One of our local falcons.

One of the best places to see peregrine falcons up close in Ontario is at Niagara Falls. The falcons nest 80 or so yards below the tourist walkway in the old power station so when they fly up, they are at eye-level.

Sadly, this year there appears to be only 1 chick in the nest (where past years saw 3 to 4). According to the Canadian Peregrine Foundation, "many sites are having fewer successful hatches despite a normal number of eggs. The weather in the northeast was bitter cold during incubation season and I expect this is the main problem with fewer hatches." - CPF