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OH Ekk,, it seems I'm the first one on the new blog,,,,,
WOOOOOOPPPPPEEEEEEE,
Do I get a prize ?????
love and hugs
Chrissy
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Yep you do! Ummm... how about a stick of gum? Oh wait... I also have a tootsie roll pop! Your choice! LOL
My feed went down.. *sob*
Now I'll never know if the two smallest eaglets are safely away from the edge!
Merina
SORRY SUZANNE PET<<<<<<<
I'm singing now,,,, while I wait for you all...
La, lalalalala,,la dododee doo lalala..
sorry that was just terrilbe,,I'll stick to cooking..
love and hugs
Chrissy
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Hi Merina pet,,
Sorry none of that will do,,I'll have a Brandy and soda please..
After all it's past cocktail tim here in the UK [10.mins past 8] here.
love and hugs
Chrissy
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You get wax, Chrissy. Thanks for letting us know.
What a great picture that is of our nest!
My live feed is down now too. I just had a red-tailed hawk take one of my sparrows. I tried to shoo it away but it was not skeered of me at all!
WAX will do just fine Sharon pet,,,,
As long as I don't have to use it to shine my floors.
Madam in Scotland is still mouthing off,,,,. do birds get sore throats ????
I wish she would,,,,,
Getting dark here now and all my local birds are in bed and all tucked up for the night,,,,,,,,AND SILENCE FALLS !!!!
love and hugs
Chrissy
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Beautiful pic of our nest and adults. Thanks Steve, and thanks George for sharing it with us!
If Isla in Scotland is calling for Angus,, and he isn't answering her,,,could the old bloke be deaf ??????
Do birds as they get to old age go deaf ????
Pity they can't go dumb !!!!
Bless her though.
love and hugs
Chrissy
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WHO said the English had good manners !!!
Sorry Steve and George,, THANK YOU BOTH !!!!
What must you think of this Brit Broard ???
love and hugs
Chrissy
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Hmmm... how about a glass of wine for me Chrissy... I'm a cheap drunk, can't handle my liquor! I get all lovey dovey when I drink and since I'm at the office...LOL
Merina
I sent Steve an email about the live feed
Live feed is up!!
Thank you Steve, John and NCTC.
Awww, they are all laying down at the back of the nest....ready for a snack, I presume!
Hi Merina pet,,
RED or WHITE pet ???
Don't worry about the office, they can get their own.
WELL, I always say,, it's always someones birthday somewhere,,,and it's ANNE'S today,, so we have to raise a glass to her,,don't we !!!
love and hugs
Chrissy
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RIGHT ,,,,,,,,,
My dinner is cooked,,so I will go and eat,,,,,
I'll try and get back later...
if not have a good night and sleep well all,,
Speak soon,Take care,
love and hugs
Chrissy
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Actually the picture was taken by Mark a friend of mine. I just passed it along.
Awww... the littlest one just got fed by Mom or Dad (couldn't tell which one it was). Such a noisy lil eater!
Merina
Thanks, George, for sending along Mark's picture...it's beautiful.
Great pic of nest with Liberty and Belle on guard! Thanks!
Is Tiny getting enough to eat?
Happy Birthday Annemarie. Great shot of the nest.
Hi everyone. I am finally back on. It has been a bad day for computers with me. Mine at work kept shutting down.
Melvsmom - Love your picture! I haven't really been watching today..but they all take their turns getting fed. Tiny is thriving, as they all are!
Melvsmom - Is your picture Flower?
I was thinking the same thing as Carol. The sides of the nest seemed to be higher when Spunky and the gang were in it.
Lib in w/ fish!
Kids trying to mantle it!
Here comes Belle! She has the fish inbetween her and LIb....it's a beaut, as usual!
Lib takes off!
Ahhh, the luscious sound of tearing fish and peeping babes...
Kids are hungry...well what teenagers aren't....they are snatching that food as fast as Belle can serve it...no wonder she will start to let them eat on their own soon...
Tiny has now come up to the front of the line...they are all in a row, eating.
Man, the fish is gone already. Tiny got the tail!
Belle is digging out that nasty nestover...
Nopr, not gonna serve it....too nasty maybe?
