Sheffield Peregrines

[melv16]

https://peregrine.group.shef.ac.uk/
Nice view of the female ont perch.

[Tilly2]

Lovely. Thank you Melv. It looks a bit murky up your way.

[melv16]

It's a bit grim today, Tilly. Had a very good zoom talk about urban peregrines, last night, organized by our local wildlife group.

[Tilly2]

I bet that was interesting.

Was that the Wild Night with Ed Drewitt?

[melv16]

That's the one. You should be able to get it on YouTube.

[melv16]

They're starting prep work on the scrape.

[Tilly2]

Are they expecting the baby Jesus?

[melv16]

Female lurking ont perch.

[Mamyalynne]

That's a lovely image against the cityscape.

[ladybirder]

I thought I saw a man dragging a reluctant camel along in the distance. Wow, a camel in Sheffield.
Then I magnified it and realised it was smoke coming from one of the chimneys making shapes. Silly me.

Lovely pic melv thank you.

[melv16]

If you want to see urban peregrines, then Sheffield is the place to come. The nest is placed on church tower that's no too high. When they're fledging you get some brilliant views when they're flying at tree top height.

[ladybirder]

We have them down here in B&H as well melv although they've given this years a miss.

https://sussexheights.co.uk/peregrine-nest-dates

[melv16]

I used to watch that nest a couple of years ago, LB.

[melv16]

Female ont perch having a preen.

[ladybirder]

I wonder how many people are watching her from their office windows.

[melv16]

F preening on a very grey day in Sheffield.