Peregrine falcon image gallery

This section contains images of the peregrine falcons and other birds that have been seen at Malham Cove during 2008.

The images have been provided by volunteers stationed at the viewpoint or by visitors to the area.  We are extremely grateful for their contributions and the photographs are credited to their owners on the large versions of the images.  

If you have taken any photographs of the birds at Malham Cove that you would like to have displayed in the gallery, please see how to submit them on the Tell us what you think! page.

Whilst we would welcome any bird photographs taken at the Cove, please ensure that you do not approach any species too closely, or disturb them, especially whilst they are nesting.  Peregrine falcons are fully protected by law and it is an offence to intentionally or recklessly disturb the adults or dependent young at, or near the nest.

To see the description of an image, hover your cursor over the thumbnails: it will appear in a bar at the top of the image box.  Click on a thumbnail to see a larger version of an image.  You can close this and return to the thumbnail page by clicking anywhere on the image that appears.

• Female peregrine at the nest site.
• Female peregrine on the nest with two chicks just visible underneath her breast
• Close up of the female peregrine with two chicks visible underneath her breast.
• Great Spotted Woodpecker.
• Great Spotted Woodpecker.
• Great Spotted Woodpecker.
• Peregrine keeps watch on a tree branch in Malham Cove.
• Peregrine keeps watch on a tree branch in Malham Cove.
• Male peregrine bringing food into the nest site.
• Air brakes on peregrine landing
• The first peregrine chick just after its first flight (taken using a long lens - the bird was not disturbed in any way)
• The first of the 2008 Malham Cove peregrine falcon chicks to fledge.
• The first of the 2008 Malham Cove peregrine falcon chicks to fledge.
• The first of the 2008 Malham Cove peregrine falcon chicks to fledge.
• The first of the 2008 Malham Cove peregrine falcon chicks to fledge.
• The first of the 2008 Malham Cove peregrine falcon chicks to fledge.