The Falcon Has Landed

I was standing in my kitchen the other day when a Falcon landed on my balcony. It was one of those once-in-a-lifetime kind of moments. That was the closest I had ever been to a Falcon. It was mere feet away. Luckily the door was closed but I could see him through the glass door. He was such a powerful, majestic bird. He sat there a few minutes while I ran and grabbed my camera. I got in a few shots before he flew off. He reappeared a few moments later and this time I just admired him. He flew off again, this time up on the roof but he was gone for good.

I can trace my heritage in the mountains of North Carolina back to the 1780's. Most of the mountain people believed in signs or what most other people would call superstitions. If certain things happened it meant something. A lot of people believe in signs from God. For example, one of my uncle's told me one time that if you heard a Mourning Dove, it meant that it would rain within 24 or 48 hours or something like that. I remember him telling me that when I was about 16 years old. Every time I hear a Mourning Dove, it rains within a day.

The more I thought about the Falcon landing on my balcony and what a rare occurrence that was, I got curious about what that meant. It had to have some kind of significance attached to it. I turned to the internet to do some research. I found a website entitled whats-your-sign.com that provided an answer. I don't know if it is "the" answer or not but I guess it is all in what you believe.

"The Falcon animal totem represents visionary power, wisdom, and guardianship. This powerful bird awakens visionary power, and leads you to your life purpose. The Falcon carries with it a message of transition- perhaps in your vocation, work, career, etc."