A pair of peregrine falcon parents are raising three chicks along Chicago’s busy Wacker Drive, and beware to any pedestrian who ventures too closely to their nest.
Just ask Chuck Valauskas, who was struck by one of the falcons. The patent attorney was leaving work one day last week, walking below the nest situated on a seventh-floor ledge when he felt a thud on his head.He sustained a 1-inch gash on his head and now avoids the path beneath the nest altogether. Has has since gotten a tetanus shot to be safe.Building managers have put up two signs saying, "Warning! Beware of falcons. Parents will attack to protect babies on building ledge.
The birds this year have nested low enough that they’ve become aggressive to humans walking below, she said."It’s just a momma protecting her young," Hennen said. "Their reflex is to swoop at you. That’s on purpose, to scare you."DAILY NEWSLETTERthat I have read and agree
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