A male Peregrine returns to its clifftop territory and provides a waiting Female with a large fresh kill.
The female tucks into the prey and the male patiently waits for his share but she carries on and on.
The male starts to get a little impatient and the female guards the prey by stretching her wings.
Enough is enough and the male takes a lung forward and grabs the prey.
Having lost the prey the female flies off aggressively unbalancing the male as she goes.
At this time of the year it is important that both birds are well fed with the breeding season stretching out in front of them but a quick look at the female below when she relocates a bit further along the cliffs will tell you that her crop is stretched to the limit so perhaps the male was justified to step in and take his share of the prize.
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