Even though they seemed to get a late start, Astrid and Ares made up for lost time with plenty of matings, dances and more…
Astrid entices Ares to mate with her by doing ledge displays. She flies past the nest box while he is inside excitedly chirping.
The ledge displays must have done their job. Ares flies over to mate with Astrid while she is perched on the steeple only moments after her amazing flights.
The falcons weren’t ready to call it quits yet – one more mating!
Just when we thought they might settle down for the night they surprised us with a late dance!