The sun rising from the Horizon out from Newlyn created a few photo opportunities this morning so I clicked away with my phone camera on a few scenic shots before getting acquainted with the local wildlife
Although the morning started so well a change in wind direction brought grey clouds in from the southwest before mid morning but the updraughts that this created on the south coast didn't come without a reward.
Local birds of prey: Sparrowhawk, Kestrel, Buzzard and Peregrine all use these updraughts to hang effortlessly in the air waiting for favoured prey to pass through their territory's.
The three shots below were taken while a graceful Buzzard patrolled out and back along the cliff tops without using a single wing beat.
It is a real treat for a photographer when a Peregrine takes to the sky in these conditions, They are not known to waste energy on any flight that does not include taking prey or perhaps mating,
On this occasion the male Peregrine posted below spent best part of a hour hanging on the wind above the cliffs waiting for a likely prey victim to pass through as it patrolled slowly over its patch.
When it did eventually take prey it was only a Blue Tit which was smallest bird that I have ever seen a Peregrine bother to take but the fact of the matter was that the peregrine hadn't wasted any energy while hanging on the wind waiting for it so it was a viable kill whatever its size,
The male Peregrine returns to its plucking Point with its snack that was provided:
By courtesy of the prevailing wind!!
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