Tiny is cleaning up the scraps...smart bird...
All is quiet...
Middy and Biggie were laying at the back,,,,Tiny is still picking at scraps...Biggie finally has to come over and pick along with Tiny
Biggies decides to play with a stick instead.
Oregon nest eagle buried in the snow again.
Tiny is trying to figure out how to eat those nestovers...
look at the size of that fish:)
LIB DELIEVERED ANOTHER NICE FISH....KIDS ARE PEEPING..HE IS OUT OF BREATH
looks like blogger went down for a little while, told me it was unavailable....how rude:(
well, that was a well-fed group
Tiny passed out at the noon position
could hear some voices, and now I hear hammering...
Suppertime at the nest. What a pleasure to watch. Thanks to Steve and George for that photo. Ihave saved it as my desktop.
Actually, Paula, my picuture is Mozart. She was dearest to my heart. I saw Tiny picking at the nest earlier. I guess he was after scraps then. It's only the second time today that I've seen the babies eat. I was worried that Tiny would fall out of the nest trying to reach around mom/dad for the meal.
Well, that was a whistling poop shoot! :)
wonder what the tree looks like underneath/?
Mits, I would say the ground under the tree looks rather white-washed!
sounds like a dirt bike nearby...
I see lots of Spidey's web tonight...and hearing strange sounds...almost sounded like some music, then a creaky door....
Tried to comment earlier while Lib was there feeding the eaglets, but Blogger was having issues...
My, what tangled webs we weave!
I think it's a chain saw....can hear the geese, too
Hi Mits and Sharon and
Welcome to Melvsmom!
Mits, I see you saw that nice fishy too.
No videos tonight...left my portable drive here at home...oh well!
I don't like that web!!!!!!!
yes, Paula, that was a nice fish
There's the lab barking
I wanna go fishing where Lib goes fishing!
Is that Middy up looking around?
Wonder if that last sound was a spidey poop shoot!
Cool- live feed and sound:) saw a male hummingbird in my yard today, the first of the season.
The females come back first, Megan?
How did your hot shower feel?
More honkers going by
Some weird sounds tonight!
hmm someond sounds like they have allergies
lol...shower hit the spot- not sure, this was a male and he was chasing a tufted titmouse who was apparently bothering him. He was in the pine trees, have read that when they first arrive, since there are not many flowers ,they will feed on pine sap using the holes made in the trees by sapsuckers.
It did sound sorta like a sneeze, didn't it
Well.. I see the babes are tucked in for the night... think I might just head that way myself soon. G'nite all and have a blessed night!
Merina
good night Merina:)
off to watch Criminal Minds...I know it is a repeat, but not sure I saw the whole episode last time...bbl
Hi Everybody, Checking in before watching Idol.
MelvsMom, Love your meerkat! They are my favorite mammals==joined their blog & FKMP. Last year was bad--lost Flower & Mozart.Hope new season will be better.
Is Spidey blowing smoke rings?
BBL
Hey Paula- I found this info-Male hummingbirds migrate northward as much as three weeks earlier in the spring than females.
dawn is breaking in FINLAND
Good night everyone.
GOOD NIGHT, CEIL:):)
GOOD NIGHT CEIL...
Hope you can get on here tomorrow without too much trouble.
MEGAN...
Karla (Butterfly Mama) saw her first Hummer today also. I have't seen one yet, nor has my Mom.
RACOON IN PA
This was such a beautiful day and I hate for it to end. I think tomorrow is suppose to nice too. HELEN didn't give a forecast this afternoon, so I don't know for sure.
GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE
SLEEP TIGHT
PRAYERS
IT WAS ON THE OTHER BLOG, WANDA
GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE
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AMEN:)
The live feed w/sound is still up. Only the chicks are on-camera tonight...except spidey's webs AND some very small spideys crawling around the edges of the frame on the left.
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Jim
Alright, all 3 woke up and got up. Some poop shooting, some strange suddenly thrusting one side leg and wing all the way out and holding them out for a while, some getting preening oil and beginning the waterproofing process on their feathers.
Now they're all preening, and I just recalled that they can't see the Infra Red light, so how do they do it??
