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Peregrine Age Guide - Day 31

(Photo courtesy of the Kodak Birdcam, Rochester NY)

By day 31, the chicks often become actively interested in losing their down, preening themselves and sometimes ending up with feathers stuck to their beak as a result.  From the back they are looking increasingly dark, with the wing feathers approaching full length. 

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