The young Peregrines at the Burlington lift bridge fledged about a week and a half ago.  They’re still a long ways from independence, however, and spend most of their time resting on the girders or sharpening their skills through flight games.  The male sustained an injury to his crop during a recent tussle with another falcon, and though he appears to be slowly recovering, the burden of feeding their four chicks has lain primarily on the female.  No matter, as there are ample numbers of pigeons about — as she demonstrated to us earthbound onlookers, snatching a nearby bird when the flock was disrupted by a passing ship.  She circled above one of the calling juveniles, who snagged her prize out of mid air and retreated to the bridge to devour it.