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Jim
Well,
GOOD NIGHT, EVERYONE/GOOD THURSDAY MORN TO SUZ AND THE EARLY BIRDS.
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Jim
Wow, what a cool pic of Lib and Belle and the nest in the Sycamore tree. Beautiful! Thanks, Steve!
Good morning, world. One more day to go. Later in the week it gets, the harder it is to get up. But really nice out, 55° in PA, and 61° here. I almost don't need a jacket! That's saying something.
Our kids are sleeping under spidey's web. Very wierd pic this morning, think one of his legs is curled up on top right of cam. Or a meal he caught in the web that is slowly covering the cam. Ugh. BW kids are sleeping, BWO MT. One of these days I'm gonna see an osprey in there, I just know it.
Both Finland nests has ospreys in the house. Jackdaw nest is dark, so dad must be standing in the entrance blocking the sun. Doesn't he know we want to see???? Wonder woman, Isle(?) is on her eggs. Darn, thought I'd remember... yeah, that's gonna happen. Guess I better go find out their real names and write them down.
All have a great eagle/panda day. Eyes to the sky, see the raptors fly! One of the BW kids is awake and strolling around the nest. Other one is trying to sleep, so the one awake is now trying to wake the other one. "I want to play, wake up...."
I almost forgot, Megan! I kept your wreath with the berries on the front door thinking the birds would eat the berries. Well, they ate most of them, but my door is blocked and a pain to get open, so the wreath is still there. Last night I went and took my trash out for pickup, and scared a bird! Don't know who was more scared, her or me. Anyway, I have somthing nesting in your wreath! Tiny little thing, have no idea what it is! Couldn't get a good look, and can't see how many eggs, it's too tall for me and I don't want to scare her off. She flew off when I took out the trash, but came back. I did manage to (quietly) get to the door from the inside and open a blind and peek, but then she turned around and saw the blind slat open and flew off again. I left her then, don't want to disturb her. But good grief, door is on a main stree, constantly busy, trash pickup once a week, paper delivery daily, she couldn't have picked a more public spot! So now I'm waiting to see if I can see the babies when they hatch.
And anyone, I saw the most beautiful bird last night at one of my feeders and absolutely NO IDEA what it is. I've never seen one before. It flew to my finch feeders with cracked sunflowers in the metal screen feeder. Two gold finches were eating there at the time, and this guy flew in, landed on the little tray and started eating. The other birds did not bother it, and gold finches don't like to share too much. Tried to look it up, but the only truely blue bird I could find was somekind of bluebird (or finch) from way out west. Looked like bird lived on the CA coast only. It was the most beautiful blue, and didn't have a red or russet chest like bluebirds. Gonna have to see if I can find it. it was about the same size as the finches, dark blue on head/back/ wings, and had black or dark grey with off white stripes on his wings when folded. His chest and tummy and face was just a shade or two lighter blue than his back. Absolutely beautiful.
And my cardinal couple have eggs! Or an egg, not sure how many. But they are taking turns eating, and they come very early now! They're right there with all the birds, 4-5ish, and only 1 at a time. They had a baby last year and brought her to the feeders. So very cool to watch dad feed mom who would feed baby. Dad never did feed baby, that's obviously mom's job!
One of our chicks is awake, got the glowing eye thing going on.
OMG, I do believe the BW chicks are being fed! How bout that! Our kids are still sleepig, and haven't seen Lib or Belle this morning.
Be still my heart! Both parents in BWE and both have fish! Hope both kids get some, too!!
Morning, Suzanne:) those wreaths sure don't look appealing to me right now, but apparently the birds can't resist them. The wreath the wrens built in is right by my front door, where we all park and constsantly walk by. And of course the male sits across the driveway and hollers at us whenever we walk past the nest. THe eggs should start to hatch any day now.
Mornin' Suzanne!!! I am off today....(dancin' a lil' dance) and I can watch the birds all day long!! OH SUZANNE!! I bet you have an indigo bunting!! I have one too.....sings a song like a robin that had lessons...
Hey there FG!! How do your flowers grow?? My roses look soooo good....you know the first ones are the best ones.....
