29 November 2021
Despite the fact that egg laying is more than three months away, Ecco and Morela have been visiting their nest at the Cathedral of Learning. Yesterday the camera captured them pair bonding and nearly touching beaks.
You can tell the two birds apart by size and plumage contrast. Morela is larger and her body, wings and tail colors are essentially uniform (on left above). Ecco is smaller with a sharp contrast between his gray body and the dark/black tips of his wings and tail.
Peregrines are brightening our gloomy winter days.
(photos from the National Aviary snapshot camera at Univ of Pittsburgh)
Love these photos, thanks for sharing them. While I did like Terzo very much, Ecco seems to have won Morela over. They seem well bonded. Looking forward to a successful season in three months!
Why is the camera not on?
Video streaming does not resume until (probably) Feb 1. Meanwhile you can see snapshots from the cameras at https://birdsoutsidemywindow.org/birdblog_slideshows/Cathedral_refreshCam.html