At 4:25 pm, Neander entered the nest box while Nova was incubating the eggs. To those watching the live stream, it wasn’t his most graceful entry. You could tell that something wasn’t right. He was leaning a bit to his left. Nova left and Neander laid down next to the eggs, not on them.

From the pictures, which I’ll post at the end, you could tell that his left leg was bothering him. He made no attempt to lay on the eggs. Thankfully it was a very warm day here in Rochester, NY, with temperatures in the 70s.

Neander slept from 4:26 – 6:08 pm. He stood up and moved to the front of the nest box where he stood for awhile. We could see him lift his left leg to attempt to scratch. He was able to put some weight on it, but you could tell it was bothering him.

He wobbled out to the end of the platform, using his wings for balance. He waited for Nova to fly in and land nearby. At 6:13 pm, she entered the nest box to continue incubating their eggs and Neander took off. In the next Rfalconcam still picture, I could see that he landed on the Wilder Chimney, where he remained for awhile before again taking off.

So we know he somehow injured his left leg, but he can move it and put a little bit of weight on it.

The DEC has been contacted and we’ll be giving them updates. At this time, because he is flying well, there is nothing we can do except keep an eye on him.

Through the years, many of our falcons have had injuries and healed well. We hope Neander will do the same!

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