I've been pretty absent this year and I do miss having young falcons (though that first week of fledging is just
). I really am not bothered by anthropomorphizing. I probably lean in that direction at times. Who knows what animals feel and think?
This is the basic problem here. As people we tend to assign emotions to animals. I have some cats (house only, the only wild animal they get to catch are files). Their emotions/wants/needs are VERY different from ours.
Having said that, one day a few years ago I had an office on the top of building 82 (Kodak research complex on lake ave). Soon after Mariah got kicked out of her territory in downtown she started being a regular around the research labs. One day, just outside my window, a pigeon exploded. Mariah making a meal out of a flying rat. Seeing that made me smile.
But that said, I think it is awesome that we have falcons though this one male- two females situation coupled with no babies at either site is perplexing and sad. It is just absolutely awesome that we know where so many of our M/K offspring are. I only wish we would know where Mariah is. I miss her like crazy. And Kaver, who I miss and wish was banded
Last I saw of Mariah was several years ago now.
That said, the one wonderful constant is the watchers and that makes any gathering (whether it be in a parking lot or a restaurant) really fun!
To me, this is the cool thing about this list. We have a neat little community. I just wish I could participate more. I've been lurking on this SIG (and previous versions of it) for at least 10 years now.
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