A peregrine falcon perches on the davit atop Graves Light late in the afternoon of National Lighthouse Day.
A close-up shot of the falcon, as seen from the kitchen (watch deck), between the outer railings.
A pair of peregrine falcons visited Graves Light on National Lighthouse Day, treating us to some spectacular aerobatics.
The falcons perched on the bronze davit protruding from the floor of the lamp deck by the flag, and spiraled around the lighthouse in a series of amazing high-speed dives.
They made several swoops toward delicious-looking cormorants and seagulls, circling the oil house before coming back to rest on the topmost davit.
By some persistence and a lot of luck, we managed to snap a close-up picture of one of the birds flying past the outer deck of the watch room, and zoomed in so that you can see.
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- The falcon flies northerly before cutting east and then circling Graves in a tight spiral.
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- A peregrine falcon perches on the davit atop Graves Light late in the afternoon of National Lighthouse Day.
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- One of the falcons flies south toward Hull, before swooping down on swimming cormorants.
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- A close-up shot of the falcon, as seen from the kitchen (watch deck), between the outer railings.
