Peregrine Falcons

This week I had an opportunity to take in the view 400 feet up in the air from inside the chimney at We Energies Pleasant Prairie Power Plant south of Kenosha.

We're documenting the work of Greg Septon, a man who's been instrumental in the recovery of peregrine falcons in Wisconsin.

He was cleaning out the nest box where a young pair of birds hatched their first chick this spring. As he was finishing up the large female made a surprise inspection of his work, flying by so close she made those us of watching take a big step back.

She was beautiful. Good thing because the rest of the view was pretty dull. Overcast and fog bound. To see this story tune in to our news magazine program "In Wisconsin" on Thursday, October, 8th at 7:00 p.m.