Morning watch 2-17-15
By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK
I didn’t think there would be a colder morning than yesterday but I was wrong-when I stepped out from Seneca Towers it was -9 (F) -23 (C). Luckily the wind was calm and it was overcast. I thought at some point the sun was going to make an appearance but that didn’t happen
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I went to Bragdon Place first thing to check the south side ledge of the OCSR elevator shaft but nobody was there. I decided to bypass checking the north side until later after going over to the east side to look for Beauty as she has been on one of the northeast corners of Bausch & Lomb (B&L) eating lately first thing. And she didn’t disappoint as I pulled over on Elm St. I could see her up there filling her crop.
Beauty took her time with a nice red chunk that she had to finish up with then she had a poop for herself and started cleaning her talons and feaking.
At 7:37am the Beautyful one flew off B&L and headed northwest-I was more than ready to start the car and get some heat going as I left to see where she went.
I thought I would be going down to Kodak Office to find Beauty on her arch but she tricked me as I stopped to check the elevator shaft for Dot.ca (DC). To my surprise I found them both on the top ibeam northeast side of OCSR. DC was on the north corner facing me with all his whiteness and Beauty was toward the middle of the ibeam with her back to me.
I was delighted to see that DC had a full crop. They stayed this way until DC decided it was time to go to his man cave. He flew up onto the south side ledge of the elevator shaft at 8am while Beauty stayed on the ibeam.
I left them after a while when I decided they were settled for naps. When I arrived home at Seneca Towers there were no falcons to be found again this morning. I’m sure Billie and 99 are just fine-I saw who I thought was 99 flying past my window yesterday afternoon, so they are around, just not when I’m looking for them. I ended my watch at just about 9am smiling and content, knowing that our downtown duo had breakfast on such a cold morning! 🙂
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February 18th, 2015 at 6:45 AM
Those two !! Glad they’re such good providers for themselves! Fed and reasonably warm inside their foofdom. Okay, I am smiling..Thanks, MAK
February 18th, 2015 at 10:51 AM
Glad to hear you’re smiling June-that makes two of us! 🙂