Thursday, July 31, 2008

Thursday

post-reggae thread. Ja Mon.

124 comments:

Eagle-Eyed's Sissy said...

Good morning Steve. Got any reggae for us this morning?

MITS said...

Hey, no problem mon, GOOD MORNING EVERYONE

MITS said...

still cannot get panda cams up on the zoo site:(

MITS said...

haze has finnally lifted and sun is up and out

Eagle-Eyed Sharon said...

Good morning! I missed the visit this morning too.

MITS said...

well, I can get on to panda cam if I access it from the asian trail page down at bottom and click sloth bear

indiana nesting eagles dave said...

Good Morning eagle-eye's sissy,
mits,and eagle-eyed sharon.I hope
everyone has a good day.

Indiana Nesting Eagles----Dave

glo said...

Good morning everyone. Hmmm I missed the adult visit too. Well darn. Hope eveyone is off to a good day. I am off for coffee and dog treats :)

Lisa said...

Man, and here I thought the Panda Cams being off meant Mei might be delivering. :-)

MITS said...

so did I, Lisa, but she is resting in her outer den:)

MITS said...

Tai is talking to his Dad, and Meil hears them

paula eagleholic said...

Love it Steve...

Hope ya'll have a great day...off to count inventory!

floralgirl said...

Ja mon, the live feed is up, but the pic is a nightmare...

wvgal_dana said...

Good Morning Mits, Wanda Sissy, Magpie, T-bird, Jim, Glo, Lisa, Paula and Megan ( :

I really enjoyed though not on at time the reggae music. Thanks to Glo and Sharon, and Paula.

wvgal_dana said...

Love how Mei is sitting with that leg up on wall lol

MITS said...

ATTENTION: There was a technical problem with our website that prevented our panda cams from broadcasting last night. That problem has been resolved and the cams are now streaming again.

We continue to watch Mei Xiang closely, and have not yet been able to determine if she is pregnant or experiencing a pseudopregnancy, which is very common in giant pandas.

In the event of a birth, we will inform the public as soon as we possibly can. We appologize for any inconvenience.

MITS said...

hey Dana, how ya doing?

wvgal_dana said...

I'm doing fine Mits ty ( :

What is Mei eating?

MITS said...

I haven't a clue...doesn't look like bamboo, might be leftover sugar cane from birthday she dragged into the den.

MITS said...

out of here...ttul

wvgal_dana said...

She sure is enjoying it.

From the sounds of it you all had a great time yesterday. Lots were in here enjoying the "music" of the eagles and eaglet show.

I'm thankfull Glo and Sharon and Paula put some up. That way I got to feel like I was jammin with you all somewhat ( :

wvgal_dana said...

Later Mits I won't be too long on either. Maybe get back in later today.

Costume Lady said...

It sure is quiet on here today, compared to yesterday. HANGOVERS FROM THE RUM AND SMOKE? LOL

floralgirl said...

Ooh- it is quiet in here. Some may have run to the grocery store for more munchies... some may still be sleeping it off.

Mema Jo said...

Good Morning - You may be right Megan and Wanda! I put the live feed up and I guess I was disappointed somewhat as to the silence.

Today is my Play Date with Alexis -3yr old.WHoo HOo!

Mema Jo said...

Seems as though Lun Lun is giving the Atlanta Zoo the same state of confusion as Mei is here at the NZoo.
Is she or isn't she???

Both my panda cams NZoo are up with same coverage. Panda (Tai?) ourside with fruit cycle.

Our nest is MT

Eagle-Eyed Sharon said...

Why is all the rum gone?

floralgirl said...

Um.. I..Uh.. I...I don't know...last time I saw the bottle it was half full...

Eagle-Eyed's Sissy said...

"Hiccup". I'm sorry but I think I found the rum. I think someone spiked it with tequila!!

glo said...

OK folks its sounds like you all are needing a 12 step meeting but not necessarily for Eagleholics Anonymous. :)

floralgirl said...

No, no, we don't need a meeting, apparently we need more rum...

movin said...

GOOD MORNING, AMERICAN

EAGLE LOVERS...



C(°ï®¡°)D

Jim

Eagle-Eyed Sharon said...

You are right Glo, some of us just may need that! :)

movin said...

Adult eagle at BWE!


C(°ï®¡°)D

Jim

floralgirl said...

oh, very funny:))

Mema Jo said...

JIM Are you awake?????

BWE is closed for the season...
You did mean Blackwater Eagle...??

movin said...

You got it, Megan. {:~D}


Thought it looked familiar, Mema Joe.. :)))))

C(°ï®¡°)D

Jim

IrisF said...

