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cin605

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Big City Bird
« on: June 29, 2009, 05:25:47 pm »
Just thought i would share this pic of falcon born on the ledge where my niece works in Manchester,N.H..The bird is only 3 months old!
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Re: Big City Bird
« Reply #1 on: June 30, 2009, 06:05:29 am »
Wow!!! 
That is an amazing picture!   We have hawks around that prey on our birds at our bird feeder but I have never seen one so up close.  That is a beautiful falcon and only 3months old.  Thank you for sharing. 

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Re: Big City Bird
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2009, 07:01:02 pm »
wow is right!!!!!!!  So, there is a nest on that ledge? Any sightings of the mom?

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cin605

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Re: Big City Bird
« Reply #3 on: July 05, 2009, 03:46:43 pm »
yes the mom was around.I think she still is the fish n game came n moved the nest n tagged babies they moved it to the roof.From what i hear these birds are good pigeon patrol. ;)Maybe this one thinks my niece is mommy!he is acually looking into the break room where she works.
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lori67

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Re: Big City Bird
« Reply #4 on: July 05, 2009, 04:39:05 pm »
What a great picture!  He must have liked the looks of whatever your niece was snacking on in the break room!   :D

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Re: Big City Bird
« Reply #5 on: July 05, 2009, 05:56:40 pm »
Gummy worms???chicken??? ;D
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Re: Big City Bird
« Reply #6 on: July 07, 2009, 10:00:39 pm »
or maybe's he's supervising her work?
i was wondering how you knew he (she?) was 3 months old. guess it has to do with the tagging.
cool picture!
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Re: Big City Bird
« Reply #7 on: July 08, 2009, 07:26:02 pm »
Great picture!
I used to work in Boston on the 18th floor of a building near City Hall plaza. The JFK building across the plaza had a pair nesting on it. One day while we were sitting eating lunch a flock of pigeons was flying by and suddenly one of them went "poof"....just feathers flying! I went over to the window and looked down to see the falcon pumping her wings frantically to regain altitude as she flew back across the plaza with the pigeon.
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