A friend told me today that about 10 days ago he encountered
a peregrine in the grounds of the Watson Arts Centre in Aspinall Street, Watson. The peregrine
was feeding on a duck, which it had presumably just caught – I don’t
know much about them, but don’t think they scavenge, do they? My
friend was very close, less than 3 metres away before the falcon took off carrying
the remains of the duck, up into a tree.
What sort of range do peregrine’s have, and could we
expect to see it again in the same area, especially as there is a large pond
with ducks on it just over the back fence?
Ian Hodgson
