By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK

As they say-what a difference a day makes! 20 degrees colder than it was yesterday when I started my watch with a bitter wind.  It took a while (about an hour into my watch) for Beauty to show herself. As I was looking for her on the east side  She was seen on camera perched on Mercury. By the time I got back to the Broad St. Bridge(BSB) she was gone. I took another trip around the city and when I returned to the BSB Beauty was on the top ibeam southeast side of OCSR.

She stayed there for about 45 minutes and left while I wasn’t watching her as tiny little snowflakes started floating down from the sky. Since I missed what direction she went I decided instead of searching for her that I’d go to the Brighton Site and try my luck there. I found Mr. BST on a south window ledge on the east side extension with his back to me and when he turned his head my way I knew it was his cute face I was seeing.

I could see that he was getting sleepy, closing one eye at a time.  I shared space with him until he tucked his head into his wing for a nap.

I left to check on Beauty downtown and as I approached from Exchange St. I could see her under the southeast  wing. I parked up on the BSB and noticed she had something up there with her and then the feathers started flying!

I moved up closer parking by Falcon Watcher Central as she seemed to look my way. I love it when they give a look your way!

Beauty wasn’t eating for long so either she had a small bird,cached food or she stashed some of it when I wasn’t watching. She flew off again when I wasn’t watching and this time I had to leave but it wouldn’t be the end of this report quite yet. Lynda  stopped over in the afternoon and ask if I wanted to go for a quick watch so she could get a falcon fix. Of course I had to do it! lol It was perfect timing for as we were on the way it was reported that Beauty was on OCSR. As soon as we pulled up and got a bead on her she was off flying up river above our heads scaring up pigeons along the way and the chase was on. We followed her over Cornhill and then back behind Xerox out of sight. A minute or so later I spotted  the Beautyful one flying from the Cornhill area with a large pigeon in her talons. She is one strong Peregrine to fly against the strong biting north wind today with her supper. She flew over the Blue Cross Arena,BSB,past Mercury, past OCSR and back around the south side making her way up to the northeast corner of the Crossroads building.

Phew we thought but she wasn’t done-after resting a couple minutes she was off again carrying her prize to the Times Square building taking it to the southeast wing to prepare it for consumption.

We left Beauty to feast on her much deserved meal as the snow came down around her mixing with lots of feathers!

And so Lynda and MAK rode off  wearing a smile on their faces! 🙂

Click the links below for some more pics and videos

http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0AaN3DFm0ZMWrPRA

http://youtu.be/QTk43-wRgAA
http://youtu.be/9E1HvIFNsh4
http://youtu.be/K3zdEVBFy2I

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