Hello, folks. @johnbishop, @sueinmn, @gingerw, @seaspray, @artscaping, @fiesty76, @merpreb , @kneadmuscles53, @colleenyoung and all.....The Mayo Clinic Falcons are back in their nesting box at Mayo Building, Rochester! I just got on the live cam site overlooking Rochester and the nesting box; Hattie, mom for the last 6 years here and Orton, dad, who had a broken breast bone from an altercation re territory - he was taken by the Minnesota Falcon folks to heal and released from top of building last month I think....story is on the site. Mayo Clinic Peregrine Falcon live cam program.

Hattie and Orton had 4 chicks last year as I mentioned. They now have 4 eggs they're taking turns incubating right now! Should hatch in about 31 days! We can watch them work, watch the eggs hatch, watch the parents share duties and fend off invaders if necessary. I'm so thrilled! What a joy to see this live via earth cam until the babies grow up and fly away. See them banded.....the video said 2 of our 2020 babies were killed last year, don't know which ones or how. Hope the other 2 are hatching their own eggs this year....maybe they'll find out.

Just thought I'd share this fun stuff. I love it. Will be watching this year again and amazed at the program, at the folks so dedicated, at God and His wonderful world. Blessings as I finally get to bed with sounds of falcons on their eggs in a nesting box that's black as the ace of spades right now!!!!!!! Welcome the Dawn! elizabeth

Note: Wouldn't this be a fun site w/lots of discussion and very good mental and physical health to share in a group?? Might help other folks like it did me last year when we were all so isolated in the depths of covid depressions! It saved my sanity and helped me on this healing process.....ess