We took a gentle walk nearby, and enjoyed watching the recently fledged youngsters take to the air. As with the Chichester birds, there is a varying level of ability amongst the group- but more alarmingly there is a great variation in size of bird also. There appears to be either three or four juveniles, with two highly attentive parents, and all are now flying.
I will hopefully sort this post out in the next few days, but for now a handful of pictures from this evening.
Coming in for landing...
...whereupon a sibling leaps out to startle!
The grace of these birds is hard to match, but some of the juveniles are still only learning the basics.
Plenty of food appears to be being brought in- during the hour or so of our presence this racing pigeon and a blackbird where both brought in. The pigeon was passed mid air to one of the more adept young- but the camera buffer had been filled!
This juvenile was clearly intent on chasing the locally resident woodpigeons, although no contact was managed tonight. Stooping at fairly high speed, with a reasonable demonstration of agility.
This little creature decided flying was too much like hard work, and so climbed and jumped to move around...
...finally getting somewhere...
...and eventually reaching the perch of choice.
She did demonstrate some ability to fly though, when she realised she was missing out on fresh blackbird!
The clear evening light was very pleasing, and caught these collared doves nicely.
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