We have Falcons!!!!

[mirkwoodelfchic]

Just down the road from me there is a pair of Peregrine Falcons nesting under a bridge! Peregrins have been absent from New York State forever but they're back!! I fell in love with these guys ages ago when I watched a film called "The Falcon and the Snowman" with Sean Penn and Timothy Hutton. Any way, ENCON has placed a webcam near the nest and we

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[gemelliragazza]

That's just fantastic. It's good that nature is finding its way back into the cities. Last week I heard an owl in the park opposite my house - that was the first time I've ever heard one in real life!

[mirkwoodelfchic]

Cool... though Owls are really strong and scare me because they like to carry off small dogs. *quakes in boots* One of the reasons I don't walk Cayman at night. My mom's friend had an owl snatch her little Yorkie right off the sidewalk and she was in a tug of war with it: the owl had the dog and she had the leash, but the leash broke. *sob* I'd die if that ever happened. 0.0

[gemelliragazza]

*shudders at the thought* That would be awful!