Title: Mercury
Post by: Lou on 19-Sep-13, 01:44:40 PM
Check out today's on-line Democrat and Chronicle. There's a short video on the history of the Mercury statue, including a picture of one of our falcons.
http://www.democratandchronicle.com (http://www.democratandchronicle.com)
Lou
http://www.democratandchronicle.com (http://www.democratandchronicle.com)
Lou
Title: Re: Mercury
Post by: patsy6 on 19-Sep-13, 02:05:27 PM
Thanks Lou! The actual video can be found at http://www.democratandchronicle.com/VideoNetwork/2680916461001/This-day-in-history-Sept-19-Mercury-descends&odyssey=mod%7Cvideo. (http://www.democratandchronicle.com/VideoNetwork/2680916461001/This-day-in-history-Sept-19-Mercury-descends&odyssey=mod%7Cvideo.)
Title: Re: Mercury
Post by: Dumpsterkitty on 19-Sep-13, 02:25:04 PM
Sweet! Hard to guess who it is...
I really can't see if there are bands...
I really can't see if there are bands...
Title: Re: Mercury
Post by: Kris G. on 19-Sep-13, 03:43:28 PM
Sweet! Hard to guess who it is...
I really can't see if there are bands...
I really can't see if there are bands...
Enlarging the pic, looks banded to me. ? Green band so possibly Beauty?
Title: Re: Mercury
Post by: Dumpsterkitty on 19-Sep-13, 04:16:24 PM
Sweet! Hard to guess who it is...
I really can't see if there are bands...
I really can't see if there are bands...
Enlarging the pic, looks banded to me. ? Green band so possibly Beauty?
That would be the most logical guess...and the flatness of the head made me think that too...
Title: Re: Mercury
Post by: MAK on 19-Sep-13, 04:30:33 PM
Looks like Beauty to me. Too bad we don't know when it was taken. :2cents:
Title: Re: Mercury
Post by: Donna on 19-Sep-13, 09:59:19 PM
(http://i140.photobucket.com/albums/r32/djweeds/1Merc2_zps0c06034f.jpg) (http://s140.photobucket.com/user/djweeds/media/1Merc2_zps0c06034f.jpg.html) Looks a bit BL/GR to me!! Great shot!! Cool video!
Title: Re: Mercury
Post by: Donna on 15-Nov-13, 07:25:39 PM
from fb Mercury stands in the Autumn skies! :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Mercury
Post by: MAK on 15-Nov-13, 10:40:49 PM
from fb Mercury stands in the Autumn skies! :thumbsup:
Great shot! :flash: