I Don’t Want To Grow Up!

Yellow at the nest on Tues 23 June 2026 (photo from the National Aviary falconcam at Univ of Pittsburgh) 24 June 2026 This morning the motion detection photos from the Cathedral of Learning showed a juvenile peregrine near the snapshot camera. Who is this? Juvie peregrine at the snapcam at Cathedral of Learning, 23 June 2026 (photo from the snapshot camera) Day-In-A-Minute video reveals it’s “Yellow.” She spent at least half the day loafing at the nest and when her parent(s) came near she begged loudly. They didn’t feed her. Instead they avoided the nest until she was gone. Here’s the 8:30am to 5:00pm timelapse. Day In A Minute timelapse from the National Aviary falconcam at Univ of Pittsburgh In the 10 o’clock hour Yellow slept, begged angrily, and played with desiccated bits of bone and feathers left over from last month’s meals. She’s acting half her age (she was 59 days old on 23 June. 30 days is pre-fledge). Pitt peregrine “Yellow” at the nest on 23 June 2026 (video from the…