it moves across the platform, venture onto the ledge when the sun is not too strong but returns to the shade when it is. At 13:00 he sits on the ledge where he remains until 16:35 when he flies off. At17:45 the female arrives but flies off almost immediately. She is replaced by the injured juvenile. He hops around the platform looking for scraps then sits on the ledge, leaving at 18:05. At 18:35, the adult male arrives with a Starling. He looks around, most probably for the juvenile but with no sign at 18:40, he plucks and eats the prey. Half way through he is disturbed by the juvenile that snatched the remains from him, takes the prey to the corner, mantles it and proceeds to eat. The adult leaves hastily. The juvenile has finished at 19:15 and sits on the ledge, flying off at 20:10. There is no further activity this evening.

Video 2 August: The injured juvenile snatches a Great Spotted Woodpecker from the adult male.

1 August – The adult female remains on the ledge from the previous evening until 5:35 when she goes to the back of the box when the male arrives. There is much posturing and calling. The male enters the box but quickly returns to the platform. After a few minutes the female runs out the box and flies off. The male sits on the ledge. At 6:15 the male flies off as the juvenile arrives. He finds a prey stash and proceeds to eat it. He has finished by 7:00 and sits on the ledge. He flies off at 8:25. The female arrives at 9:00 and cleans up the scraps left by the juvenile. At 9:10 she goes into the box and makes scrapes and moves stones for the next hour. When the juvenile arrives calling at 10:15 she leaves immediately. The juveniles sits on the ledge, flying off at 11:40. The adult male returns a few minutes later and sits on the ledge, flying off at 12:00. He returns briefly at 18:30 but leaves almost immediately. The juvenile is back at 18:45 and picks at a few scraps. Although he is still hopping from his injury, it is not as pronounced. He sits on the ledge before flying off at 19:40, returning an hour later and leaving again at 20:50. There is no more activity this evening.

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