Crop of 23 peregrine falcons and juvenile bald eagles have flown the coop but are begging their parents

The formerly endangered peregrine falcon produced a bumper crop of at least 23 juveniles this year in the Pittsburgh region.

That’s a lot of young birds that will add to an already busy landscape with more peregrine nests than volunteer monitors can confirm.

Now is when raptor juveniles take to the Pittsburgh skies to learn to fly and hunt, while continually begging their parents for food…

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