I was watching that feeding and just had to laugh at Dot as he tried so hard to get that little baby to take that big, bloody piece.  He actually went around the baby in a circle trying different angles.  Too funny and poor bloody looking babe at the end of it all.   

Not sure if anyone saw this or not but it surprised me.  Around 11:30 this morning, Beauty flew into the NB with food.  Dot grabbed the food and flew off.  Beauty and baby were left looking around.  I never saw that happen before and wondered about it.

A happy ending...and more GREAT photos by Jim for us to witness the event unfold.  For all the photos you were not able to get of Jemison flying over Rochester,  he gave you the best view, Jim!  A parting gift!  Can't wait to see the other photos and video, too.  Thank you everyone involved.

Is this what happened to all the geese that used to be around Marketplace Mall in Henrietta?  I've always wondered what happened to them and suspected they may have been euthanized in some way.

Just curious..how do you xray a bird?  Do they have to be sedated like our regular pets, do?  Must be tricky.  Great photo of J in Imprints blog. Thank you, Carol!

I am so sad about Jemison but happy that he is in good hands.  Heartbreaking.

Such pretty fireworks photos!  Thank you!


  (I just found the extra smiley icons. Cute!)

OMG!  I forgot that Dorothy was Beauty's mom!  Thanks for reminding me.  Makes the loss even more sad...

I have been so involved watching our Roch family that I hadn't checked on the other site in Pittsburgh that I would watch. I was so sad to read of the death of the young bird named Green Boy who really made a statement in his very short life. You just have to see this video of him when he was knocked out of the NB by one of his flapping siblings.  After a number of hours, he finally made his way up the ramp.  Look at the faces of the other 4 when he gets back on top.  Priceless! http://www.wildearth.tv/web/nav-per-campus?streamId=nav-per-campus%2F2010%2F05%2F25%2F2010-05-25-17-31_nav-per-campus.flv&bspId=86084&start=357

This is the story that goes with the attached photo.  What a character he was!  He was found dead after he fell into a narrow, metal chimney and couldn't get out.  The site now reports that the chimney has been covered.

Last Friday the 25th floor roof of the Cathedral of Learning was a hotspot of peregrine fledgling activity.  Each of the fledglings visited the roof and their parents stopped by to check on them.

Most of the birds perched and preened but when Green Boy arrived he caused a stir.  As usual.

You may remember Green Boy.  He’s the Prodigal Son who fell in the gully on May 26 and climbed out on his own.  Then he had to be rescued on June 1 from a courtyard near the Office of the Chancellor.  We don’t know what he did for the next three days but on Friday he surfaced again.

Around noon he flew to the 25th floor roof and made it his business to explore it on foot.  He climbed piles of roof tiles, poked in the corners and spent hours trying to perch on slippery metal pipes.

In the process he got close to a pigeons’ nest.  Movement caught his eye.  â€œWhat’s that?â€�

From afar the pigeon parents saw him and flew in to block his advance.  â€œStay away!â€� they said.

Undaunted, Green Boy stepped forward and both pigeons jumped on him.  He rolled on his back and fought with his talons.  The pigeons couldn’t hurt him but Green Boy was startled so he ran away.  How embarrassing to be chased by what should be your dinner!

Later he tried again.  He had to see what was over there.  When a pigeon arrived to challenge him, Green Boy stood his ground and shouted, “I’m tellin’ ya, leave me alone!â€�

Oh, Green Boy, you’ve got a lot to learn!

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What a moment this must have been!  Thank you so much for sharing with us "newbies" who weren't Falcon followers back then.  Better late than never!   

We hang on your every word and photo.  Thanks for letting us see what happened.  And thank you watchers!

I'm going to miss seeing him sleeping outside the NB tonight.

The story of Scout being found dead yesterday really touched me.  This photo of her is just amazing!