How come I can't see de babies? Must be some kind of cam prob...oh well...(still dancin' around like a goof). Your blue bird could also be a blue grosbeak Suzanne....beautiful bird! I've never seen one in person but I have just in the last couple of days had an indigo bunting at my feeder and it was quite a thrill..
Morning, Megan and Athenaa! Megan, wreath is in the shade, no sun whatsoever on my front porch, and it doesn't really look bad! No berries left, but the wreath looks good. And somebody likes it. I'll try to keep an eye out and listen inside for little peeps. That's exciting. Don't know when she built the nest, and no idea how many eggs.
Athenaa, I've been wondering where you were. How was your company a while back??? Gone now, so that's probably a good thing. But I've missed your bacon!
I'm gonna go look up Indigo Bunting! Sure was a beautiful bird, and hope to see him again!
OMG, Athenaa, that's it! That's the bird I saw last night! Absolutely beautiful blue, and I saw the male. Females kinda look like sparrows, I'll have to pay more attention to see if I have a female too. But he was just breathtaking! So very very blue. But yup, thanks for telling me. I've never seen one there. How cool!!!!
Good morning everyone! I had a rose-breasted grosbeak yesterday. My sister had her first hummingbird. I am still waiting on my little indigo buntings to come back! They are beautiful birds.
LIVE FEED IS UP!
Well, darn, just read the Wikipedia description. They migrate during the night, using the stars to navigate. So guess he was just on his way through. But they are monogamous, so his mate was probably around and I just didn't see her. He was so striking, saw him flying in, so that was nice. Oh wow, I've never seen one before.
Morning, Sharon. I sure enjoy watching these birds at my house. I never saw one till last night!
Oh Suzanne...I am so glad mah company is gone! Sweetheart and I have the house to ourselves again which is always good. We are really enjoying this empty nest deal.
It's really cool that you got your first indigo bunting when I did. I also had a rose breasted grosbeak ..which is gorgeous ...but they were only passing through.
Anybody for bacon....got some going now....I'll get the grits going and maybe some biscuits with some of mah pear preserves on them ...sigh...I'm hungry now.....
GOOD Morning Sharon! You got the grosbeak too?? He'll prolly stay at your house if you are north of GA ..sniffle...they were only passing through here though.....
Had breakfast Sharon??
I'll be back in just a few...gotta get Sweetheart some breakfast so he can go to work. I'll get busy on those biscuits too!
Athenaa, I'm grinning at you being so happy company is gone. I know how you feel!!! If your indigo bunting has been there for a couple days, maybe mine will stick around for a few days. I'm gonna watch tonight to see if I can see him again. Look for his mate, too
Belle just arrived to feed the kids, and they mobbed her! They're walking now, look out Belle and Lib! I think both our BW kids got some bites, but mom ate most of both fish, pig! But BW chicks are alone at the moment. Oh, wing flaps, BW.
Hello Athenaa- flowers are growing great thanks- HEllo Sharon:) Indigo buntings are so beautiful, we had a pair last year and they stayed around for a long time. This time of the year you will see many birds that are migrating and passing by your yard. But the buntings might stick around, you never know.
I am having a hard time hearing the doctor's dictation through the eaglet noises. Guess I had better turn one of them down (I am guessing proably the eaglet one)!! :)
I had buntings last year for a long time so they probably will stick around a while. Right now I have houe sparrows, cardinals, rufous-sided towhee, blue jays, grackles, and mourning doves out here. Also have robins nesting across the street and they keep chasing the blue jays away from the tree. Last year, the blue jays had a nest in that tree. Hope that lovely hawk stays away today and finds somewhere else to get food!
Are our babies having some kind of bird for breakfast? Looks as though it's getting plucked......so glad I don't have to pluck mah breakfast...
GOOD MORNING EVERYONE...
The smell of biscuits baking woke me up. I just knew Athenaa was on here. LOL
LOL, since breakfast is at your house, I'm glad you don't have to pluck it too, Athenaa!
I hope the bunting stays around for a while, he's absolutely beautiful. I'm gonna be watching out for him now! Maybe more will arrive, how cool would that be?
