Two of the Peregrine chicks I've been following had an expedition to the roof outside their nest box.
Oh so that's where all the poop they shoot out of the nest ends up. It's instinctive for baby raptors to try to avoid dirtying their nest, but their front yard is not so lucky.
Anyway, with the chicks newly banded, these two are the chicks with yellow and red leg bands. As the text on the screenshots indicates, a naming contest is underway, and all three chicks were determined in the banding to be males.
Looking around.
The smooth roof is a bit tricky to walk on when you're used to the gravel floor of the nest box.
What's this?? What's that??
Young sir, I do not believe that's food.
The chick with a blue leg band stayed in the nest for now. Maybe next adventure.
Successful return home!
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