Falcon Baby Album

Birth Announcements

DATE: 4/25/03
TIME: In the wee hours of the morning.
PLACE: Terminal Tower; Cleveland, Ohio
PROUD PARENTS:
     Mom ~ SW of Gulf Tower, Pennsylvania
     Dad ~ Buckeye of Rhodes Tower, Columbus
                 Ohio

DATE: 4/26/03
TIME: In the middle of the afternoon ~ approx.
            36 hours after sibling #1.
PLACE: Terminal Tower; Cleveland, Ohio
PROUD PARENTS:
     Mom ~ SW of Gulf Tower, Pennsylvania
     Dad ~ Buckeye of Rhodes Tower, Columbus
                 Ohio

DATE: 4/27/03
TIME: In the wee hours of the morning ~ again ~ less than 24 hours after #2
PLACE: Terminal Tower; Cleveland, Ohio
PROUD PARENTS:
     Mom ~ SW of Gulf Tower, Pennsylvania
     Dad ~ Buckeye of Rhodes Tower, Columbus
                 Ohio

"I'm the one in the middle ... I think."

SW and her eyases in a moment of silence
for the little one that didn't hatch.
11:35 AM 5-1-2003

"HEY! I'm all alone here ..." First eyas, just a few hours old. 4/25	"Now I say, I say, son...(or daughter)" A fatherly chat with the newborn. 4/25	A nuzzle from Mom. 4/25
"OK, talk to your brother..." 4/25	"Yes, I love you too." 4/25	First family photo 4/25
"Hellooo up thereee ..." 4/26	4/26 1:13 PM ... waiting for brother (or sister) to arrive	At 4:43 PM it's dinner for 2.
Now that the 2 are asleep, Mom takes a quick break.	"Hello daddy."	"Me first, me first."
Daddy counting heads ... "Yep, 3." 4/27	There is a lot of white fuzz... 4/27	"Hurry up with that bird Mom."
A bite for you ...	and you ...	and you.
"And a few hours later we do it again."	"Can you see my strong beak?"	Where is egg 4? They are keeping it warm while Mom's away.
4/28 8:04 AM "Somebody call?"	"Not now ..." 8:28 AM	Ahhh ... I wouldn't go there if I were you!
"Look at me, I'm sitting up!"	"Open wide ..."	"UMMM, sparrow!"
4/29 6:17 AM "We are getting strong."	"Look at our cute little faces." 4/29	"HEY, that's not fair ...!" 4/29
"PLEASE come out ..." 4/29	"OK guys, on 3 ... break." 4/29	"Ah, Mom, you need to cut back on the pigeons!" 4/30
Precious!	Eyases eyes are open.	"When will I be as big as you Daddy?"
"Kiss, kiss..."	A morning visit from Dad 5/1	"Ah ... here comes breakfast."
"A down pillow!"	"Which way did she go ..."	"Air ... we need air ..."
"So, which one of us looks like Mom?"	5/1 "Stay close - lightening!"	5/1 7:50 PM "I said, bedtime."
5/ 2 "I just got them all to sleep and it starts thundering ..."	"Stay close and stay dry."