You have quite a few birds, Sharon. I've got a gazillion finches, gold, purple and house, sparrows, mourning doves, crappy cow birds, starlings, (but they're not too bad, they eat the wet cat food the cats wont eat!), blue jays, cardinals, grackels, black birds. The usual, I guess. Nothing exotic. No clue what is nesting in my front door, can't see it too well, and it's very tiny. Larger than a hummer, quite a bit, but smaller than a finch. If I ever get a good look at it, I'll let you all know.
Our buntings stayed for a long time last year, I haven't seen any yet- I have lots of bluebirds- and I am waiting for the catbirds who should be arriving any day now- they will do battle with the mockingbird for territory -they always do and they usually win.
Morning, Wanda! I was waiting for the bacon!!
Now I am hungry, gonna go find something to eat.
Costume Lady!!! So good to see you! I fixed you TWO biscuits....one with bacon and the other with pear preserves....ENJOY!
Morning Wanda:) Oh, who said bacon??? now I am starving...
Looks like breakfast is over at the nest.
Becky is going to get me a sausage and egg biscuit from Hardees for breakfast!
Here ya go Suzanne....I fixed you two biscuits this AM too.....I put a lil' extra bacon on the side too sugah...
Boy those chicks were hungry weren't they? They could hardly wait for their breakfast to be plucked!! LOL
Sharon...there's some more biscuits for you here too....have some??
Megan, my Karla saw her first Hummer yesterday also. She was so thrilled, she had to call me. She was never interested in the birds until she moved up on the mountain. There are so many beautiful birds up there, that she can't help but get interested in them. She has feeders all over the place.
Suzanne make sure you go to a site where you can HEAR what the indigo bunting sounds like. Their song is rather unique in the yard so you know when they are around....finding them though...that's not easy. The male is so dark that he blends in with the woods...and the female of course...well she's so well camouflaged.
Wanda, I've been looking for days, set my huge red salvia right outside the door of GH, hung out a feeder, and then just saw him by accident, he was way out in the pine trees on the edge of my yard. I heard him first, then found him chasing a songbird.
GOOD MORNING EAGLE BUDDIES!!---Isn't it a BEAUTIFUL SUNNY day ----birds singing & flowers blooming---here in WV--"HOME OF BELLE & LIBERTY-- PLUS 3"---temp. 49°----Thanks STEVE for the COOL pic!----LIFE IS GOOD!!! Watching the "AWESOME 3" taking turns at breakfast----awwwww! I feel TRULY BLESSED!!---LIFE IS GOOOD---ENJOY---
Mornin' Norma!!! Sounds like cool crispy air in the area!
GOOD MORNIN' SUZANNE---MEGAN---ATHENAA---SHARON & WANDA!!---I have a GOOD IDEA!!---Let's write a BIRD COLUMN for the local paper---I truly enjoy reading about the many different birds everyone has in their area!!---I would die if I saw a bunting---never have seen one----I live on the edge of the woods & have lots of birds!!----
Yummmmmmm, thanks, Athenaa! Delicious! Thanks!
Don't have a sound card in this machine, but from reading this morning everyone says they have a unique call. I'll try to see him again and listen.
Morning, Norma. Yup love all the different birds everyone has on here! And the ones we can watch too!
Finland nest, osprey has been in and out all morning, mostly in. Both jackdaw parents have been in the nest quite a bit this morning also. Can't tell if she has more than 2 eggs yet, though.
Osprey was in Finney's nest earlier when I brought it up, but then left and hasn't returned.
Norma, turkeys are in PA. And our wonder woman Isle or her hubby have been on the eggs all day. Kinda looks like they're sitting in the rain and getting soaked!
Well, hello Norma:) Adult just flew back into nest.
Did you notice---the loud chirping made 2 of the AWESOME 3---rise up to see what was happening!!---they need their after breakfast nap!!
OH, a Tom Turkey has spotted an interesting female...tail is going up and out and he's strutting!
OH, Jackdaw has 3 eggs this morning!!! And switch in Scotland!
And there went the one that was on the eggs, just flew out over the Loch. Belle is back, kids are watching her intently! Switch on the jackdaws too, and osprey left in Finland. Oh, dad was on the eggs in Scotland, cause this is mom and she's steady talking! Oh, turning eggs so gently, that is amazing to watch with those huge talons all curled in.
