By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK

This mornings weather was pretty much a carbon copy of yesterday-overcast,humid,light rain on and off and a warm 69 (F) 21 (C)

Initially, I didn’t see a falcon as I started my watch on the Broad St. Bridge (BSB) so I took a ride down to the Andrews St. bridge (ASB) to check out the north end of  downtown. I just happened to be looking at Mercury with my binoculars when a falcon appeared from the east and flew to the south side of OCSR. I went straight away to the hole to find Dot.Ca (DC) on the 2nd ibeam southeast side of OCSR at 6:39am.

DC was in hunt mode and stooped down toward the river out of my field of vision and I didn’t see him come back up so I went up to the BSB for a look around. From there I could see the Beautyful one perched in front of the nest box but DC was nowhere in the vicinity that I could see.

So I went for a ride down State St. for a look and I found big daddy DC on the 2nd ibeam north corner of OCSR with his back to me so I drove over to the Radisson Hotel by Main St. to watch. DC was definitely looking for a meal to fly under his radar and I could see Beauty perched out in front of the nest box from my location as well.

DC flew off to the northwest out of site at 7:09am and when he didn’t return I left to go back to the hole-as I arrived I saw Beauty fly out and back to land on cam 1.

Little did I know that DC had snuck in a minute or so later and landed under the northeast wing directly above Beauty as I just happened to look up and spot him there.

For the next half hour or so Beauty posed for me on cam 1 and just before she pooped it looked like she was yelling look out below!

Beauty left cam 1 when I was watching DC-Donna let me know that Beauty had gone down to the nest box. Thanks D-you’re always a big help to me. Not to be out done by his lovely mate, big daddy DC also did some posing as well.

With all things peaceful, I ended my watch at 8:20am-how can I not smile after sharing space with our beloved downtown Rochester Peregrine Falcons! 🙂

Click on the links below to view todays videos

http://youtu.be/h-KFQPzz7Vg

http://youtu.be/S30wyxgryR0

http://youtu.be/TQZ1CaU-3gs

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