Jackdaws around their nest,

The fine weather saw me off on an early start looking for local illusive Otter at Marazion marsh,but no show,  I moved on along the coast and settled down close to a pair of Jackdaws that had set up their nest within a dark crack in the cliff rock face,

I recorded their comings and goings as they lined their hidden nest with vegetation and feathers etc and it was nice to watch the way that the pair did everything together including their agile and some times acrobatic flight formations as they returned to the nest site,

I intend to return here at a later date when they should hopefully have a couple of fledglings to watch  on the excellent ledge that is formed just out from the dramatic looking crack that forms the entrance to their nest.

Peregrine ends Jackdaw truce

Back on the 17th March I published a blog called Peregrine Behaviour and in it I highlighted a pair of Jackdaw that were not only nesting within close proximity to a Peregrine scrape but  they also seemed a little fool hardy in sharing the same perch points from time to time.

Well today I watched as the male Peregrine and one of the Jackdaw exited the cliff face simultaneously and several minutes later the male Peregrine returned with the Jackdaw......... But this time it was firmly locked into the Peregrine's lethal talons.

So the moral of the story is :

 Don't put to much faith in a Peregrine especially around Lunch Time !!

This final shot shows the Peregrine tucking into his kill with feathers flying everywhere.  But dont be to hard on the Peregrine,  They only take what they need to survive and you never see a fat one !!