New footage shows tiny peregrine falcon chick hatching from University of Leeds nest
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The university has said that the birds of prey have laid four eggs this year - and the latest chick has hatched after a month-long incubation period. The female falcon is identified as ‘7.H’ by the ring on her leg. That means that the university has worked out she hatched in Stoke-on-Trent six years ago, while the male – known as a tiercel - is not ringed. Michael Howroyd, Sustainability Projects Officer and Biodiversity programme lead at The University of Leeds, said: “It’s wonderful to see the...

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