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This remark appeared on the Yahoo group that’s organized around the San Francisco Falconcam:
Interesting, isn’t it how careful she is?! She’s doing a very good job. Either first-timer’s instinct or experience, hard to tell. I do wish she were a better housekeeper, but since feeding and sheltering is the priority right now, I can ignore the feathers and accumulations.
A therapeutic course of Slapthology seems indicated here.
Posted by: Ron Sullivan
2 | By: Ron Sullivan on April 22, 2009 at 01:19 PM
Aren’t they a kick? And they’re visibly bigger than they were yesterday and the day before.
And yeah. I’m trying to decide whether offering an afterbirth casserole in return would draw such a person in or make them run away screaming. I figure it could be faked with calf’s liver.
Or maybe just pelt them with old bits of raw dead pigeon.
3 | By: kathy a on April 22, 2009 at 02:18 PM
pfthhh. not worth the effort.
although, it would be amusing to see such a person try to deal with my otherwise amusing and fastidious senior cat who keeps pooping in the bathtub. or basically, anyone without a regular housekeeping staff.
4 | By: Sally Mack on April 23, 2009 at 06:05 AM
This idiot can ignore the “housekeeping,” golly, how broadminded can one person be? Aren’t congratulations in order?
5 | By: Ron Sullivan on April 23, 2009 at 12:45 PM
Rilly. I sat on my thumbs so as not to invite the poster to go say that to Diamond Lil’s face, in a way DL could understand. Casually-excised nose might make a good falcon snack.
Oooh, oooh! Feeding again!
6 | By: Sally Mack on April 23, 2009 at 12:51 PM
Those chicks are a LOT of work, what with all the feeding! A woman at work complained that the feeding isn’t “fair,” meaning that the chicks don’t get equal amounts. Slapthology is definitely in order.
Good thing San Francisco has pigeons galore although I usually can’t tell what animal is being fed. The camera operator(s) chooses odd times to zoom in and out.
7 | By: kathy a on April 23, 2009 at 06:37 PM
there is some feeding action going on now. sure, the pushy one in front might get the first 5 bites, but looks like there is plenty going around.
8 | By: Julie on May 8, 2009 at 08:09 AM
Ron, I have researched this and dicsovered that offspring of poor-housekeeping-falcon’s are more inclined to crap on the head of ass-wipes. Hench the writer’s concern.
9 | By: Ron Sullivan on May 8, 2009 at 02:28 PM
Ah. Makes sense now. We could make money selling umbrellas…
10 | By: kathy a on May 13, 2009 at 05:56 PM
here’s an update photo: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/dayinpictures?f=/g/a/2009/05/13/dip.DTL&o=7&type=dayinpictures
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1 | By: kathy a on April 22, 2009 at 12:26 PM
i’m seeing the chiclets! yay!
oh holy cow. good that commenter “can ignore the feathers and accumulations” except for finding them worth mentioning to the world, seeing how it is [just this one time] not all about that person’s personal esthetics.
note: do not allow this person to bring a gift or casserole to celebrate any human birth or other event of significance. i’m sure my house is a fail.