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Saturday, April 3rd Falcon Watch

By Lou

Dana, Carol P and myself spent the morning out on the Broad Street Bridge watching Beauty and Archer. We had a few interesting observations, including seeing A & B copulate on Mercury’s moneybag and seeing Archer catch a Woodpecker. We saw a couple of other falcons too, including a Kestrel and a juvenile Peregrine. Non-falcon sightings include a drake Merganser, the discovery of a secret Pigeon hide-out, and an evil Green-Garbed Gnome peering out of the Reuters building, giving Carol the heebie jeebies.

To me, the highlight was seeing Archer catch the Woodpecker. It was the first time I’ve seen a falcon actually catch a bird like that and Archer made it look effortless. He easily snatched the bird out of the air near the Convention Center after chasing it horizontally across the river. I have some pictures in the attached album (click on the pic)… it looks to be a Yellow Bellied Sapsucker that he caught.

– Louimg_3942-copya1

7 Responses to “Saturday, April 3rd Falcon Watch”

  1. Donna Says:

    Pigeons..OK…Woodpeckers…ahhh! Poor little bird. Great catch Lou, I guess for both of ya’s. 🙁

  2. Maureen in MA Says:

    Great action shot!

  3. Kathy Villone Says:

    Good photo, but a beautiful woodpecker….naw….but thats life.

  4. Lorr54 Says:

    Poor woodpecker! It is good to see the falcons doing so well though. they will need to be well fed if they have lots of eggs. thank you!

  5. Val Says:

    Can you tell me band numbers for Beauty and Archer. I have been checking the falconcam but am not sure which of the two are in the nest.

  6. John Says:

    Beautiful photos Lou, thanks for sharing!!!

  7. Hannah Says:

    Thank You!


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