You are so welcome Suzanne...
Norma ....you need to come to mah house I have the best birding yard in the world. I love to go bird watching in different places....but I never see so many different kinds as I do in mah backyard. We live right smack in the middle of three acres and lil' more than half of it is woods so I have all kinds of lil' microenvironments....is that a word? Anyway, bushes trees feeders ...the best place in the world!
HEY SUZANNE!--Are you gonna be able to play with us this am.---or do you have to WORK?---ho!!---I have found all the sites--(except 1)----some day I will open it up!!-----FINNEY'S FRIENDS will be there!!!
Hey ya'll....what is that thang in the BWE nest???
ATHENAA,thanks for the biscuits. I am going to have them along with my Pon Haus and scambled eggs. Oh, Lord have mercy, can't wait!
If I come up ATHENAA---Will you have sausage & home-made bread??-------Where do you live---WV??
Norma I'm in Augusta GA...and yup...I'll get ya all fixed up for breakfast! Sweetheart had shrimp quiche for breakfast this morning!!
Good Morning all dear ones, can you believe our little bobble heads are SO BIG. Credit goes to our parents. This is our last week of classes, and next week is finals week and the next week I get to watch live feed (when its up) ALL DAY LONG if I choose to do so. Until then, I will continue to lurk. Have a blessed day today, dear friends, and I will be praying for all those in need, especially at our appointed time. Have a beautiful eagle eaglet watching day. It is the day the Lord hath made and I continue to rejoice and be glad in it. your friend donna
I have a squirrel going up the shepherd's hook to get to the bird feeder. This will be interesting to watch. He keeps sliding back down. Now he is just sitting on top. He just reached down and pulled up the chain to the suet feeder and fell right off.
MISS NORMA, you probably have Buntings in your area, but, it is like Athenaa said, they blend in so well with the ground and woods that they are hard to see. Ours stay on the ground most of the time. They are a sight to behold. They are an irridescent blue...too beautliful for words.
Sounds good, Athenaa! But I liked my biscuits.
Norma, have to work. I miss blogging and watching, but got a lot done last few days. Still have lots more to do, but nothing is quite on fire today, so no fires to put out. Hum, makes a nice change! Norma, you still can't get into Finney's site????
Athenaa, not sure what the kids had for breakfast, or what those leftovers are! Anybody with live cam, can you see leftovers better?
May stop by ATHENAA!!!---have a close friend in ROME---------but I know how much you like guests!!!!!!!!!
SUZANNE---I just wanted to hear about GYPSY'S BIRTHDAY PARTY!!!
SHARON, my Mom had a big time problem with squirrels climbing her feeder and emptying it out. So she put some kind of sticky-greasy substance on the pole and it did keep the squirrels off but it was the most gross looking mess you ever saw! After a few days, it had bugs, seeds, poop shoot, and dirt all over it. She had to throw it away.
Well, I bet if you show up at Athenaa's with a bag of birdseed, she'll let you in:) Off to plant, and to watch the birds. Have a great day everybody, it is another beautiful one here.
Well you have to know Norma that mah last company was mah mother in law. NO she's not my favorite company fer sure! But a fellow bird watcher...COME ON!! We'd have a ball!
Have fun FG!!!
Norma, the birthday party was for Gypsy's children! She's mommie Gypsy to Tinkerbelle, Golden Boy and Precious. They turned 4 yesterday. I gave all of them fresh cut catnip, which they usually love and go bonkers over! Yesterday, they wanted it as soon as I brought it in the house, so I gave them each some, they took it off, smelled it, ate a tiny bit, and left it! I left it down for them thinking they'd get interested later, but this morning all the catnip pieces (branches) were exactly where each had left them last night. What's the deal with that????? I have no idea why they weren't interested, they usually go crazy!!! All except Sheba, and she never has liked catnip, so she wasn't any different last night. She just wanted some cause I gave it to Gypsy and her children, so she had to have some too. But every one of them left it alone. So guess the catnip party was a bust last night!
GOOD MORNING TO YOU TOO,MAULEY-DONNA.
