A nesting pair of peregrine falcons, along with a juvenile born this year, have been landing on the upper decks and rooftop of the Promontory residential tower in the Songhees
A nesting pair of peregrine falcons, along with a juvenile born this year, have been landing on the rooftop of the Promontory residential tower in the Songhees, where the owner of the penthouse has built the falcons a penthouse suite of their own.Welter has placed a router on the rooftop and installed cameras with hopes that if the falcons return to lay eggs in February it can all be streamed to the public via a YouTube channel.
Peregrines nest in high places such as cliff ledges, but are known to live on high buildings and bridges in cities around the world. The pairs have site affinity for nesting, but can move when sites have been compromised. “They are aware of it,” he said in an interview. “My take, in fishing terms, is we’ve cast our line and now we wait. We’ll see in February if they come back to lay eggs.”
A recent kill at the Victoria International Marina on the Inner Harbour left only the head of a belted kingfisher. Gordon Propp, who has been observing peregrines in the Lower Mainland for years, said he’s witnessed peregrine stoops about a dozen times over the past couple of years. Although migratory birds and capable of flying long distances, Propp believes peregrines in the Lower Mainland stay all year because the food is plentiful,
Sirois said Greater Victoria is fortunate to attract another apex predator to the urban environment. As chair of the Friends of the Victoria Harbour Migratory Nature Sanctuary, the naturalist, photographer and noted birder said the goal of the 100-year-old organization is to connect urban dwellers to nature where they live.
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