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Héming. Scientific ringing for the four young peregrine falcons at the cement plant

Héming. Scientific ringing for the four young peregrine falcons at the cement plant

A nest box installed atop a silo at the Eqiom cement plant in Héming allows the peregrine falcon to breed. A ringing operation has just taken place on four falcon chicks, aged 23 to 25 days: two males and two females. The endangered species is poorly understood; collecting data with respect for its health is therefore essential.
Ringing peregrine falcons at the Eqiom cement plant in Héming is a delicate operation. Photo by Hugo Azmani

Ringing peregrine falcons at the Eqiom cement plant in Héming is a delicate operation. Photo by Hugo Azmani

Weighing in at 600 to 900 g, they're beautiful babies. Aged 23 to 25 days, these peregrine falcons are beginning to lose their down: "There are two males and two females." Jean-Martin Heck, co-president of the Préservons la biodiversité collective, is categorical. But it's not from the foot of the silo at the Eqiom cement plant in Héming, nor from the camera installed last year above the nest box that we can obtain such information. At...

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