The Peregrine Falcons are back!
Since 2005, a pair of Peregrine Falcons, the fastest birds on earth, are nesting at the top of one of the towers of the St Michael and St Gudula's cathedral, in the very centre of Brussels.
This year, to observe the event, two miniaturized cameras were installed at the nest, at a height of 50 meters. The female laid 4 eggs in the beginning of March.
Images of the brooding and, later on, of the chicks and their parents feeding them will be available from the 6th of April. They’ll be transmitted to two television screens installed at the window of a pavillion arranged on the cathedral square. Transmission will be continuous (24h/24h), thanks to the infrared light cameras.
This way the public can observe every detail of this exceptional nesting without disturbing the birds. Ornithologists are regularly on the spot to interpret events and to help visitors spot the rapid flight and spectacular dives of the adults as they circle around the towers of the cathedral.
For more information (access map, photos of the young, latest news) visit the web site of operation "Falcons for everyone". (This website will be opened in a new window and only exists in Dutch and French)
You can also read our previous article from the Archive of 2005.
