Here's a screen shot of before and after. Snow and defrost! 

Oh, sure.  It works for Ei's and Donna's and Shaky's, but not for Carol's!  It's so unfair!   

Won't work for me.  

Did you go to the google page? Not the google search bar.

Yep, I went to the google search page not the search bar.  Must be it won't work for Carol's!  

Won't work for me.   

Just beautiful!   

Wow!  and look at the changes to the Powers Bldg!  I love the look of this building now.  Inside they've done a great job restoring it to it's past splendor.  It's just beautiful!  I always thought that if they ever did a sequel of Ghost Busters, they should film it here.   

When we were installing the M&K nest box at the top of the Powers Bldg, we were told that the owner of the building kept adding sections to the top of the building to try to keep up with George Eastman's Kodak Office Tower.  I am not sure how true this is, but it made a good story.      

Neat article in the Democrat & Chronicle...downtown then & now...

http://media.democratandchronicle.com/retrofitting-rochester

via Kat Nagel on FB

LOVE these comparisons!  Be sure to click on the picture, which will bring you to a larger version split, old on left and now on right.  Then if you click on either side of the picture, you can see more or less of old and now.  Very cool!

On the Exchange Blvd "now" picture, you are on Broad St, looking east.  The building on your left is the Times Square Bldg. The red brick building further down on the left is the Thompson Rueters bldg.  This is the area that Watcher call, "Falcon Central".  We gather here to look up at the nest box on Times Square.

That is very cool.    Thanks Donna and Kris G.

Very nice card MAK.

Having watched him with Beauty last winter, it was amazing to see his transformation from an almost juvie acting Tiercel, begging for food and whinning constantly, to a hunting partner for Beauty.  I was sitting in my car on the Broad St bridge when first Beauty, then Mr T whipped around the Times Square bldg, both stooping towards the river scaring up pigeons.  They were tandem hunting!  Beauty sure did teach him a lot, but she never got too close to him.

I believe she held onto her bond to Archer, but if Archer had not returned, I do believe Mr T would have become her mate.  That is only my opinion.

One day Archer returned and Mr T was just gone.  I had truly hoped that he would have found his way to KP and Unity, but that didn't happen.  Sadly.   

  Wasn't this a movie back in the sixties?   

 

Looks like Stormin.  When we visited with him this past summer, we couldn't help but notice that he had a very dark helmet, which both Rhea Mae and Kaver shared.  A very handsome Tiercel!   

I agree!  And many of the birds go up to Canada-- wonder why?

No Lake Effect snow?

I thought we had already determined it was the poutine?

That's the source of the northerly winds that blow across the Great Lakes producing lake effect snow.

AHHHH!  So the Pefas cross the lake to get to the poutine and their poutine habit creates the northerly wind that creates the lake effect snow which is what keeps them from crossing back over to the US.  Those Canadians sure are clever figuring out how to keep all our babies like that!

By golly!  I think she's got it!   

Feel better soon Bobbie!  Sending healing thoughts your way across the big pond.  Take care of yourself. 

 

Thanks!  This Juvie Coop visited our backyard quite often this past winter. In this pic, he had flown from our pool railing onto the back deck railing, terrorizing our little feeder birds. It sat there for quite a while offering me this picture opportunity.

Beautiful picture of a beautiful bird.  Thanks Kris.   

Wow!  This is so incredible!      

A big THANK YOU to all that were able to donate to the Rochester Falconcam!   

You all ROC!   

Special thanks to Lisa!   

Hope you had a wonderful Birthday Carol!