Peregrine falcons male and female (Falco Peregrinus)

I have been observing these peregrines for nearly two years now and they failed to breed on one of Manchester's high rise buildings last year. I tracked them down to a new roosting site and advised the County Bird Recorder that I thought there would be a chance of these birds breeding on a particular ledge this year but that it needed a suitable tray. The CBR agreed and I approached the building Managers which paved the way to having a tray put up for the birds. Fortunately I have a friend who is a steeple-jack who was prepared to offer his services free of charge and mount the tray. We consulted with peregrine experts , RSPB and English Nature and informed the police. The nest tray was finally errected and the birds quickly took up the offer of residence. They now have 4 chicks two males and two females which were ringed and DNA sampled. I was honoured to be invited to the ringing though security prevented my being close at hand. The chicks now have darvic rings for easy ID at a distance. This photograph is cropped to the limit having been taken at some considerable distancefrom the birds. For those of you who have seen my digitally manipulated flight shot of the male bird the male in this picture is the same one. I would also like to thank the powers that be at Manchester City Council who at my suggestion errected a peregrine tray which If these or any other birds take up will be the best peregrine home there is in the world..it is a superbly crafted piece of work which was made by Colin Brook the steeple jack who errected the tray which is just out of shot in this picture. A big thanks to everyone who made this all possible.