Wait, wait, where did all the white fluff go?
And then his sister hops up on the low ledge to join him at about the 3:00 mark. You can really see the size difference: female peregrines grow to about a third larger than their brothers. When she spreads her wings, there’s that last bit of baby fluff showing.
But her brother took a flying leap today to the upper ledge and got to see the world below that part of city hall for the first time. The camera operator noted in an email that he took a good long look before running down the ledge and jumping back down into the nest box. Home sweet home.
For just a bit longer.