How precious!  Maternal instincts can be so powerful

Happy birthday!!!!!

This is what I get for going OUT for a few hours! OMG!! She is pretty!!

I hadn't been on the forum for a few hours yesterday and voila, the male!  Our falconwatchers leave for Canada and all heck breaks loose!

OMG,  she is pretty.  This is the closest I think we have seen her

   oh boy

http://www.flixxy.com/bird-flies-onstage-to-join-the-band.htm

Sigh.  She sure is beautiful

I saw lightening and heard thunder seconds after in this mini blizzard we're having! It was supposed to be sunny and nice today. I never saw the sun!!! 

I was driving home from the vet's which is about 10 minutes away from home, 15 if there is traffic.  It was sprinkling but it looked very dark as I looked ahead.  Then it started snowing-- blowing and very misty.  The weatherman said there was thunder and lightning too!

http://www.rr.com/news/topic/article/rr/55255142/62493942/Godspeed_John_Glenn_50_years_since_first_US_orbit

Hopefully he won't return with yet another female

While looking at Joyce's album I browsed another of her albums and just had to remember...



Mariah flying off Sears building. Positive ID - Blue with Yellow Stripe Band. 10/24/2009



Mariah flying off the center pyramid on the roof.

 

Well, falcon life in Rochester is never boring -- but it is a bit hard on the blood pressure some days.  My prayers for Beauty that she makes a full recovery, but if she must be an educational bird, at least she will still be with us.  We've lost too many recently and it can't help but break your heart.

The good news is that I don't think there are more dedicated people anywhere than you all in Rochester -- few towns (and for that matter, few peregrines) are lucky enough to have so many people caring about them.  Blessings to you all!

Vandrefalk
P.S.  Couldn't figure out how to light a candle?  And, if the fight was with Unity, maybe she was tired of being the other woman. . . . .

I think she was tired of the pigeon poop! Just sayin...

Also, it was a failed nest site.  I think that may be significant.  Sad in this case, but significant.  There's so many tall buildings, why the same ones.  Sheesh

Donna, you are so awesome!

I think June did great!  He tries to be funny (which does and does not always translate well) but she handled it great! 

Also, whereas Kaver would have protected Mariah, Archer is with both Unity and Beauty so if/when he comes back, it's questionable who he would protect.  I really wish Unity would come out to the Brighton campus but that might even be too close.  That is where Beauty was originally and she moved into downtown and got into the dispute with Mariah.