After a long, boring, corvid-19, winter with very little new to report at last a long overdue update from me. While out counting the wintering local birds and hoping for some early migrants during the morning of 16th February, I noticed this Peregrine Falcon Falco peregrinus resting on some rocks at Rørestrand, Horten in Norway. As I moved closer I was able to take a few images of this second year bird which seemed reluctant to move as I carefully approached. After several more images were taken from a safe distance, the falcon stretched it wings and flew off northwards, quite unprovoked by my presence. From the flight images and the bird seen side on it was obvious that it had just devoured a large breakfast as commented on by a birding companion.
Peregrine Falcons breed along the coastline of the Oslofjord, but observations during winter at least here in Horten are few and far between. At Rørestrand there has been a large number of wintering Mallards which may have attracted the falcon to snap its breakfast here, but in any case a memorable observation which fortunately has been documented by these images.
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| Peregrine Falcon 2nd year - Rørestrand, Horten, Norway 16/2-22 |
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| Peregrine Falcon 2nd year - Rørestrand, Horten, Norway 16/2-22 |
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| Peregrine Falcon 2nd year - Rørestrand, Horten, Norway 16/2-22 |
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Peregrine Falcon 2nd year - Rørestrand, Horten, Norway 16/2-22
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| Peregrine Falcon 2nd year - Rørestrand, Horten, Norway 16/2-22 |
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| Peregrine Falcon 2nd year - Rørestrand, Horten, Norway 16/2-22 |
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Peregrine Falcon 2nd year - Rørestrand, Horten, Norway 16/2-22
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Peregrine Falcon 2nd year - Rørestrand, Horten, Norway 16/2-22
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Peregrine Falcon 2nd year - Rørestrand, Horten, Norway 16/2-22
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| Peregrine Falcon 2nd year - Rørestrand, Horten, Norway 16/2-22 |
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Peregrine Falcon 2nd year - Rørestrand, Horten, Norway 16/2-22
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| Peregrine Falcon 2nd year - Rørestrand, Horten, Norway 16/2-22 |
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