A visit with the Rochester gang...

[Dumpsterkitty]

...both feathered and not...in Rochester and in Canada!

I can't report the details of the weekend any better than MAK did in her watch reports here and here, so I won't even try. And her camera zooms better than mine, so I'll leave most of the close-ups to her as well!

I posted these videos earlier, but I'll link to them here too so it's all together...

http://youtu.be/E_RXQ6oIZxY

http://youtu.be/5lFeDV7B-7M

Since Kodak Gallery is closing soon I figured I might as well try getting accustomed to Shutterfly...at least until I find one that does slideshows as well as KGallery always has. So...you'll need to click here & there to find the slideshow version...my pictures from the trip are here

The trip was too short and a bit of a whirlwind, but I saw just about everything & everyone I set out to see!  Rhea Mae and Tiago...Linn and Rueben...Quest and Kendal...and all their babies this year!  And Beauty & Dot.ca & Pigott. 

Thanks again to MAK for putting me up...Joyce for schlepping us up to Canada & back...and everyone who came out Thursday night and Saturday to visit & watch with me...I had so much fun! 

If you've never been to a banding, you really must find a way to do it...those babies are WAY cuter in person than I ever could have imagined!

[Carol P.]

It was great seeing you again Ei!  Until next time.   

[MAK]

I'm glad you got to see as much as you did,pretty good for the short time you were here. It was my pleasure to have you stay at the house with me. I'm always up for the company of good friends. Can't wait for the next visit! 

[Bonnie]

Seems appropriate to post this here, even though Ei started it.  Thank you for the great Rochester welcome and hospitality.  MAK gets a BIG APPRECIATION PAT for hosting the girls.  Now my visit to Falcon Mecca is complete and I am sitting at a rest stop in the rain that will be in Rochester soon.

Pictures are coming.  A few Rochester folks got a mini preview.  Hope to get them up this afternoon here.

[Bobbie Ireland]

Ei, did you see the banding of Orion? Not sure what you meant... tho I am probably reading this incorrectly...

[Braveheart2665]

It was so nice to see you again Ei & I had a great time meeting falcon watchers both old & new. Thanks to MAK for the Harlequin bracelet, Thanks to Donna for the photo of Orion & thanks to everyone who worked to put the weekend together. I loved watching Orion fly & I was so happy I spotted Dot. 

I would  to see a banding some day 

[Kris G.]

Ei, did you see the banding of Orion? Not sure what you meant... tho I am probably reading this incorrectly...

I believe that Carol P. was the only watcher to see Orion's banding.

[Dumpsterkitty]

Ei, did you see the banding of Orion? Not sure what you meant... tho I am probably reading this incorrectly...

I believe that Carol P. was the only watcher to see Orion's banding.

I started this topic in June when I went up to see Linn & Rueben's babies banded!

Just getting home-need to NOT sit for a few...be back...

[Wing Goose]

You all are having so much fun!
           
                           Lola

[Donna]

Fun is exactly what we are having Lola. I found out today, that some of the watcher's just adore "Puddles"! You know who you are!   

[MAK]

Fun is exactly what we are having Lola. I found out today, that some of the watcher's just adore "Puddles"! You know who you are!