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RCF:
--- Quote from: Elaine L on May 11, 2012, 10:25 ---I cannot imagine what this guy saw. What bird with a 4-foot wingspan would land on a balcony in the city and eat a porkchop? Methinks that this guy is a bit of a joker.
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Maybe to much sauce, and I am not talking about BBQ sauce. ::)
Elaine L:
I cannot imagine what this guy saw. What bird with a 4-foot wingspan would land on a balcony in the city and eat a porkchop? Methinks that this guy is a bit of a joker.
The Peregrine Chick:
And nor should you believe it ... peregrines don't eat pork chops .... no matter how well Mr Marks bbq'd it
Jazzerkins:
I am not sure where this type of post belongs but I am sue TPC does.
This was in the Winnipeg Free Press today:
Don Marks, editor of Grassroots News, was barbecuing on the 26th-floor balcony of his penthouse apartment in Osborne Village last week when a large visitor flew in and stole a pork chop. "I was sitting there in my living room and I saw this big shadow. It was a bird with a four-foot wingspan. I think it was a falcon, just gorgeous with a grey-and-white chest. I guess he smelled the meat." Marks wanted to see him again, so left another pork chop on the balcony table, and it was gone by morning. "It had to be him, because we never get birds up this high." The next day, Marks left a wiener. Not interested. The next day, the big bird brought his own prey, ate it on the balcony and left a pile of feathers as a hot hint to the human -- REAL MEAT! Marks laughs and adds hastily: "He doesn't live here. I think he lives at the Radisson. I'm just having fun and I'm hoping I can get a good picture. But I am a little nervous about leaving my bedroom balcony window open now."
I find it hard to believe that a falcon would go after a pork chop, but TPC could answer this best.
deedream:
I was very excited to read today on cbc.ca about a couple of peregrine falcons who have made a home in Moncton, NB. That's only a little over an hour and half's drive for me! Yahoo!! They have laid 4 eggs and are expected to hatch mid May! here is the link to the article.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/story/2012/04/22/nb-peregrine-falcons.html
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