- The protagonist of the story is a teenager who's touring London with his parents. He doesn't like being a tourist, though, so he tries to act disinterested (I used to do this all the time when I went on holidays with my parents when I was about 14-16)
- He takes out his smartphone and decides to start taking selfies to post to his facebook.
- In the camera, the teenager spots a Falcon catching some of its prey on the wing.
- He's suddenly fascinated by this bird that he's never seen before.
- The rest of the story focuses on the boy using his camera phone to take videos of the Falcons living in London as a way of showing how they actually live their lives.
- To add a bit of drama to the story, at one point, the teenager could see someone trying to sabotage a Falcon's nest and have to come up with a way of stopping that person from sabotaging the nest.
- The saboteur could be a chav, an aggravated homeowner, or someone who just doesn't like Falcons all that much.
- I feel that it would help to address some of the dangers that London offers for Falcons without coming across as too preachy.
- Alternatively, I could work in the story about the Falcon that fell from its nest (after attempting a premature flight) due to heat stroke, which could add another point of drama.
- The teenager might end up speaking with one of London's birdwatchers and make a friend based off a similar interest.
At the end of the day, the extra ideas still need to be tied down a lot more before I can make any solid decisions about them, but the research that I do in the following week should help me fill in the blanks.
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