Livestream of peregrine falcon chicks on Melbourne skyscraper captivates city in lockdown

Soaring popularity of the birds, who have nested in the CBD for years, and their new family, has become a symbol of freedom

Exactly two weeks ago, the kids arrived. All three. Since then the Collins Street falcons, who live in a small nook above the now-empty CBD, have become Melbourne's favourite family.

Thousands of people tune in every day to a 24-hour webcam stream of the nest, located on the side of a skyscraper, hosted on YouTube and the building's own special website.