Hello Everyone...maybe I'm glad I was too busy yesterday to join the party for very long...Seems to be some odd side-effects around today!

Enjoyed the music and all the captures from yesterday though! It's always sad to come back to reality!!! You guys really know now to P A R T Y!!!

Mema Jo said...

BBIALW

NatureNut said...

Happy Day,Mon...Got a concert on the cam!!!!!!

NatureNut said...

Thank you Whoever!!! We can use this w/the empty nest syndrome!!!
;>)))))

floralgirl said...

Ja mon, Marley lives!

Eagle-Eyed Sharon said...

Thanks Naturenut! THEY GAVE US OUR MUSIC BACK!

glo said...

Oh Oh some of us are in trouble again LOL.

Eagle-Eyed's Sissy said...

We be jammin' mon!! Pass the rum!!

Eagle-Eyed's Sissy said...

We need to pipe this is to Mei. If she is pregnant, maybe the dancing would throw her into labor. Exercise worked for me.

floralgirl said...

OH, I own this album..great songs... passing it Sissy..

NatureNut said...

I loveit!! My day off, so I can get LP & SOUND!!!
Out West now with some of you--"Buffalo Soldier"!

NatureNut said...

Now all we need are some real dancing birds in the nest!

paula eagleholic said...

Ja Mon!!

Lolly said...

Hey Mon!!!! Listening to the music and passing the bottle! What a crew! LOL

Packing for the beach. Laurel and boys arrive anytime and we head out in the morning. Back next week!

Sand, surf, and seafood.....here we come!

paula eagleholic said...

Picture gone, music still playing on, mon!

ceil said...

Have a good time Lolly.

paula eagleholic said...

ROFLMAO Jim!!

Methinks Jim did partake in the party yesterday!

paula eagleholic said...

Have fun Lolly!

paula eagleholic said...

Howdy Lisa!!

NatureNut said...

Lolly, have a great time in Galveston. I had been there a few times when my daughter lived in Houston & found out later that there are some great BIRD sanctuaries near the water. I've always wanted to see a roseate spoonbill! Keep your eyes peeled! LOL
Enjoy, Loretta

floralgirl said...

Have fun Lolly!!

NatureNut said...

Lovely big chick at Nova Scotia osprey.They said it FLEW yesterday!Musta been the music.

NatureNut said...

On Delta---Under Discussions, new Topic thread, "OWL answers questions". Dan is doing OK--they won't release him until feathers grow out.Some members drive past nest & Delta Dawn was on branch above nest cam w/Mom nearby. Maybe she'll hop down!

movin said...

Well, I laid down to rest my backside for a second and got up about an hour later much more rested ... my backside too.

Look at ZZ rolling and playing in an open area that looks something like a sandbox.


C(°ï®¡°)D

Jim

movin said...

There's a new video at the SD Zoo about new Tiger cubs...

and a couple other fairly new ones about a Rhino and a baby Okapi.


C(°ï®¡°)D

Jim

NatureNut said...

Can hear squealing at Delta. Somebody must be hungry.

movin said...

Bai is exercising and ZZ is playing and ever so often she waylays her Mom on the trail.

They were just rasslin when I looked in again.


C(°ï®¡°)D

Jim

hedgie said...

Hi folks!
Been laughing all day imagining Steve and others at NCTC laughing at all of us yesterday, probably saying something about keeping the "old folks" happy!!!

hedgie said...

Hey Dana, sorry you missed out on all the fun!!
Lolly, you're probably already gone, but have a great trip!
Hi, Lisa...long time no post!

ceil said...

I just looked in at the NZ panda cam and they have an up close picture of Tai's paw and Mei is dragging bamboo into the birthing den

NatureNut said...

Heard on news about 1/2 hour ago that what looks like a small cougar has been spotted by 4 people in College Park, MD, behind campus near Comcast Ctr. Hummm
Maybe it's relative of that 44 lb. kitty!

magpie said...

So, no more Eagle sightings at OUR NEST? Sigh...

Sturgis Cam filling up with bikes and people and cars !

Good Evening, All.

Gotta take care of some chores...
BBL

Will the skies be clear for ISS tonight? In the WV panhandle:
10:32 rise 10:34 transit time
Max Elevation 25-degrees (that's gonna be kinda low!)
Direction to Look : NNW

"Very Bright". Hope we can see it!

xo

paula eagleholic said...

My RP reset itself....have pic, but the party music is on hold....for now!!

Heading home,, see ya later!

Eagle-Eyed's Sissy said...

What happened to the music??

MITS said...

