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Linda Woods of the Canadian Peregrine Foundation provided this picture of Rhea Mae, one of Mariah and Kaver’s 2006 offspring. As we reported in a recent post, Rhea Mae has taken up residence on the Downtown Sheraton hotel in Toronto, Canada. It appears that she has displaced the previous female, Wind, and she and the resident male Tiago have been observed exhibiting courtship behaviors such as bowing to each other and flying together.

Another shot from Linda provides an unmistakable look at the ID band which allowed our Canadian friends to positively identify Rhea Mae. You can also see the remnants of some of her brown juvenile feathers on her wings.

Photo by Linda Woods

Over the Labor Day holiday Rochester Falconcam team members Marcia Lyman, Lisa McKeown, Dana Mulhern, Kathy Olney, Joyce Miller & Carol Phillips (who named Rhea Mae in 2006) made the 2½ hour drive from Rochester to Toronto for an in-person look at Rhea Mae. Hosted by Linda Woods, they spent a couple of days observing and photographing Rhea Mae. Carol sends us this report of the trip, along with many pictures of Rhea Mae and Tiago. Fans of the Rochester falcons who joined us in 2006 will recall that Rhea Mae was the last of Mariah and Kaver’s three offspring to fledge. She went on to be a great flyer though, and we’re glad to see that she’s thriving and has found a territory of her own. We’re looking forward to news of her in the future, and we hope that she and Tiago will go on to raise many families of their own.

-Jess

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Gary Chadwick sends us this image of Grace getting herself “squared away” on the girders under the Pont de Rennes pedestrian bridge that spans the Genesee river. Gary relates that it seemed like Grace was having as much fun watching the falcon fans assembled on the bridge as they were having watching her and the other fledglings.

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Jim Pisello took this picture of Kaver as he was flying through the gorge while his daughters chased him. Kaver doesn’t fly this close very often, so Jim tells us he was fortunate and very pleased to have this opportunity.

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Carol Phillips’s inaugural entry into the Gallery at Imprints is this impressive image of Linn watching an armada of Mallard ducks paddling upriver. Peregrine falcons used to be known as “duck hawks” because ducks are favored prey for them. Anatum, the Latin word for a duck, is one of the 3 Peregrine subspecies found in the United States.

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Photographer Gary Chadwick sent this picture of Sacajawea, taken on July 7 as she rested on top of one of the High Falls Brewing Company buildings on the east side of the gorge. Gary reports that Sacajawea seemed to be sizing him up as a possible meal!

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Lou Capuano took this dramatically lit photo on July 1 when Grace landed near the High Falls observation deck with a morsel of food.

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Joyce Miller reports that this picture of a wary Mariah was taken on July 2^nd as several falcon fans gathered to watch her offspring flying nearby in the gorge.

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Marcia Lyman sent this beautiful picture of Ananta taking off from the roof of the High Falls Office building. Her riveting gaze and the frozen action are what make this such an engaging shot.

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Jim Pisello brings us this picture of Grace chasing one of her sisters near the High Falls. He reported that she spent most of the noon hour on July 2^nd flying through the Genesee river gorge, and put on quite a show for the many fans who turned out to watch all the action.

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Photographer Gary Chadwick took this stunning action shot of Sacajawea on July 5th. Gary reports that Sacajawea had just finished overflying the pedestrian bridge and made a landing on one of the High Falls Brewing Co. buildings. She rested there for a short time, then joined her sisters for more flying in the gorge.

Look for more pictures and videos in the Gallery at Imprints in the coming days. If you have pictures or videos of the Rochester falcons that you’d like to submit to the Gallery, check out our submission guidelines.