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By Vince DiMiceli<\/p>\n
Brooklyn Paper<\/p>\n
Brooklyn’s got talon!<\/p>\n
A peregrine falcon stopped foot traffic in MetroTech Friday afternoon when it perched itself on a branch near a spot where Pokemon Go players were searching for zubats.<\/p>\n
Dozens of people stared into the sky at around 2 pm after treasure hunters looking for the imaginary characters spotted a real living thing instead, and quickly spread the word.<\/p>\n
Brooklyn Paper editors heading out for their afternoon coffee spotted the commotion and quickly went work, filing a report on what was happening as they — and all good journalists — are trained to do.<\/p>\n
Using new technology provided by Mark Zuckerberg’s internet behemoth Facebook, editor Vince DiMiceli and deputy editor Ruth Brown webcast a live report of the action as it went down in what DiMiceli mistakenly referred to as “MetroTech in Dumbo.”<\/p>\n
Dumbo, of course, is just minutes down Jay Street, one railroad stop away.<\/p>\n
Using a not-so-steady hand and a really bad iPhone zoom, Brown captured the bird as it either relaxed on a bough or, more likely, stalked its prey.<\/p>\n
No human beings were in jeopardy according to those on the scene.<\/p>\n
“I thought someone was about to jump from a building or something,” said deputy editor Max Jeager, who was also on break. “But then I looked up and saw this adorable bird, and it was clear no one’s life was in danger.” <\/p>\n
The gang quickly posted the video, which was, shockingly, chock full of information about falcons that may or may not be true.<\/p>\n
By the time DiMiceli, Brown, and Jaeger returned fully caffeinated to follow up, the bird had flow to greener pastures, or, more likely, to the top of a building or bridge. <\/p>\n
For those of you that can’t get enough of falcons, here is a popular clip from Saturday Night Live.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
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