July 31
Mei Xiang slept last night and this morning while there was a flurry of activity around her. Zoo staff were busy responding to calls and questions from everyone, including the media, who were all certain that last night’s darkened cams were a result of a panda birth. Sadly, it was all created by a technical problem on the site. We are very sorry for the false alarm, and the resulting excitement and disappointment. We all wish so much that it had been the real thing!

Mei continues to display her repertoire of pregnancy behaviors. She also continues to be responsive to the staff, frequently choosing to spend time outside the den. We did not try an ultrasound today. Mei did come out to the patio for treats, but declined to get on the scale. She nibbled very delicately around an apple, leaving a perfectly rounded piece that she could not possibly finish, as it was too tiresome to do so!

As long as her hormone (progestin) level does not reach baseline, there is still hope that a cub is slowly developing. We should know something in the next few days. Hmm, it seems like I have said that before. If her progestin level reaches baseline and remains there for two to three days without a birth, we will know that Ms. Mei experienced another pseudopregnancy

hedgie said...

Ch. 9 just showed Mei in her "nest", eating, of course! Said that word from the zoo was that if she is pregnant, birth should be within a week!

hedgie said...

No music on RP when I checked it today...missed it...was it still reggae??

magpie said...

WHOA!

CHECK THE NEST !!

magpie said...

BOTH PARENTS !!

MITS said...

how cool is that....EAGLE ALERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

MITS said...

Well looks like one just took off, probably came back to unplug the boom box, Margy

hedgie said...

Is Belle performing housekeeping duties? In the wind? Lib took off!

MITS said...

looks like it Lynn

hedgie said...

BIG buck still in heavy velvet on my salt lick!

MITS said...

enjoying a bite to eat.

MITS said...

something must be flying by

MITS said...

gone

hedgie said...

Looks like she's looking for something now. Belle, that is!

hedgie said...

Did she go? Dumb cam!!

magpie said...

Wow - my heart stood still!

Looked like they were both looking around at something below the tree.

Then the remaining parent perched on Tiny's favorite perch...nice take-off..

...Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeet!

magpie said...

Well...at least three of us saw the two of them.....

Maybe they left a little snack for the kids....

Hi Mits, Hi Hedgie...

MITS said...

Hi Margy, ready for ISS?

magpie said...

Delta Dawn peeping and peeping.

HEY- We have had several black bear sightings this week: DANA ARE YOU LISTENING?

Adult and cub near the Regional Jail, Adult and cub near the old Corning Plant, and one somewhere else I can't remember right now.

xo

magpie said...

Yup - Mits, just called a friend who has a better viewing spot than I, I think the skies will be okay. I want to see what "very bright" looks like compared to last week's views...which were plenty bright! The smaller the number, the brighter the view. Tonight will be 0.9 - also will be visible Aug 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7! All described as "very bright"

I just heard voices at Delta Dawn's nest...people voices, that is.

magpie said...

Racoons and deer doing the reggae at Pa Woods!

MITS said...

we have some broken clouds here right now, so may not get a good view, and I will be watching Hopkins and probably forget about it

magpie said...

That's negative 0.9...the prior views were described as "bright" - but these are getting "very bright" ratings...

Wonder what the racoons do, scratch and eat...WHAT?

Computer suddenly getting kinda slow... h m m m Like its operator...

hedgie said...

Hi back Margy! Seems to me that ALL raccoons do is eat!! THey gobble up more of my corn than the deer, turkey and squirrels combined!

paula eagleholic said...

Evening, all!

Is everyone all partied out? :)

paula eagleholic said...

I missed our adults both times today! Glad to hear they were here...wonder where the kids are....

magpie said...

NOT ME PAULA!

I want to stay up and look for ISS.
You started all this! Now, I'm hooked !

You saw where we saw the Parents, right?

magpie said...

HEDGIE: We were Rocking! at work today...probably about the time you were traveling to the doc's office...structure fire out near Shanghai, and a bunch of other stuff...I was getting all jumbled up in my talking at times...but the day sure went fast!

xo

magpie said...

I just got lucky with the birds, Paula...Live Feed was nice for it this evening....still cam this morning...They'll be back...

MITS said...

Paula, don't forget Hopkins.....GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE

hedgie said...

Margy, my SIL saw the smoke, which he said isn't terribly unusual at the sawmill, but when the trucks passed him on 7 he deeply regretted not having stopped. Of course, I reminded him that he is disabled, no longer has turnout gear onboard, and that a garden hose probably would not have helped! Not to mention that he would have missed his Drs. apptmt., which I was sitting ast Eagle Plaza waiting to take him to!!

hedgie said...

Good night, Paula!! Me, too...Hopkins and then bed. Been a long day! Nighty night, Margy. Blessings on all.

paula eagleholic said...

