Riverside Church Peregrine Falcons

By D. Bruce YoltonEagles, Falcons, Hawks and Osprey

Seven blocks north and a few blocks west of the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine is Riverside Church.  A pair of Peregrine Falcons have two fledglings there, who on late Saturday afternoon made the worst racket imaginable begging for food.

A fledgling on Riverside Church.
Fledgling and adult in flight.
Fledgling in flight.
Fledgling in Peregrine diving mode.
Adult Peregrine preparing food for a fledgling.  It rained feathers.
The adult on the Interfaith Center, which everyone refers to as the “God Box”.
A fledgling (right) comes in to eat.
Even with food it still yells.
A little calmer after eating.