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The crow picked on something there to the right and it scared. It to make him go in the Bush. Scared a cat LOL I thought crows were tough LO...
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BWO update....
Nest Update
05/04/09:
Looks like we still have a three-egg clutch, which is likely the final amount.
We hope the ospreys get a break in the weather soon; all this rain makes it hard for them to stay dry and fish for meals.
I have sound on my BWO cam??????
ok, no sound now at BWO, I swear there was sound, birds wind, rain...must be the drugs
Guardian Angels, Mits in disguise ☺
oooh, getting emails from people I never heard of...did NOT open them up. Thank God for Delete buttons.
Lisa thinks I'm nuts now, told her God was playing a trick on me....need to walk around some, and get coffee.
I think they are about "Body Enhancements." :(
okay, who spilled the beans to these folks ??? ☺
hi all-
New to this eagle cam @ Shepardst
get them in my spam all the time.
good morning frog and welcome to the nest.
Well good wet Monday Morning!
Good to see adult in nest with our drowned Hidey!
Hi there Mits - What do you hear?
So good to readr you on here this early am! Margy glad you're around to keep control on things!
OK Seriously! It is wet & I could have slept in but some jerk wanted to sell me some windows over the phone!
checking out early morning comments & taking a lot at emails!
Thank you Mits and Steve.
Welcome frogfuz!!
Welcome frogfuz!! Stay with us and we'll make you feel right at home!
Both adults in the nest BUT with that
smudge I can't find Hidey...
Maybe they pushed her off the edge...........
MORNIN' & Thanks MITS!---I had just finished wishing you well----then you came on with NEW THREAD!!-----So praying you are almost pain free!!!-----keeping you in my thoughts & prayers!!------Hope you went back to Dr for help with pain!!----(CROSSED FINGERS) ho!
ROGLMBO That wasn't 2 adults -
That was big girl Hidey
That was Hidey behind the smudge Jo.
Thanks for the welcome..looks wet in the nest..
OH YEAH!---I had sound with MEGAN'S ---'rain drops keep fallen on my head....perks one up!! ho!
Thanks for keeping me straight Sharon!
How ya doing? We got our Mits back!
YEAH!
Hi Norma - did you get into your emails yet?
Definitely wet in the nest, wet everywhere I think!
Mema
Are you wearing your NEW Eyeglasses ? Tee Hee...
These birds are sooooooo Wet !
pain still there, Norma, probably will take a while for this old body to heal
Morning, all!
I see 2 pretty soggy eagles in the nest! One adult, one juvie. :)
MORNIN' FROG FUZ!---You probably don't mind the rain?---ho!---You know---FROG--RAIN, etc----cool---
had sound on BWO, Jo, but it was a fluke, not there now, had to reboot puter, having problems with it this a.m.
Is our sound back on yet?
Good to see you on here this morning, Mits. Hope the pain is a little less each day.
YEAH MITS---Checked BWO & BWE earlier!!---no harm done---
Not wet everywhere!! Dry an sunny here on shores of Lk Mich.
Ok, I am going to Michigan cause it is raining and yucky in Bluefield, WV.
Welcome frogfuz!
I am sure that frogfuz will be sending us some dry sunny weather in a day or two
We have been building 'ARKS' here in WV----(not kiddin')---It has not quit raining since ever!!----Went to RAMP feed yesterday----RAINING like crazy---but had a packed house all day!!---RAN out of ramps!!---
You should be getting the sun by Wed...we turn to rain then thru the weekend.
NBG 3 little rebels are snoozing!
MORNIN' PAULA!---I noticed you caught that MARVELOUS PBS show yesterday----I saw it on WVPBS--bet MD will have it this weekend!!
Wasn't that a COOL show?---I want to see it again!! ho!
Bright sunshine here in Texas, first in days! More rain tomorrow. Hope there will be enough sunshine today in OK to get up the cam. May have to take my sub back up there....up periscope!!!
