Why falcons are choosing city life — it’s not what you think

City #falcons are on the rise. What's behind this trend?
FEATURING:
Lynn Schofield and Sean Peterson, @calfalcons
Zeka Glucs, Director of the Predatory Bird Research Group,  @ucsantacruz

🐦 Watch the livestream: https://calfalcons.berkeley.edu/

📸 Check out Bridget Ahern's instagram for more amazing photographs of the falcons: https://www.instagram.com/moon_rabbit_rising

🤓 Read more: https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/near-extinction-global-celebrity-story-annie-and-californias-peregrine-falcons

🪺 And the nest at 00:21 is actually home to Lawrencium —aka Larry— one of Annie’s kids (Cal Falcons class of 2018) who now lives on Alcatraz Island. Check out the @ParksConservancy Cam at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBpcBV8XGCk

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Meet Annie and her family
00:53 Why the campanile is such an appealing home for Falcons
01:40 How falcons came back from the brink of extinction
02:36 Why do falcons like cities?
02:55 The dangers of city living for peregrine falcons
03:27 Why Annie is a good mom

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#birds #peregrinefalcon #bird #birdwatching #birding #falconcam #animals

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