For the past three days (Jan 26, 27 and 28) a peregrine falcon has visited the nest box in Richmond. We have had sporadic sightings of falcons in the area and as far as we know our nesting pair remains in the Richmond region throughout the year.

Given the angle of the camera we have been unable to get a good look at the bird's legs which would let us determine if this was our male (banded) or female (unbanded). A brief glimpse seemed to hint at a band.

The video clip clip below shows the falcon quite alert and with an extremely full crop - indicating a recent meal. A bird's crop is a muscular, expandable pouch that allows them to rapidly consume food and move somewhere secure to continue to process and digest.