"Welcome to the world, sweethearts": Nuremberg Airport is happy to welcome a new generation of falcons

Created: 05/04/2022, 21:13

By: Thomas Eldersch

Young Falcons at Nuremberg Airport.

© Nuremberg Airport/Facebook

Birth at high altitude.

A pair of peregrine falcons at Nuremberg Airport has given birth.

The first pictures will be shared on Facebook.

Nuremberg – Giving birth to a child at the airport initially sounds like a nightmare scenario.

And then triplets!

problematic for a human.

More than ideal for a peregrine falcon.

And that's why the joy at Albrecht Dürer Airport in Nuremberg is correspondingly great.

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Nuremberg Airport: Peregrine falcons give birth to three young

The good news about the new falcons was therefore immediately shared on the airport's Facebook channel.

The three chicks that saw the light of day at the end of April have already reached a proud size.

But with their gray children's plumage, they still look anything but majestic.

But they seem to be doing well so far - in their 48 meter high children's room on the tower of the DFS Deutsche Flugsicherung.

In order to get up there, the help of the fire brigade is required, the airport writes in its post.

The peregrine falcons have been living there at dizzy heights since 2017, the Facebook post continues.

Already in 2020 it worked for the first time with offspring.

At that time three young were also born.

And just like back then, the airport fire brigade had to move in again this time.

With a turntable ladder, they brought employees of the Radolfzell ornithological station to the height of the nest to put a ring on the little ones.

This makes it easier to identify the animals.

Nuremberg Airport: Great joy about the offspring on Facebook

Birds at the airport are usually a touchy subject.

Again and again, animals or whole swarms get caught in the turbines of the airplanes.

In doing so, they can cause significant damage.

This is referred to as a bird strike.

Peregrine falcons, on the other hand, are welcome on the airport grounds.

They are predators and hunt other birds.

This is a natural way to avoid bird strikes.

In any case, the fans of the airport on Facebook are happy about the offspring.

"Welcome to the world, sweethearts," writes a follower.

"Very nice", says another.

While some are happy about the baby birds, others are puzzling over the use of the fire brigade.

“Does the fire brigade have a 48 m turntable ladder?

Respect!” Says another comment.