Adorable peregrine falcon eggs hatch at Chichester Cathedral

Peregrine chicks have hatched on the DNR FalconCam in downtown St. Paul

ST. PAUL – Four newly hatched peregrine falcon chicks are now visible on the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ popular FalconCam, available online at mndnr.gov/falconcam. The DNR Nongame Wildlife Program’s camera is in a nesting box in downtown St. Paul and will once again provide an intimate look at peregrine falcons raising their young. The female of the nesting pair laid four eggs between March 31 and April 9, and all four hatched ov…

Adorable peregrine falcon eggs hatch at Chichester Cathedral

The first peregrine falcon eggs in over a year have hatched at Chichester Cathedral, new pictures show.

Take part in the naming process of the four peregrine chicks at Salisbury Cathedral

The four peregrines who recently hatched on the Salisbury Cathedral tower have been ringed at about 21 days old and are ready to be named. On Wednesday morning a team led by Nigel Jones, from the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) went up the 332 steps to the top of the tower at Salisbury Cathedral to weigh, ring, and measure the birds, as well as get a sample of their DNA. A metal ring is put on their right leg in order to track and keep a rec…