BRB ya'll....
MORNING' DONNA----You can see the light at the end of the tunnel---You are getting there----ho!---HAPPY TESTING!!---
SUZ, maybe your cats are on the wagon! Catnip can be addictive. LOL
Middy must be dreaming of flying. Tiny is right up front, waiting on the next fly-in with food from Dad.
And I was thinking maybe it didn't have enough nip in it!
SUZANNE---That's a BUMMER!!---You have been working hard!!---ARE YOU SURE IT WAS CATNIP??????
Good morning, Donna! I didn't see you come in. Your time is getting down where you'll be able to watch the cams all day!
I just looked up our Jackdaw. We have 3 eggs this morning, but normal clutch is 4-5, so we can expect more eggs! That's great, means more babies. Eggs are incubated for 17-18 days, and fledge after 30-35 days. Interesting.
NORMA, did you see my photo with my Eagle Cane? It came in handy going through the bushes and chasing away the snakes and scorpions. I truly did use it for that.
Good morning everyone. Wanda when I was staying at Helen's She told me to spray the pole of the feeder with Pam. Funny watching the squirrels slid down trying to get to the feed.
Norma, I planted that catnip plant several years ago, and it just gets bushier every year. I had a sort of hole in my card, so got a "whiskey barrel" planter and put it over the hole and planted catnip. Stuff will take over your yard if you let it, and this way it's contained. And I don't step in the hole and break my ankle or something. I'll give them some more this weekend, see how that goes.
I just pulled up the CT osprey cam. They have 4 eggs. I didn't know that. Been out of the loop with the other cams for a while. Don't see Papa Smurf in there yet though.
SUZ, maybe it is like marijuana, it has be just right in ripeness.
Catnip, a member of the mint family, is a harmless "high" for felines. Although many cats will eat it, scientists say they're reacting to the smell rather than the taste. Felines bite, chew, rub against, and roll in catnip to release the volatile oil trapped in the leaves. Catnip is harvested when this essential oil production reaches its peak, and leaves and fragrant flowers are carefully air-dried to preserve essential oils at their best.
About 80% of adult cats -- including lions, pumas, and leopards! -- react to this irresistible, intoxicating, analgesic soporific. The tendency to like or ignore catnip is inherited, and it's true that some cats are immune to its influence.
No problem getting on this morning but I have to leave. Have a great day. Beautiful, warm and sunny in downtown Baltimore,
CEIL, I'll have to pass that tip on to my mother. The squirrels drive her up a wall!
That was really interesting Wanda. Did not know that? Thank you. Learn something new on the blog every day.
Mom's bluebirds nest was just about finished, when the sparrows came a chased them away. Depression has set in with her. She waits all Winter for the return of her Bluebirds.
MORNIN' CEIL!!---CONGRATS!!---You had no trouble getting in this a.m.---SORRY--you have to leave so early!!---I didn't know you could spray the pole to keep squirrels out!!---Must try that!!--
Eaglets just watched the geese fly by! Wonder what they were thinking! :)
CO SITE---All is well!!---Sunshine shining on MOM & EAGLETS!!!---kestrel---falcon---owls are in their boxes----OSPREY is nesting??
My old vet(God rest his soul) always said there is a gene for catnip. Some had it some did't. About the bluebird boxes. One way to discourage sparrows is to leave off the perch. If your box has a perch, take it off. (you know the little stick thingy.) Bluebirds don't need it. it invites predators. So sorry about the nestbuilding. donna
Oh hey, Ceil made it in! Congratulations! Good morning, and have a great day at work.
Wanda that is exactly right about catnip. But from reading what you have, evidentally I must have cut off shoots too early. They are just starting to come up, and think my bush is only about 5" high or so. So...maybe it's too early. But I have dried in an air tight container, I'll put some toys in there when I get home, and give them the toys later this afternoon. See if that works. All my cats love catnip but Sheba. She has never cared for it, and only wants some now cause everybody else is getting some. But she usually just sniffs it and walks away! She does watch the other cats, and guess she wonders what in the world is wrong with them? Cause she just doesn't get it, does nothing for her. But thanks, learned something else today...can't cut it too early!!
