![]() ![]() Kin Man Hui, San Antonio Express-News / Staff photographer The couple have been keeping an eagle-eye on the high-flying visitors and try to snap photos of their visits. ![]() Jariwala, 56, said the birds remind them of wildlife around their former neighborhood that included feral hogs, deer, owls and African Guinea hens.įor the past three years, Varuni Kumara and her husband, Minesh Jariwala, have had peregrine falcons, bats and buzzards touch down on the balcony of their 20th-floor apartment downtown. Married 13 years, the couple moved from the North Side to near downtown in 2014. Recently, photojournalist Kin Man Hui and I visited the couple, who gave us a tour of their spacious apartment with panoramic views of downtown and a birds-eye view of flocks in flight. Kumara and Jariwala said the raptors they’ve photographed don’t have bands. Radisson, the female, was from Canada Triumph, the male, was from Minneapolis. The falcons were identified by bands the programs placed on their legs. Photo courtesy of Varuni Kumara Show More Show Less Photo courtesy of Varuni Kumara Show More Show Less 3 of3įor the past three years, Varuni Kumara and her husband, Minesh Jariwala, have become accustomed to seeing high-flying falcons, red-tailed hawks and other birds of prey perched on the balcony of their high rise apartment at dawn and dusk. Kin Man Hui, San Antonio Express-News / Staff photographer Show More Show Less 2 of3įor the past three years, Varuni Kumara and her husband, Minesh Jariwala, have become accustomed to seeing high-flying falcons, red-tailed hawks and other birds of prey perched on the balcony of their high rise apartment at dawn and dusk. ![]() Use Next and Previous buttons to navigateįor the past three years, Varuni Kumara and her husband, Minesh Jariwala, have had peregrine falcons, bats and buzzards touch down on the balcony of their 20th-floor apartment downtown. The enthusiasts helped us learn the birds were registered with falcon release programs at the Midwest Peregrine Society in Minneapolis and the Manitoba Peregrine Falcon Recovery Project in Edmonton, Canada. Readers recalled glimpses of birds on wooden fences, flying into a sliding glass door and riding wind currents above homes near SeaWorld.Īttorney John Economidy and court coordinator Lance Aldridge, both bird enthusiasts, contacted us about the birds that roosted on the Drury’s circular spiral tower. Kumara was among several residents who shared sightings and photos via emails after photojournalist Marvin Pfeiffer and I reported on a pair of falcons soaring around the Drury Plaza Hotel. On : ‘Take the right shot’: San Antonio hoops lifer uses gifts to influence on, off court “I was excited like the adrenaline rush of a roller coaster.” “I was amazed and awestruck by its regal and commanding presence,” Kumara, 47, said. For the past three years, Kumara and her husband have become accustomed to seeing high-flying falcons, red-tailed hawks and other birds of prey perched outside at dawn and dusk. ![]()
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