2011 Pictures from the Rfalconcam cameras

[Donna]

Don't worry. The snow will still be there when I get back.

We're getting hit too. I like it though.

[Donna]

Beauty was on Mercury from 8:31 to 8:55am

(movie)

[Donna]

Beauty on Mercury since 1:09

[Donna]

Beauty's on Mercury late, hmmm

[Joyce]

Mr T on Mercury this morning.  



It is always fun to go back to the archives and look for cam shots of what we see in person.  I decided to get out of my warm car (16 degrees outside) and get a picture. Mr. T's back was to Carol and I, so I decided to take a picture of Beauty on the iBeam of OCSR first. When I moved my camera back to get a picture, he took off.  Figures! The best part was when I turned around, Carol was laughing. So many times these falcons do that to us.  This is my only pic of Mr T today.

Joyce

[MAK]

Looks like Beauty to me. Mr. T doesn't have a salmon chest.

[Carol P.]

Mr T on Mercury this morning.  



It is always fun to go back to the archives and look for cam shots of what we see in person.  I decided to get out of my warm car (16 degrees outside) and get a picture. Mr. T's back was to Carol and I, so I decided to take a picture of Beauty on the iBeam of OCSR first. When I moved my camera back to get a picture, he took off.  Figures! The best part was when I turned around, Carol was laughing. So many times these falcons do that to us.  This is my only pic of Mr T today.

Joyce

Just a little Falcon Watcher humor.   

[margaret]

It is staying light out longer, and at 6:18, it was still sort of light out.   Could that be the difference? 

[Donna]

It is staying light out longer, and at 6:18, it was still sort of light out.   Could that be the difference? 

Yeah, I thought of that after I posted. That's probably why she was there. Makes sense. 

[Donna]

Mr T at nest, no Beauty.

[Donna]

(movie) Mr T's shadow

[margaret]

Mr T at nest, no Beauty.

A few tweets back, MAK mentioned that it is the male that selects the nestbox.  I don't think I was aware of that with the Pefas.  I think I knew that based on songbird activity I've seen...it seems Male Cardinals do that, but i did not know that about the falcons.  So if Archer returns, there will be a battle if Mr. T has also selected the site?  From your reports it seems Mr. T has come  a long way from the bird begging Beauty to share, to  "flights of fancy" with her.

[MAK]

Mr T at nest, no Beauty.

A few tweets back, MAK mentioned that it is the male that selects the nestbox.  I don't think I was aware of that with the Pefas.  I think I knew that based on songbird activity I've seen...it seems Male Cardinals do that, but i did not know that about the falcons.  So if Archer returns, there will be a battle if Mr. T has also selected the site?  From your reports it seems Mr. T has come  a long way from the bird begging Beauty to share, to  "flights of fancy" with her.

Yes Margaret, Beauty and Mr. T have become more like a pair in the last few weeks. I witnessed Beauty bowing to him on OCSR last week. Hopefully Mr. T will move on before Archers' return but I really don't see that happening. We must remember that this is natures way. 

[Donna]

Falcon? Right by the pole of cam 1
see the speck?

That was just around the time Mr T was heading for the nest! MAK, did you see flying around this time?

No biggie but I like specks on the cam, sometimes I think it's something stuck to my screen!  

[Donna]

We must remember that this is natures way.

Still looking for that thing on Google MAK!!