Peregrine log February 17, 2019
Astrid caught her Pigeon early on Saturday morning and, luckily for Ares, her mood was more amenable to sharing. This time he actually got a few nice pieces, and they weren’t tossed over the side of the building like they were the day before. Later on, Ares tried to convince his mate to come to the box for a ledge display, but she wouldn’t comply. Ares caught a Starling in the afternoon. We thought he might give it to Astrid as a food tribute, but he had other plans. He ended up eating himself on the hotel ledge. In the early evening, he came back to the box and made another attempt at getting Astrid to come over. He produced some impressive long screeching calls, but it was no go. She went to her night perch instead.
This morning was sunny (for a change) and the pair spent some time basking on the east ledge of the hotel. Prior to that, Ares was at the box, again trying to entice Astrid over with angst-filled calls. She came over but stayed on a window ledge east of the box and declined his invitation to dance. In mid-morning, both falcons took turns feeding on some Pigeon leftovers that (presumably) Ares pulled out of storage. In late morning, he tried again to get her to come to the box but no luck. Finally, in early afternoon, the stars were aligned, and the pair performed a relatively long ledge display at the nest. It was the first one in several days. In mid-afternoon Ares caught a Starling and brought it to the hotel. Like the day before, we thought he might gift it to Astrid, but he ate that one himself as well; although, he may have tantalized her with the leftovers by doing some close flybys.