Wanda, I'm so sorry to hear about your mom's bluebirds! I'd take bluebirds any day over those blasted sparrows! The sparrows just take over everything!
Oh, salt lick cam in PA has deer!
Good morning, early birders.
I'm up early, but I hope it's temporary, because I need the rest. Gotta go for a Dr.'s appointment later in the morning.
[:~)]
Jim
Someone posted a comment on my Wanda's Wishes Blog and I opened it and infected my puter. I am going to call Verizon Teck Support and hope they can tell me what to do....BBL?
GOOD MORNING EVERYONE 65° here already
ME NEST info!--4/22---NO EAGLES this year!!!---they give many reasons!---working on LOON CAM & hopefully OSPREY CAM!!-----That's SAD!!!!---maybe next year???
Uh oh, Wanda. Hope they can get it fixed for you!
Morning, Jim! It's late morning for you. Hope you can get some sleep before your appointment too! Hope nothing's wrong!
Good morning, Helen. Gonna be a beautiful day today!
Norma, did not know that, sorry to hear the Maine nest didn't get eggs this year. Hopefully they will next year!
here come the geese.........
MORNIN' HELEN!!---BEAUTIFUL SUNNY day here & 52°!!! WOW!---I always knew you were hotter than me!! ho!---
DO you folks hear the TURKEYS CALLING!!!----Must have turkeys in NCTC area??
lol....Norma
I thought they were geese, Norma???
SHEBA sounds like a 'KOOL KAT'!! ho!
Good Eagle Watching Morning to
everyone;
All three eaglets here are doing
good but both adults have to go
find food and leave the young
alone for some time.They are all
about the same size and don't seem
to fight with each other over food
when the adults bring it to the
nest and give it to them.
Indiana Nesting Eagles----dave
WGOA!!!---OREGON EAGLE NEST --- Bless her heart!!---She is still there amidst TONS of snow!!
Walking by on my way to the fridge. Took a few minutes to actually sit and observe outside, and I can hear the hummer in the holly tree by my garden, I just don't see him. Also, almost immediately after sitting down, an indigo bunting flew up into the tree by me. He was scared away by a pileated woodpecker. it's a jungle out there- later:)
Come on over
Indiana Nesting Eagles----Dave
great site to identify birds and their calls
BIRDS AND THEIR CALLS
HOPE THIS WORKS:)
HELEN---I thought the first sounds were turkeys-----The last ones weren't!!!----First time I had heard them!!!----It is turkey season in WV---starts Mon.---I am usually wrong!! ho!
MORNIN' INDIANA DAVE!!---Sounds like your EAGLETS have good manners!!! ho!---Bet they growing like 'weeds' ---Ours certainly are!! So much fun to watch!!!
MEGAN---You have a beautiful "jungle" at your place!!-----You really should have a tour-----Bird & Flower Tour!----I'm serious---Have you ever thought of that?---Probably don't wish to lose your privacy!!!!
LOL, Norma, Sheba is actually the Queen of Sheba. When I first brought her in the house, Pharaoh was waiting to greet her and she looked at him and spit! Then immediately proceded to explore every inch of her new house.. as the alpha cat. She's been the alpha ever since, and that was years ago. Got her from the shelter. Gypsy was a stray that I brought in, and she gave me 5 kittens, 3 of which I still have. So she's my momma Gypsy.
Megan, you make me wish I was home so I could watch for my new bunting to see if he comes around again!
Donna, I put a nest box out last year and had sparrows right away. This year, I am putting one out this weekend, and I did take the perch off of it. Bluebirds don't use the perches, and hopefully, the sparrows won't want to use the nestbox either! I've had a bluebird house up for years, no takes ever!
Norma, Megan, all. New Thursday thread. Some are already there.
We have a new day, come one-come
all
SUZANNE--Hope I can keep you CAT EMPIRE straight!!---ho!!---I always mention GYPSY---because she had to be shaved---bless her heart!!!
HELEN--THANKS---I "marked" that site----Husband was a turkey hunter--still have some of his turkey callers!!---You probably are correct---with the geese!---I just thought earlier I heard the turkey sounds !!--Appreciate the site!!
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