Mariah Update on Imprints

Mariah was seriously injured over the Easter Weekend, in a territorial fight
with a new pair of falcons. These new falcons are banded, but, have not been
identified yet.

Mariah was taken to a DEC vet,, in Syracuse New York,,

here is the latest update, in imprints,,

http://rfalconcam.com/imprints/

And Jim Piscello,, has a new posting in his blog, about the new pair,

http://marchlords.com/birdblog/


It's sad that Mariah and Kaver's reign has come to a end in the skys over
Rochester,, New York,, but they have given us 11 years of a very intimate
glimpse into the lives of Peregrin Falcons. We have watched via the
web cams, as they courted,, laid eggs, raised Eyas,, and fledged them to
the wind and sky.

To even have territorial fights,, is a blessing in disguise,, because short
years ago,, the Peregrin Falcon,, was too rare, the population too small
to play out this ancient drama of the reproductive imperative.

We were lucky with Mariah,, karma,, has a way,, and she was rescued
by her most LOYAL 2 fans,, Carol P and Brian H,,from certain death.

If they had not been there, we would have been left,, always wondering
what became of her. Like we wonder about Kaver, and other falcons
we have come to know and love, on the web cams.

I hope Mariah recovers from her injuries, but feel doubtful, she would
prevail for long,, released back to the wild. Older falcons, tend to die
in battles,, like Mae did at King plant. In the raptor world,, it is
truly the youngest and fittest that prevail.

But this is the way of nature, and we can look forward to this new Tiercel
and his mate,, at Rochester,, hopefully they move into one of the cam
scrapes, and we can begin a new cycle of Peregrins raising Eyas,
right in front of our very eyes.