Salisbury Cathedral - Why is there an extra chick in our peregrine nest? скачать в хорошем качестве

Salisbury Cathedral - Why is there an extra chick in our peregrine nest?

Salisbury Cathedral Peregrines adopt a youngster. On 31 May two peregrines were poisoned at Clee Hill in Shropshire, leaving three orphaned chicks. The RSPB contacted the Cathedral and asked if the would adopt one of the chicks, offering it the chance to be a wild rather than hand reared bird. The Cathedral was chosen because the nesting area is particularly safe and there was only one chick in the nest - and the nest had the added advantage of have cameras on it, allowing experts to observe the adoption process safely and at (almost) first hand. The two and a half week old chick was introduced to our falcons on the morning of 7 June. This is his story...