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RECURRING PREMATURE FLEDGING: IMAGES OF A SURVIVAL STORY
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Created 5 Nov 2017
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![Adult female peregrine falcon helping 3-week-old nestling with food. The prematurely fledged nestling was placed in this ledge cave when found on the talus slope to give him some protection, knowing that the adults would continue his care wherever he was. © David A. Ponton, [photo by motion-activated camera, low-resolution limits repro. size]](https://www.wildearthlight.com/img-get2/I0000pwRiSzwLG_0/fit=188x188/fill=/g=G0000wMIADuQ1MYo/I0000pwRiSzwLG_0.jpg)
![Displaced 3 week old nestling peregrine falcon with prey on the ledge he was placed on when found on the talus slope, with adult female hopping up on a nearby rock, apparently having just delivered the food. © David A. Ponton [photo by motion-activated camera, low-resolution limits repro. size]](https://www.wildearthlight.com/img-get2/I0000u12Rh8KZoJ8/fit=188x188/fill=/g=G0000wMIADuQ1MYo/I0000u12Rh8KZoJ8.jpg)
![Adult male (far) and adult female peregrine falcons watch as their 3 week old prematurely fledged nestling crouches over prey. This cave is the low ledge that observer placed the downy nestling in after it was prematurely fledged by unknown cause. © David A. Ponton [photo by motion-activated camera, low-resolution limits repro. size]](https://www.wildearthlight.com/img-get2/I0000m5JgCCumMMw/fit=188x188/fill=/g=G0000wMIADuQ1MYo/I0000m5JgCCumMMw.jpg)
![Adult female peregrine falcon presents 3-week-old nestling with a mourning dove carcass. The prematurely fledged nestling was placed in this ledge cave when found on the talus slope to give him some protection from weather and predators, knowing that the adults would continue his care. [photo by motion-activated camera, low-resolution limits repro. size]](https://www.wildearthlight.com/img-get2/I0000oJEvBE.Xxbs/fit=188x188/fill=/g=G0000wMIADuQ1MYo/I0000oJEvBE.Xxbs.jpg)
![Nestling peregrine falcon on a boulder on the talus slope at the base of the cliff below the eyrie cave. He had been prematurely fledged by an unknown cause with all his siblings and was the sole survivor, here about 4 weeks old. Watched over and fed by his parents, he walked/flapped to the boulder, the highest point he could reach, during the day, then back to a cave at the base of the cliff at night. © David A. Ponton [Prints to 8x10, 16x20, 24x30, or 40x50 in. with no cropping]](https://www.wildearthlight.com/img-get2/I0000oN4puL6eJc4/fit=188x188/fill=/g=G0000wMIADuQ1MYo/I0000oN4puL6eJc4.jpg)
![Nestling peregrine falcon on a boulder on the talus slope at the base of the cliff below the eyrie cave. He had been prematurely fledged by an unknown cause with all his siblings and was the sole survivor, here about 4 weeks old. Watched over and fed by his parents, he walked/flapped to the boulder, the highest point he could reach, during the day, then back to a cave at the base of the cliff at night. © David A. Ponton [Prints to 8x12, 16x24, 24x36 or 40x60 in. with no cropping]](https://www.wildearthlight.com/img-get2/I0000mKPhvUzPguw/fit=188x188/fill=/g=G0000wMIADuQ1MYo/I0000mKPhvUzPguw.jpg)
![Peregrine falcon, adult female perched on a low tree branch with eyrie cliff in the background. She is perched low to watch over one of her young that fledged early, not yet able to fly, perched near the base of the cliff. © David A. Ponton [Prints to 8x10, 16x20, 24x30, or 40x50 in. with no cropping]](https://www.wildearthlight.com/img-get2/I0000zwcNG3g5onU/fit=188x188/fill=/g=G0000wMIADuQ1MYo/I0000zwcNG3g5onU.jpg)
![Nestling peregrine falcon on a boulder in a cave of his own choosing at the base of the cliff. He had been prematurely fledged with all his siblings and was the sole survivor, here about 4 weeks old . Fed and watched over by his parents, he searched for a higher perch during the day, then back to a cave at the base of the cliff at night or to get out of hot sunlight. © David A. Ponton [Prints to 8x10, 16x20, 24x30, or 40x50 in. with no cropping]](https://www.wildearthlight.com/img-get2/I0000_EAR8ideyoQ/fit=188x188/fill=/g=G0000wMIADuQ1MYo/I0000_EAR8ideyoQ.jpg)
![Sole surviving juvenile peregrine from the brood of 4, here at about 10 weeks old, in full health and fitness, showing the poise his species is known for. © David A. Ponton [Photo by motion-activated camera mounted on the dead tree that is a favorite perch on the canyon rim. The low-resolution camera limits repro. size, prints to 8x10, 16x20 in. with no cropping.]](https://www.wildearthlight.com/img-get2/I0000b1EMAU1CMY8/fit=188x188/fill=/g=G0000wMIADuQ1MYo/I0000b1EMAU1CMY8.jpg)