Morning watch 1-22-15
By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK
A warmer morning with clear skies, sunshine and a temperature of 23 (F) -5 (C)
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I had some difficulty finding a place to pull over on Seth Green Drive this morning since there were cars parked quite a ways down but I finally found a spot I could see where the trees weren’t in the way. I could see a falcon on the north side of the railing near the northwest corner of Seneca Towers but not well enough to identify it.
I looked away and it was gone and then I noticed a falcon on the top window at the south end of the building so I went back to my parking lot to get a closer look-it was 99.
99 flew off at 7:58am going around to the west side and headed north over the river.
I left for downtown checking the OCSR elevator shaft first-upon finding it empty I scooted over to the hole and spotted a falcon with its back to me under the southeast wing of the Times Square building (TSB). I decided to go over to Exchange Blvd. in front of the Blue Cross Arena (BCA) to see who it was and to my delight there was another falcon across from that one. Beauty was on the south side of the ledge and a couple feet across from her was Dot.ca (DC) on the north side and he was eating something.
DC finished soon after my arrival, feaked a few times and stood up so I could see that he had a pretty full crop and so did the Beautyful one, leading me to believe she ate first and he got the leftovers. Beauty then started feaking and picking at her talons while DC looked around.
They both had a look to the south then DC started stretching and picking at his talons.
DC spread out his tail a couple times and then he pooped.
Soon after, Beauty took off without warning at 8:55am. I didn’t see what direction she went because I was watching DC to see if he would follow, which he didn’t. He did however, watch her fly off and going by the direction he was looking she went east/northeast-probably to the elevator shaft.
DC caught a few winks then started picking at his talons again before standing up to stretch some more.
The sun was shining bright and DC turned to face it revealing his whiteness and settling down into a buddha position which meant he was settled in and not leaving any time soon.
It was 9:30am and time for me to leave-after seeing our downtown Peregrine Falcon pair hang out so close together I had to drive away smiling! 🙂
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January 22nd, 2015 at 5:05 PM
So nice to see them together like this. It is still in the back of my mind remembering how Dot.ca would swoop on Beauty and how he didn’t want her there. They do have a different bonding relationship than other pairs of falcons we’ve watched. I’m hoping we see more of Beauty & DC in the nestbox bowing like Rhea Mae and Tiago do.
January 22nd, 2015 at 6:23 PM
Some wonderful pics of the two today, MAK! I agree with Joyce, it’s great seeing them together! 🙂
January 22nd, 2015 at 7:56 PM
Joyce and Patty-I can think of nothing better than seeing Beauty and DC together so close and I think, actually enjoying it. Whether it be swooping on her at the nest box or teaming up with Pigott in the sky to swoop on her, I’m glad DC got over it,Pigott moved on and Beauty survived it all! 🙂
January 23rd, 2015 at 6:42 AM
MAK, you must have a big “crick” in your neck from taking those pix!
January 23rd, 2015 at 7:10 AM
Bobbie, I always have a big crik in my neck (permanent nerve damage at disks C3,C4 and C5) but it gets worse when I falcon watch. Who cares tho, they’re FALCONS!!!! 🙂
January 23rd, 2015 at 3:14 PM
“I could see that he had a pretty full crop and so did the Beautyful one, leading me to believe she ate first and he got the leftovers.”
All is right with the falcon world 🙂
January 24th, 2015 at 6:44 AM
Yes Alison, all IS right with the falcon world! 🙂