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Rochester Falcons / Rochester Falcon Discussion / Re: 2019 Pictures from the Rfalconcam Cameras
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on: 30-May-19, 09:13:58 AM
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Looks like geese to me Kitty. We have a resident pair here too at my site, they nest on the lower rooftops.
I think ducks! Could be that too. With the long necks my first thought was geese. I'm sure that went over well with Beauty  I managed to record it. Actually, she was just keeping an eye on them...the eyases were kakking up a storm! Dana tweeted a photo of a duck by Main Cam. |
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Resources / Polls / Re: Choose a name for a 2019 eyas (Female Names)
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on: 27-May-19, 08:47:54 AM
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Three polls have been posted (male name, female name, gender-neutral name). The voting period ends Thursday night at 11:59 PM EDT.
One of this year's eyases will be given either an appropriate gender-specific name or a gender-neutral name, whichever receives the most votes. In case of a tie, the number of times each of the 2 names was submitted will be used as a tie breaker. If that is a tie too, a coin will be flipped.
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Resources / Polls / Choose a name for a 2019 eyas (Female Names)
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on: 27-May-19, 08:45:21 AM
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Descriptions:
Amelia is for American aviation pioneer and author Amelia Earhart. She is an amazing role model to young girls because of what she did.
Athena was the Greek goddess of reason, wisdom, intelligence, peace.
Dawn is the first appearance of daylight in the morning.
Ella is a character in the Percy Jackson series of books written by Rick Riordan. A Harpy (meaning snatcher) is a winged spirit of a sudden sharp gust of wind, half human/half bird.
Fiona has a root meaning "white," "lovely," "fair," and "pure." Very beautiful, timeless, and majestic.
Freyja was a Norse goddess of love and fertility. She used a falcon feathered cloak to travel between the mythological worlds, taking the form of a falcon.
Harriet for Harriet Tubman, was another great African American who helped free the slaves and symbolized courage, stamina, and freedom, which also is so like our Falcons!
Soaralee for soaring freely.
Stella for star.
Zonda is a mountain wind that blows eastward over the Andes in Argentina.
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Resources / Polls / Re: Choose a name for a 2019 eyas (Male Names)
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on: 27-May-19, 08:06:13 AM
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Three polls have been posted (male name, female name, gender-neutral name). The voting period ends Thursday night at 11:59 PM EDT.
One of this year's eyases will be given either an appropriate gender-specific name or a gender-neutral name, whichever receives the most votes. In case of a tie, the number of times each of the 2 names was submitted will be used as a tie breaker. If that is a tie too, a coin will be flipped.
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Resources / Polls / Choose a name for a 2019 eyas (Male Names)
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on: 27-May-19, 08:04:27 AM
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Descriptions:
Admiral a strong navigator, which a falcon needs to be in the sky.
Apollo was the Greek god of the sun, light, music, prophecy, and healing. Falcons use the rays of the sun to guide them. Our new falcons are also part of a healing population.
Balder was Norse god of purity and light
Frederick for our famous resident Frederick Douglass who fought for civil rights and freedom for all!
Hermes was the ancient Greek god of trade, wealth, luck, fertility, animal husbandry, sleep, language, thieves, and travel. One of the cleverest and most mischievous of the Olympian gods, he was also their herald and messenger.
Montu was a widely revered falcon god of war in ancient Egypt. In Egyptian art he is depicted as a falcon headed man with his head surmounted by the solar disk and two feathers with the falcon as a symbol of sky.
Osiris was the Egyptian god of life, death, and rebirth.
River is for the rivers and creeks in the Rochester area.
Sirius is a binary star and the brightest star in the night sky. Being such a visible heavenly body, it has been the object of wonder and veneration to ancient peoples throughout human history..
Zeus from a root meaning "shine" or "sky" was the highest Greek god. Zeus ruled over the earth and humankind from atop Mount Olympus. He was very powerful and majestic.
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Resources / Polls / Re: Choose a name for a 2019 eyas (Gender Neutral)
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on: 27-May-19, 07:16:05 AM
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Three polls have been posted (male name, female name, gender-neutral name). The voting period ends Thursday night at 11:59 PM EDT.
One of this year's eyases will be given either an appropriate gender-specific name or a gender-neutral name, whichever receives the most votes. In case of a tie, the number of times each of the 2 names was submitted will be used as a tie breaker. If that is a tie too, a coin will be flipped.
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Resources / Polls / Choose a name for a 2019 eyas (Gender Neutral)
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on: 27-May-19, 06:51:00 AM
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Descriptions:
Ayah Hebrew name meaning falcon.
Bellus Latin word for pretty, handsome, charming.
Braddock Braddock Bay is home to various Upstate New York birds.
Frightful was the main character of the beautiful peregrine falcon in Jean Craighead George's book Frightful's Mountain.
Infinity means forever or never ending. Because of this new falcon, there is one more added to this forever going species.
Kiley Gaelic for Grace or graceful.
Nikola Tesla Often overlooked, Tesla seems to have had many more electrical concepts than his competition. Although Tesla was a man, the name (in our culture) can be viewed as feminine also.
Phoenix According to Greek mythology a phoenix is a bird that regenerates rising from the ashes to be born again. This symbolizes the amazing recovery of the Peregrine Falcon population and the recent revitalization of Downtown Rochester, which is now becoming an amazing place to even just spend time.
Soar This is what falcons do.
Spirit The feeling of exuberance and patriotism.
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