In the early morning the fog was so thick in the downtown canyon that we couldn’t even see the State Building let alone see if Astrid was perched on it. Ares came to the box at about 5:00 AM, but Astrid remained scarce for the first half of the morning. Later on their activity levels ramped up quite a bit. So much so that it was hard to get handle on where the pair was. By the time we pointed the camera at them, they’d be gone. There were at least two food exchanges today. Astrid showed a particularly full crop by late afternoon. Ares tried to give her the second tribute (which was really just a scrap) at the box, but she wouldn’t take. He followed her over to a perch on the steeple and there the pair performed a ledge display – while Ares still had food in his talons!