Thanks for the reminder Mits. Not sure I'm gonna see it tonight....I am slam wore out!

Wish I had the live feed on...I forgot...didn't get home till late. Oh well!

magpie said...

Yup - I'm gonna lose you guys to Hopkins....It's been nice "seeing ya'."

Yes, Hedgie! It was a cooker! Pretty much gone by the time we got the call...I'm sure your son-in-law has done his part for the community...many times over..Nice he could spend the morning with you! Lucky guy! xo xo

Good Night for now, back on after/if I see ISS in a little while.

xo

NatureNut said...

Just checked tthe Black Storks---largest one flew Sat., 2nd yesterday & they have videos of this & food drops, wingersizing & tons of flapping over food! It's a hoot!!

Hancock

Mema Jo said...

Checking in before signing off.
Been another busy day here on the blog - it reads like a fun day!
I had fun with the 3 yr old play date
Lots of laughter!!

Good Night
Peace to you & yours
Restful sleep to all
Prayers for all being said

paula eagleholic said...

Night all,

More inventory tomorrow, probably chat w/ ya tomorrow night!

magpie said...

Just about Good Night here at Magpie's Roost too...

Went to watch for ISS - it rose, started traveling higher in the sky - STRAIGHT INTO A CLOUD BANK !
It was nice while it lasted. Looked about as bright as Jupiter (was supposed to look "very bright") - pretty much the same as view two weeks ago...Well, better luck next time, August 2...

Take Care, and Prayers, All
xoxo

Costume Lady said...

Sounds like another fun day here.
Margy was hearing voices and had her head in the clouds; Sharon is still wondering why all the rum is gone;
Sissy had the rum and tequila for a chaser and was jammin and dancing with the pandas; Jim was hallucinating (seeing eagles at BWE); Meggy is hitting the bottle; Lolly asked someone to pass the bottle; Glo is going to start a 12 step meeting for those of us who need it (hope she puts it on her FTLOE...gas costs too much to go to Illinois); Paula is taking inventory tomorrow to see how much rum is left.....PARTYYYYYY!

Costume Lady said...

This was Dustin's first day without meds. He and I took a walk up the road to see if we could find some milkweed with caterpillars on it and sure enough, we found 2 tiny caterpillars. Brought them home and are going to watch them do their thing. I will try to remember to take photos of all their different stages.

Costume Lady said...

A long day is coming up tomorrow. Taking Mom to hospital to have a CT scan of her tummy. Repairmen are suppose to fix her AC and then, she wants to go to the Red Lobster for dinner. Hope it all works out as planned.

Costume Lady said...

GOOD NIGHT EVERYONE
SLEEP TIGHT
PRAYERS

movin said...

A VERY GOOD NIGHT TO YOU ALL...

fRIDAY coming up. Have a good one.


C(°ï®¡°)D

Jim

magpie said...

Good Morning Everyone, morning is beginning to break at OUR Nest.

Morning T-Bird and Buddy if you are hopping on early !

MEGAN: Love your new Avatar!

WANDA: When you get your next poop-shoot facial, make yourself into an ANGEL: You are so good to your family! Gee-Gee, Dustin, and all the others!

xo

magpie said...

MEMA JO: Glad you had such a good time yesterday...we don't mind sacrificing your time with us, for the fun you have with your little one! But we missed ya' !

xoxo

magpie said...

Happy New Month...
Some good sky things coming up this month! Meteor shower in a week or so (Aug 12), Venus returns to the night sky, will have Mercury, Venus, Mars, Saturn, (a four-planet night shortly after sunset on Aug 13) and Jupiter.
And lots of Eagle Activity we hope!

xo

magpie said...

Double E-Sissy: Like your new avatar too...and there might be some others that I just can't keep up with...

Happy Good Day to All.

magpie said...

I see sailboats at Ferry Boat Finney's JO -

magpie said...

NATURE NUT: Didn't see the Food Fun at Black Storks, but did open the site and checked some of the past videos and photos: I didn't even realize there was a Spotted Eagle nest cam going on there too.
Saw the replay of the Eagle and Squirrel, when Squirrelly was trying to smuggle a few little feathers out of the nest...

Eagle-Eyed Sharon said...

Good morning Magpie. Getting ready to start working. Going to Bedford this evening.

magpie said...

Okay Double E-Sharon: Good Day to you too.

Going to work today myself..

Gotta make like horse doo-doo and hit the trail!

Good Safe Day, All

TTFN xoxox

Eagle-Eyed Sharon said...

It looks like Mei dancing at the door and trying to get the window open.

MITS said...

FRESH THREAD IS UP

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