Melbourne's skyscraper peregrine falcons and their chicks

For residents of locked-down Melbourne, a live webstream of a next of a pair of peregrine falcons and their chicks has become a symbol of freedom and a source of joy. The falcons have nested on a skyscraper in Collins Street for years, but their popularity has soared during lockdown. Dr Victor Hurley from BirdLife Australia says that a Facebook group dedicated to the falcons now has 11,600 members – up from 'five or or six hundred' only last year. 'A lot of people in lockdown in Melbourne have been fascinated by this experience,' he says. 'That is understandable and delightful' Subscribe to Guardian Australia ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs Livestream of peregrine falcon chicks on Melbourne skyscraper captivates city in lockdown ► https://www.theguardian.com/environme... Support the Guardian ► https://support.theguardian.com/contr... The Guardian ► http://www.theguardian.com/au The Guardian YouTube network: The Guardian ►    / theguardian   Guardian News ► http://is.gd/guardianwires Guardian Football ► http://is.gd/guardianfootball Guardian Sport ► http://bit.ly/GDNsport Guardian Culture ► http://is.gd/guardianculture