shift change

I managed to get to see the peregrines this morning before work. The tiercel is seen here leaving the nest as the falcon watches before taking over egg sitting duties.
Tiercel in French means a third and I have read differing reasons why the male is called this. The most likely are that the male is a third smaller than the female, or it was believed that every 3rd chick was a male.

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