Morning watch 12-14-12
By Rochester Falcon Watcher MAK
Still slightly dark out when I arrived downtown this morning I found Beauty as I came up on the Broad St. Bridge(BSB). She was on the money bag hand of Mercury which happens to be my favorite place to see her.
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She stayed there long enough to decide that she wanted to get at the pigeons over in Cornhill and off she went!
Not sure how the green got into that last pic but I like it! So I watched the Beautyful one fly upriver chasing pigeons over Cornhill unsuccessfully before flying to the east. She went over Midtown and disappeared so the Brighton site was up next. I checked around the building there 3 times without finding a falcon so back downtown I went.
Upon returning to the BSB I stopped and got the binocs out to take a look around the area. If you look to the Frontier Communications Tower(FCT) from the east end north side of the bridge you can see the platform and on this occasion I spotted a falcon on it!
Drove over to City Hall and tried to get a good angle on Beauty as she was near the northeast corner of the platform with the sun behind her. Not good for picture taking.
I could see that she was eating something up there so I knew she wouldn’t be flying off too soon. I opted for a ride up to the top of the Sister Cities Garage to hopefully see her. The platform is a bit higher than the top of the garage so I wasn’t sure if I’d even be able to see Beauty. It paid off as she was visible thru one of the openings on the platform.
I watched Beauty eat for half hour until she finished her meal and flew up to the east side railing of the FCT platform to start the digestion process.
Beauty stayed there about 15 minutes and then flew off when I wasn’t watching. It was an all Beauty morning watch for me and certainly cause to leave smiling! 🙂
I have posted links below for 3 videos from todays watch
http://youtu.be/eOgwD02YF9o
http://youtu.be/330FuKh-92M
http://youtu.be/B35Op_xwcSo
December 15th, 2012 at 12:27 AM
A Beauty-ful morning, and I like the green.I’m guessing it’s a reflection of light beams off of her feathers. She sure is looking great! Our weather has been wonderful, and I hope it keeps up for a bit longer. Thanks, MAK, for another great report and pics.
December 15th, 2012 at 1:06 AM
MAK, she is so beauty-ful and in the next to the last picture she looks like she is saying…”Look I want to tell you a secret.” 🙂
December 15th, 2012 at 6:38 AM
No problem ladies! And Ginny, she does look like she’s telling a secret in that pic. lol 🙂