Morning watch 5-13-11
By Rochester falcon watcher MAK
I just realized this is Friday the 13th! I hope it is lucky and not unlucky for everyone today. Anyway, Archer was on the eggs when I left this morning, so when I arrived on the Broad St. bridge and Dan told me there was a falcon on the jail tower I knew it was the Beautyful one.
Beauty flew off due east with blazing speed over the river to our south. We lost her behind Xerox for less than a minute when she came streaking across the sky over the river to our north and stooped on something in front of the OCSR building near Aqueduct park. WOW she was in fast mode this morning! It always gets my heart pounding and my blood pumping when I see them in the air whether it be hunting or just soaring gently in the breeze. I wish everybody could experience this magnificent sight. Beauty came back into view landing on the base of Mercury.
After a brief stay she headed off in the direction of the Frontier Communications Tower. I walked across the bridge to the north side and to the far east end to where you can see the tower best and there she was.
Beauty took off to the southwest leaving our field of view. Lynda arrived to join Dan and I. She brought muffins to share with us.The 3 of us sat in our lawn chairs chatting and watching Archer in the nestbox on Lyndas’ phone screen. After Dan left Lynda and I decided to go over to city hall to see if Beauty had returned to the FCT. Sure enough there she was as we drove up.
Beauty left flying in the general direction of the Times Square building so we watched the live stream at the nestbox on Lyndas phone to see if she was going to relieve Archer of incubating the eggs. Archer started talking and right after he left with Beauty coming in to take over. I had to leave at this point. Lynda went back to the bridge and texted me on my way home that Archer was on the heel of Mercury and then flew north. Most likely going to Kodak to do his thing with Unity. I’ve made an album including pics from yesterday mornings watch as well as todays. Enjoy! 🙂
May 13th, 2011 at 8:16 PM
If there are not a lot of comments on the reports, I imagine that it is not that we do not appreciate them, but rather that saying “Thank-you – how wonderful” over and over again seems redundant. I do think it for each new report and set of pictures I see.
May 14th, 2011 at 11:30 AM
Thank you for that Alison. I surely don’t need kudos for every report but it is good to know people aren’t getting bored with my almost daily reports. I do like sharing my experiences and pics with all of you, especially the people who can’t get out to watch falcons in person. 🙂
May 14th, 2011 at 1:04 PM
No way do we get bored, MAK! The reports and pictures are fun to read and watch! I marvel at your dedication and skill at getting such great pics.
It does make me a little envious though! 🙂 I wish I could get downtown and watch the falcons too! Every once in a while is not enough for me!
Keep the pics and reports coming!