Peregrine falcons outside my window

As I sit in my room, I can see a white block of flats dominating the skyline against the sea and at the top of this block of flats live a family of peregrine falcons. Last summer I watched them for hours as the parents surveyed the city below and sometimes the three youngsters would playfight in the sky, diving at hundreds of miles an hour. The peregrine falcon is the fastest animal in the world when it dives through the sky. They went away for the Winter but now they're back.

There’s a webcam that shows the interior of the peregrines’ nestbox. At the moment all you can see is the back part of the mother peregrine as she incubates her eggs. The only movement is the swell of her breathing and the wind rustling her feathers. I haven’t seen the male yet this year, but he must be around somewhere gathering food.

On youtube you can see the mother laying her first bright pink egg: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GNXz1vmNew&feature=youtu.be. And here is the live webcam: http://www.justin.tv/brightonperegrines? - /w/2934149296/4. Last year we only discovered the peregrines outside the window after the eggs had all hatched and the youngsters had grown up. This year we can watch the whole glorious, surprisingly quick process from egg to young adult.