I arrived around 6:15 to catch dear little Zephyr walking the plank , very confidently, I must say traveling by talon back and forth on the OUTSIDE of the playpen. We were a bit nervous!

The other 3 Juvies were in the box and Susan B was on the perch. Susan B was flapping a lot.

Mariah and Kaver both brought in food one to the playpen and one to the nestbox.

Then the storm hit, Carol and I retreated to our cars to wait it out, about 6:20-6:50 pm. We saw a great rainbow over downtown as Lisa Mck joined us. It was great catching up with them as I hibernate all winter!

Our Favorite Kodak Security guard , Tom came by and was wearing his falcon watch button, proud that the supervisors were letting him wear it on his uniform! We saw Mariah join Kaver at the communications tower directly south of the tower,they sit there and watch the children very closely. Mariah would fly out and circle the tower to show Zephyr how to fly.

Zephyr went into the playpen during the storm which was a relief to know that he does know how to protect himself. But soon , he was back out on the ledge and starting to flap away . At one point he was on the edge of the corner and started to flap profusely…we thought this was it but he gained control!..It won’t be long now!

Mariah and Kaver flew a tandem stoop going south , but we never saw prey. They landed again on the comm tower. Kaver brought food to the playpen for Zephyr . Zephyr soon calmed down as he ate in the playpen area. We left at about 8 as the storm turned the weather cold. The babies were safe and Mom and Dad were across the way and watching over.

Tomorrow will be a big day …especially for Master Zephyr.

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