Comments on: Henry Is Just Peachy

By: Kathy

Kathy — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 21:29:21 +0000

Henry is so handsome! Beauty has the salmon colored breast also! Thank you for the update!

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 18:44:20 +0000

Terrific job with your blog, as always, Kate! Just want to clear one thing… We don’t think of ourselves as photographers as much as nest site monitors and peregrine fanatics. So, most of the time we confirm falcon IDs through the spotting scope before we can get the bands through photos. It’s not always easy based on lighting and the angle of the bands, so we don’t post an ID without seeing it clearly ourselves. The first shot of Henry here is digiscoped, so we can get better zoom with the scope than a camera. Thanks again for all you do and for including our pics in your blog!

By: Anne Marie

Anne Marie — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:54:09 +0000

He is certainly handsome! And this news has brought a smile to my face. Thanks for the good news!

By: Kate St. John

Kate St. John — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:05:08 +0000

*** This comment has been corrected after Chris explained how Henry was/is identified. ***
For reading bands, people use spotting scopes or digital photographs. Peregrines are often identified by photos because the photographer uses a zoom lens, then digitally zooms the image to read the bands. Many of Pittsburgh’s bridge peregrines have been identified this way.

By: John English

John English — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 16:01:03 +0000

Henry is awesome. Looks like all that extra attention he cadged out of mom and dad worked

By: kathy B

kathy B — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:09:07 +0000

How does one get close enough to a hawk to read his band? (How did you know it’s Henry?)

By: Suzette

Suzette — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 13:56:30 +0000

How wonderful to see Henry is getting wide coverage. He is a very handsome Raptor. Thanks for posting the wonderful pics of C&C

By: Donna

Donna — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 11:52:51 +0000

So glad Henry is thriving in Ohio!