The chicks have flown the nest
Once the family of peregrine falcons had left its nest, a team of abseilers climbed up on former Burton Brewery Maltings Tower in Burton’s town centre to replace Bass’ red triangle with the Coors sign, measuring 33 feet by 66 feet. The old Bass signs were offered to the Bass Museum in Burton in order to preserve a unique part of Britain’s brewing heritage. Plans to install the new red and white Coors signs had to be put on hold earlier this year (we reported) after peregrine falcons nested in the tower.
Coors waited until the protected birds had reared the brood and the chicks had flown the nest to replace the red triangle at 136 feet above Burton..
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