6.8.25 McKinley Park Peregrines, Chicago, IL

 On 6.8.25 my father, brother and I visited this McKinley Park industrial building area to check on the Peregrine Falcon family at 7:30AM. We saw the adult male Peregrine adult (we call Morty) and the adult female (we call Bree) and both nestlings.

The nestlings seem to be mostly feathered, with only a bit of down left. They seem to have all of their wing feathers in, and their tail feathers are almost fully grown. I think that at least one of the two nestlings is female. -- Ima

See more about these Peregrine Falcons on my McKinley Peregrines page.    

7:31AM Nestling

7:32AM Bree

7:33AM Nestling stretching. You can see the almost fully grown tail feathers.

7:36AM Bree stretching

7:41AM Bree stretching

7:44AM Morty trying to attack a Rock Pigeon (He was unsuccessful.)

7:44AM Morty after missing the first Rock Pigeon

7:44AM Morty flying up

7:44AM Morty going back to his perch

7:45AM Nestlings, probably watching Morty

7:45AM Nestlings

7:45AM Nestlings. One stretching its wings

7:45AM Nestlings. One stretching its wings

7:46AM Morty

7:47AM Nestlings. One stretching its wings

7:47AM Nestlings. One stretching its wings, the other with its head upside-down

7:47AM Nestlings and Morty

7:48AM Nestlings, one looking at the other with its head upside-down

7:49AM Nestlings, one behind the third window to the right of the first nestling. You can see its wings over the poop on the inside of the window.

7:50AM Nestlings. The one who was behind the window has come back with a leftover bit of food.

7:50AM Nestlings

7:51AM Bree and nestlings

7:52AM Nestling and Bree (they are similar sizes to each other, so I think at least this nestling is female)

7:53AM Nestlings

7:53AM Nestlings. One calls and goes behind the window

7:53AM Bree

7:54AM Nestling and Bree

7:54AM Nestling

7:54AM Nestling

7:57AM Nestling

Rock Pigeons

Rock Pigeons

Rock Pigeons