I know that inner sweetness that you speak of in Jemisons' eyes.  I looked into them at less than an arms length away. This encounter changed me forever!  

What a wonderful experience that must have been!!  I love that little one, he is so special.

      It affected me in a very big way. I will love Peregrine Falcons forever!   

He is such a little special one for sure. I hope he has a beautiful long life filled with happiness in the open skies.  I will love Peregrine Falcons forever too because that little one showed me how wonderful they are and what true bravery is.   

aww leave the little guy alone. Anything that eats flies and mosquitoes is my friend (as long as it doesn't bite me or show up in the shower when I'm taking one) 

Ok...I'll go easy on him as long as he doesn't send his friends to my house....
 

I know that inner sweetness that you speak of in Jemisons' eyes.  I looked into them at less than an arms length away. This encounter changed me forever!  

What a wonderful experience that must have been!!  I love that little one, he is so special.

OK maybe I am a tad violent in my mind. Because I have a fantasy of hitting that bas+ard with a broom and knocking his sorry a$$ off the roof of a really tall building and see how he likes it then.
 
I apologize to all the gentle readers that fantasy may offend.
 

Trust me when I tell you the thought crossed my mind too...Only a real coward hurts an innocent creature.  

Enough with the web! He needs to relocate.

Somebody needs to put a Chicken up there...
Or a cat 
Carol

Or send this guy after him....>>>>>> Or him....>>>>
 

These birds put the "human" race to shame...they are loyal to their mates until death takes one of them, so protective of their little ones, they are brave birds of prey yet possess such an inner sweetness.  That inner sweetness shows in the eyes of our dear little Jemison. Even when he must have been in pain he suffered so sweetly.
When I looked at the pictures of Scout again on this post feeding her little ones I am appalled that anyone could have done such a thing to that beautiful little mother. 
 Fly with the angels now sweet girl

Hey Donna.  When was this report written?  Was it recent?

Carol, it was written yesterday but it says..."looking back", so it could have been a while ago. I'm looking for a date.

The article says June 7th but what year??? Here's another pic of one of the OBF. So cute.

They are adorable.  All Falcons are.   

They are....I'm hooked! 

I am too...that OBF has a precious little face...Absolutely adorable! 

Of course she was only protecting her little baby. She was being a falcon and doing what she knew she had to. That horrible person should have just gone inside until she and the little one left.
If someone can hurt an innocent animal they deserve to be punished.

I agree. This was horrific! Poor Scout.

I cry every time I think of poor Scout :-(
She must have been so scared at the end 

Of course she was only protecting her little baby. She was being a falcon and doing what she knew she had to. That horrible person should have just gone inside until she and the little one left.
If someone can hurt an innocent animal they deserve to be punished.

How sweet!  That was just so heartwarming! 

State Office Tower in Columbus, Ohio.
Friday, September 10, 2010
Updates - This & That
We heard recently that Boomer (C/66 hatched in Columbus in 2008), has taken over the nesting territory at the Terminal Tower in Cleveland! The last time he was seen in Columbus was at the end of June, 2008. He had at least one collision with a window after fledgling so it is great to know that he has since fared well. Click here to review the fledging info from 2008. Be sure and check out the Cleveland Museum of Natural History's FalconCam coverage of the Terminal Tower nest and the associated falcon forums.

Durand and Trooper have both been making appearances at the nestbox every day or so and while there they have been demonstrating pair bonding behavior (bowing and vocalizing to each other). This activity is in preparation for next year: we are well beyond nesting season this year so there is no chance of another nest attempt in 2010. Both birds have also been working on the scrape in the gravel - again, this is bonding to/claiming of the site as theirs in preparation for next spring.

We also had a separate report of Durand "buzzing" around the 25th and 26th floors of the Franklin County Courthouse. Thanks to the Human Resources staff at the courthouse for snapping and sharing this photo of her on a window ledge taken on Tuesday, September 7, 2010!



Camera Update: In this the off-season we have begun experimenting with different camera settings to see if we can tweak the system to provide better viewing in late day conditions when the sun is in the west and the nestbox is in shadow. Bright sun shining towards the camera combined with a dark corner of the ledge confuses the iris of the camera and results in the dark corner being too dark to see any detail. The process of adjusting camera settings is by trial and error so expect that sometimes the image may not be ideal if the settings are not correct-viewers may notice the image being extremely bright or dark. Each time a setting is changed we will leave it for at least 24 hours to see how the image looks at different times of day/in different lighting conditions. We appreciate every one's patience as we work through this process of fine tuning the settings with the ultimate goal to make viewing our site more enjoyable in the long run.

Finally, the investigation concerning Scout's death is still ongoing. State and Federal investigators take the matter very seriously and are cooperating fully. Information, when available to the public, will be posted here on the blog but these matters can sometimes take a very long time to get through. No details or information can be disclosed until the matter is fully closed otherwise risk compromising the investigation. Thanks for your patience and thanks for watching the Columbus Falcons!

Poor Scout...every time I think of her being beaten to her death I cry uncontrollably.  I hope they punish this person to the fullest extent of the law....Actually how can this person live with themselves?  She was beautiful :-(

(WEB SHOT)

Ewwww....last night I was checking the camera before it got dark hoping for a glimpse of B & A but alas "THE SPIDER" was the only one there  He was spinning away and from the looks of this picture he has refurbished his "nest box" too!!  :

Archer in Beauty's spot. Tryin to confuse us eh?
His profile in nest.
MAK said he looks like a Penguin. 

He does look like a penguin there...He is soooo CUTE !!  Ya gotta just love him!

[To Team Peregrine...Great job and it is so rewarding to see all those birds I am sure! I was thrilled when I saw 58 different species in one day at Brigantine Wildlife Refuge a few years ago..but over 100 including that PEREGRINE is TERRIFIC!!]

To Team Peregrine...
Great job and it is so rewarding to see all those birds I am sure!  I was thrilled when I saw 58 different species in one day at Brigantine Wildlife Refuge a few years ago..but over 100 including that PEREGRINE is TERRIFIC!!
 

It is such a sweet face!