Bobbie, I had no idea you actually live in Ireland.  I thought it was your last name!  I've been there five times and would go back at the drop of a hat if I had the money.  I am of Irish extraction, and I play and sing traditional Irish music.  Of course I go for the music, but I also love the history, the scenery and the Irish people.  I've just gotten into birding, so now I'll have to add birds to my list of reasons why I love Ireland. 

And no more honest or diligent, either.  They say they're taking all the precautions to ensure that human health is not endangered, but ever since the crows started roosting at Washington Square Park at least three years ago, I have yet to see anyone from the city come down and clean the sidewalks surrounding the park.  Three years.  My evening bus stop is right across from Washington Square Park, so I know from whence I speak.  It is literally impossible to take even one step on the sidewalk there without stepping in bird poop.  The bench that is near the bus stop is now completely unusable until spring.  It's disgusting!

Thanks Donna and DK.  I was relieved to see that I couldn't spot it in the other photos, but thought I should check with the experts just to be sure.  You two rock! 

I have a question about something I just spotted in the below photo of Beauty that I took on 12/6.  I hope I'm wrong, but there is something that looks like a growth of some sort on her left side, below her chest area, starting underneath one of her feathers.  I compared it to the other Beauty photos that MAK took that day and couldn't find one that showed it, so I think that's a good sign.  Also, she seems to be quite healthy and in fine form lately.  Is it a case of the light just hitting something in a funny way, or feathers rearranged and in need of preening? 

Just made a donation to rfalconcam in memory of Unity.  It felt good!

Ah....okay.   

1:30 pm   DC

DC?

Hey, I think I see the library ghosts!  All kidding aside, thanks for posting, Shaky.  This is beautiful.

Oh, how very sad!   

Thanks for posting, Allison.  It's funny, looking at the video, I know he has to be sedated and weak, but he seems to know the humans are helping him. 

Okay, so what did everyone think of the show?  I thought it was interesting, although with my somewhat bad reception (I only have basic cable so I'm not supposed to get the SyFy channel, but it's there) I couldn't see the shadow they supposedly caught on video.  In general, I liked what I saw, but I found myself wishing that they would show more exterior shots and explain a bit more about the history of the aqueduct, the subway tunnel, the building, and how the mill race currently functions as a sort of natural air conditioning system for the library.  They briefly mentioned and showed an evening shot of "the restaurant" across the street, suggesting that it may contribute to the shadows people are seeing in the library's main lobby, but not saying that it is the totally awesome Dinosaur Barbeque.  Also, there was one nice shot of OCSR, but no close ups of the TSB, which I think is a lot more photogenic.  To be fair, though, the focus was the library and its possible ghosts, and there they did a good job.  And as someone who walks past the library every night (in the dark now) to get to my bus stop to go home, I can say that I'm very glad the library ghosts are apparently friendly!  

Poor thing.  He looks like a juvie.  I hope he recovers fully.

WOW!!!!

Looks like I'm going to have to start keeping my eyes to the skies at home as well as at work for the next few months.  I hope the snowies are back! 

How precious!  I especially like the one of the three chowing down.