ASRI’s Providence Peregrine Falcon live streaming webcam is back online — click here — now we can all watch as the pair raise this year’s eyases. Below is a picture from today of the male guarding 5 eggs while the female hunts for breakfast.
When spring arrives and the Peregrine Falcons have babies in their box, they are extremely protective of their downtown territory. If another bird passes by, the falcons quickly appear to chase it away. They usually just smack into the interloper and tear out a few feathers, but I know of one occassion when the falcons killed a cooper’s hawk. They are extremely fast (up to 200mph!) so it’s very difficult to get sharp pictures of their attacks – here’s a collection of my best attempts…
below: Peregrine Falcon vs Red-tailed Hawk
below: Red-tailed Hawk flying upside-down to avoid Peregrine Falcon attack from above
below: Peregrine Falcon vs Cooper’s Hawk
below: Peregrine Falcon vs Turkey Vulture
below: Peregrine Falcon vs Osprey
below: Peregrine Falcons vs gull
19 Comments
wow, excellent caps. amazing birds.
Thank you, Linda
Have been following the family for several days now. What is the machine erected on the right side of the bow. Heat lamp, camera??? Please advise.
Thank you for your comment, Suzanne. That is another camera, but it’s not functioning and they don’t want to disturb the falcons by removing it at this time.
Wow! Looking forward to whatever comes next.
Cant keep my eyes off this live cam…when do the birds switch out? I haven’t seen that yet! Lynn
Haha! Keep watching…
Do we have a date of arrival for these eggs???? approximately ?
Sorry I don’t have that information – you should contact Jeff Hall at the Audubon Society of RI: asri.org
Amazing shots! I just witnessed a peregrine doing battle with a red tail that I think was trying to build a nest in the west tower of the Armory last weekend. Great stuff!
Better than anything on TV!
These are fantastic! My 7.5 year old son loves peregrines and had been telling me how they chase other birds…so cool to see it happening locally! thanks for posting.
Thank You, Brooke, sounds like a smart boy! I just added two pics of the falcons chasing away a seagull this morning.
Hi Peter, do you know how many eyases the falcons have this year? Yesterday when I took a peek at the camera it looked like four, but I couldn’t quite tell! Thanks.
Lisa (@KeeneBirdbrain)
Hi Lisa – Yep, there are 4 eyases this year. There were also 4 in 2010, but I believe most years they have 3.
Woohoo! Good for them!
Thank you so much for posting these exciting photos, and for working so hard to take them. Many of us would never see this any other way. Really enjoyed being able to compare their shapes and outlines with other raptors. Peregrines are sometimes seen here in central KY along the Ohio River. Maybe a nesting site in southern Indiana.
Thank you Janet – it’s nice to know people outside of Providence are enjoying my photography
What a great teaching tool for a long, cold winter! Share with family and friends! Mo