Penthouse home awaits rare peregrine falcons in Victoria A nesting pair of peregrine falcons, along with a juvenile born this year, have been landing on the upper decks and rooftop of the Promontory residential tower in the Songhees Darron Kloster Aug 25, 2024 3:03 AM Share by Email Share on Facebook Share on X Share on LinkedIn Print Share via Text Message Previous Next 1 / 1 A peregrine falcon looks over the Inner Harbour from the rooftop of the Promontory building in the Songhees. JACQUES SIROIS Advertisement Expand Listen to this article 00:08:55 The fastest animal on the planet has been checking out a possible new home in Victoria. A nesting pair of peregrine falcons, along with a juvenile born this year, have been landing on the rooftop of the Promontory residential tower in the Songhees, where the owner of the penthouse has built the falcons a penthouse suite of their own.
Fred Welter is hoping the beautiful birds of prey will come to nest and raise some more young. Welter has placed a router on the rooftop and installed cameras with hopes that if the falcons return to lay eggs in February it can all be streamed to the public via a YouTube channel. Fashioned from mahogany with solar panels, openings front and back, a pea-gravel bed and a turf-lined ledge, the box on the Promontory provides a commanding view of downtown and the waterfront from 21st floor.
Experts say it’s a prime spot for the peregrines — known to dive at more than 300 kilometres per hour — where .