By Rochester falcon watcher MAK

Well imagine that! I arrived on the Broad St. bridge expecting to have to drive right through to the east side to make my usual rounds looking for a Rochester Peregrine Falcons and as I glanced up at Mercury there she was in all her glory…the Beautyful one!  Sitting perched on the base and in hunting mode with darkness all around us I made my u-turn and parked it!

In between looking around at which prey item she wanted for breakfast she preened and rousted(shaking her body).

Ahh, it was just like old times watching her up there on Mercury. It’s been a while since I hung out with her here. With every turn of her  head I thought she might stoop on the pigeons that were just starting to stir below her coming out of their overnight roosting spot across the river under the Convention Center.

And then after about 30 minutes she dropped off into a stoop over the river. Missing her mark she flew up crossing over the bridge ahead of me and buzzed around above the Blue Cross Arena a bit before heading out to the Cornhill area stirring up the pigeons that reside over there.

It was time for me to beat feet home so I tweeted that she had gone out of my view and just before I sent it out I looked up at the nestbox just as she arrived.

Landing next to the main cam I quickly shot off a couple pics tweeted it out after changing the message and sped out of there for home.  As I approached Plymouth Ave. driving westbound down Broad St. I spotted the wing flapping of a small falcon headed south toward the jail tower. I do believe it was Archer saying good bye to me as I passed through. What a great parting gift for this Rochester falcon watcher! Keep your eyes to the sky cuz ya just never know what might be passing overhead!!!  🙂

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