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"For more than three decades, Melbourne’s famed Collins Street peregrine
falcons have treated a CBD skyscraper ledge as home.
Now, the cameras that made them a social media phenomenon are again rolling for
a new breeding season, with the first egg laid this week.
There are high hopes for this season. Last year’s eggs were unable to hatch
after the female stopped incubating, likely due to a territorial dispute.
Dr Victor Hurley, the lead researcher of the Victorian Peregrine Project with
BirdLife Australia, told Guardian Australia that a different female falcon had
taken up the nest on the ledge of the Collins Street skyscraper this year.
“The markings are a little bit different on the chest. So I think it’s a
different individual that is starting breeding a bit older,” he said.
“Hopefully she’ll also be able to hold ground if another one tries to usurp
her.
“We’ve got a recovering population. That is what’s going on in these areas.
When that happens, you get competition for sites because they’re so
territorial. They won’t tolerate anybody – they make lousy neighbours.”
About 400 users were watching the live stream as of Tuesday afternoon."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
