Wow, Ann -- great pictures! The first one, in particular, struck me as capturing the essence of Peregrine flight as nothing I've seen before has.

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I'm amazed how many floaters are out there, waiting for an available territory and potential mate. They must be lurking all over, waiting for a chance to make a move. It must be a very good sign for peregrine recovery.

One other example - two years ago, apparently attracted by the disturbance at my local site due to a banding, a peregrine from Vermont briefly showed up.  I photographed her (and her bands for ID) while my territorial pair were in the box and not visible to her.  On my next visit to the site, I ID'ed my female, so the intruder must have cleared out as soon as she realized that both parents were still around.



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I bought it last night -- highly recommended!

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Here is Comet Pan-STARRS, taken near my house at 7:55 EDT, March 14, 2013. The exposure was 2 seconds at f/5.6 with ASA 400.

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Hope you get fewer clouds tonight.  It will be between the moon and the horizon at sundown tonight, so easier to pick out.  I was able to find it only with binoculars.

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I saw it! Before about 8 PM, the sky was too light.  After about 8:05, the comet had vanished below the tree line.  Timing is everything!

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There is an American relative of the Eurasian Martin, the American Martin, Martes americana.  It's not a good idea to pick them up by hand, either.

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We tried for it Sunday night but a combination of obstructions to the west and lights kept it from working.  We will try again tonight.

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Based on what I saw Zephyr do as a fledgling, his flight display for Beauty must have been amazing! I'm surprised that they didn't become a pair.

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http://www.buzzfeed.com/matthewe9/duckinling-safety-the-most-important-news-coming-85fv

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Happy Birthday, Lynn!

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Happy Birthday, Linda!

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We also saw him fly into some nearby trees and snatch an unsuspecting Starling from one of the branches.  Quite an impressive hunter.  

Love to see "our kids" doing well.    

I've never seen a peregrine do that. He's got to be good.

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It seems like a very strange pose for a peregrine, living or dead, to be in. The proportions seem strange -- where is the tail? -- and there seems to be a light spot on one of the wings. It also seems wider than I would expect a peregrine to be.  It's a mystery.

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Looks more like a Cooper's Hawk to me.  Also good to have out one's window!

Paul