By Rochester Falcon Watcher Carol P.

Could two watches have been any different than today and yesterday’s watches?  Yesterday, there was very little activity until after 7:00 pm.  The evening (7/16) ended with a most awesome display of flying and talon tagging by three of our four juvies.  When you’re watching it in person, it just takes your breath away.  How do they do some of those moves?  It just seems impossible.  I do believe that Nettie is lying low while she recovers from whatever injury she received over the weekend.  But, we have seen her flying well and interacting with her family.  I think she just needs time and that’s ok.

Wednesday – 7/16/14 Pictures – Watchers:  Donna, MAK, Lisa McK, Joyce, Brian, Dan, Kris G, Bill, Nancy, Ed and me Carol P.

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Here is a video I took of the three juvies flying together above the Xerox Tower.  Just click on the following link.

http://youtu.be/Gp4az1-XuSo

Thursday – 7/17/14 Pictures – Watchers:  Joyce, Dana, Carrie, Shaky, Dan and two young friends, and me Carol P.

Tonight was a whole different fledge watch.  We saw 3 food transfers and a food delivery to the nest box for Nor’easter.  The first two food transfers were successful, but the 3rd was dropped by, we believe, Mercury.  To be fair, he was the first to fly up to Beauty who came in with a pigeon.  He flipped up and attempted to take the large prey, but missed.  Beauty continued to the base of Mercury (the statue) and landed next to Nettie.  That’s when Beauty was mugged by two of the juvies that flew in and landed on her and next to her.  A tug-0-war started, and the prey fell to the roof below.  Beauty was able to retrieve it and took it away.

Dot.ca brought in food to the nest box just as it was getting dark and Nor’easter was the happy tiercel who got this evening meal.  It was a fun watch tonight with lots of flying and food transfers.  All 6 Rochester Falcons were seen during my watch.  All are doing very well and the juvies continue to hang out with each other.

Here are some pictures from this afternoon/evening.  Enjoy! and Goodnight!

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One of three Black-Crowned Night Herons we saw last night.

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