Peregrine falcon

[Jimmy]

Where exactly are they, I know the area near Dunbeth Park, I used to work in Coatbridge College a few years back, Next time I am in Bellshill, I may take a trip over to see them.

[skauwt]

Where exactly are they, I know the area near Dunbeth Park, I used to work in Coatbridge College a few years back, Next time I am in Bellshill, I may take a trip over to see them.

the high rise flats in coatbridge town centre you cant miss them only time youll spot them is when its bucketing down they just sit out the heavy rain on those roof tops sometimes you may see them head out to the lochs or towards cumbernauld

[WeaselMender]

Excelent pic. My wifes desire when we become rich and famous is to have enough land to erect a proper mews and start into raptor rehab.

Weasel :ootd:

[skauwt]

well folks as promised i got some images of the young peregrine falcon practicing its flying dive if i had a better view point id take avideo but i dont think that would look well if folk saw me from the neighboring flats

im some ways im disappointed with these pics but in other ways im over joyed with them the birds going so fast i guess im lucky to get clear photos at all though im sorry for the size of these pics but you need to see the scale to understand the image more i reckon

anyways enjoy " a wee peek at`a coatbrigg burdie"

[Highlander31]

It's always good to see those birds in an urban environment. When I lived in San Jose, California. We lived in an area known as Blossom Valley. The foothills were only a couple of blocks away. Our neighborhood was part of hunting area for a pair of falcons. We were lucky enough to video tape a falcon taking a mourning dove from our back yard.