Peregrines

Yesterday, we were having a picnic near the Derby cathedral between swimming and a Viking program organized by the the local home ed group, when we saw a peregrine falcon sitting on the nest platform on the cathedral tower. We were inspired to check out the webcams that were placed in the tower this spring when the birds began nesting there. I guess the chicks have fledged some months ago now, but the adults are still using the tower as a lookout point. There are lots of nice videos on the Derby website. It reminded us of the M&M trail where we saw Mass Wildlife folk rappelling down the cliff to see if there were eggs in the nest.