Congrats on your 6000th post Donna!  Can't wait to see what Shaky comes up with for under your name this time.   

 

    Donna and Jeanne you two are quacking me up!     ID-duck      

 

Actually there is an easy to work this out in my mind.  Pigeons, whether you like them or not are meant to fly free - not to be a sport for someone who needs a hobby.  Capturing them and racing them is not a way to treat any species.  They were born to be free just like our falcons.  It's funny how we balk at being caged or made to be slaves but we have no issue doing it to other species.

If the guy needs a hobby, there are alot of endangered species that he could help in the UK - they can always use volunteers.  Just my two cents.

    I agree Carly so now we have 4 cents!   

Good news that the transmitter might work 4 yrs. That would mean we have maybe 2 more yrs. to track Quest!

      

    

I got broad-sided once and ever since then I look both ways before proceeding when the light turns green. Everyone today is in a hurry to get to the next red light! 

    I just want to clarify that it was not a dead Peregrine found on Fitzhugh St. by the man who showed us the pic on his phone. Dan believes because of the reddish colored feathers on the bird that it was a Kestrel and I noticed the feet were not bright yellow like those of a Peregrine. The guy said it was hollowed out so obviously it had been dead for quite sometime.
   As I mentioned in my tweet we were watching a Kestrel chase a small bird for quite a long time when out of nowhere Beauty appeared. I think she must have ticked off the Kestrel for making it lose it's breakfast after such a lengthy chase. The next thing we knew it was chasing Beauty back and forth across the river and over the bridge. We lost track of them when they went behind Xerox.
   Within seconds Archer showed up, landed briefly under the SE wing of Times Square and went to the nestbox with Beauty. DebbieH stopped by on her way to work. We chatted for a few minutes and then Dan and I left. Have a great day everyone! 

    Go Ranger!   

Donna is a "gentle person". She can read about ick she just can't look at it!   

FYI Bobbie it's a tern-like bird!   

 

   Aren't you the little smart aleck!