So, Margy....I got this cough from you, huh? Gee thanks!! Head is better today, but the coughing is HORRIBLE. I have not lost my voice, but it has not run it's course yet.
JO---they were snoozing earlier---but I was surprised---NO SUNSHINE!!
seems they always are rocking in SUNSHINE!!---LITTLE IMPS!!!--
Norma - that was a neat show!
Whoops! Excuse me.....forgot my manners! GOOD MORNING! Welcome Frogfuz!!! Love the state of Michigan, beautiful state. I have lots of family up that way!
Love the snowman cam in MI as well!
Is our sound back on yet? I can't tell here....I want to send Steve another email if it's not on. Thanks.
WEATHER FOR NCTC NESTFlood Watch in effect through this evening...
Rest of Today
Occasional rain. Rain may be heavy at times this afternoon. Highs in the mid 50s. Northeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
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Tonight
Cloudy. Rain likely in the evening...then a chance of rain after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. North winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs in the mid 60s. North winds around 5 mph.
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Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 40s. North winds around 5 mph in the evening...becoming light and variable.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 60s. East winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
AMEN
MORNIN' LOLLY!----I sent you about 300 lbs of WAX yesterday----I am sure you didn't see it!---too many blogs------Take it easy till you feel better---that cough seems to linger-----remember ---'chicken soup'!
I have a hum on the nest, Paula, no other sounds
Thanks-Lolly- you guys get the rain..we get 100+ inches of snow (sw MI) the snowman cam is in Upper Peninsula...they're melting their snow now.
We have at least one other person from Michigan, Itl aka Lisa, now lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan -
Okay - inside field trip it is, off to see my friend and we will just TALK about the great Outdoors...
You all have a good day!
Rain or Not...
GREAT TO SEE YOU MITS !!
(and everyone else too ☺ )
xox TTFN ♥
Mei and Tai when he was little were just on TV announcing the Panda Watch. They said if a few weeks! The footage of them was good - older but good.
MITS---GREAT WEATHER FORECAST!!
....and the rain goes on...and the rain goes on!---ho!
Well, if no one hears the rain right now, since it's raining, I would say the sound is not working...
Gotts go. BBL thanks for sharing.
WHOA! They need you down at the Panda House Mits!
Panda Cam
Web Cam Is Offline
This National Zoo web cam is currently unavailable, please check back later. We apologize for any inconvenience.
sound back on
no its not, got the stork cam up, sorry
Adult at BWE
Norma, did you make it to your ramps dinner yesterday?
I see Mei on the cam, Jo
Oops...missed new thread.
Norma, that show was on here last evening, too...I missed it....no repeat showing in listings...boo.
Retiree club leaders conference call w/ Corporate in a few minutes. Will check back and catch up again later!
WHOA!!---WHOA!!----BLUEFIELD SHARON!!----You don't want to go to MICHIGAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That's where the WV COACH---RODRIGUEZ is now!!!
Otters are out & about.. Saw the Fishing cat and the flamingos! I really wish to come down and see the little Ant Eater.
Going to go eat a bite or two. Jack is doing the walk excercises without me.
BBL
Have a great day....have a great week! Laurel and the boys are enjoying it....no school!
OOOOH YEAH! PAULA!---Can't you smell my breath???----ho!---RAMPS even in their cake!!---Pouring rain ---but they just kept coming!!
Adult and Chessie and Choppie are in in the BWE nest.
HEDGIE!---It was on WV PBS---but it wasn't on the MD PBS---so I bet they will have this SUNDAY?
HO! - no ramp cake here, please. Ramps themselves sound good, and would be just fine!
Norma, it was on MD PBS here....
Hey !
Still cam seems to be up and running again.
and so am I...
'Bye xo
No RAIN on the HH CREW!---So well camouflaged in their nest!!!
going to miss this sloth bear:(
Sloth Bear Update—April 2009
It’s time to say goodbye to our little bear. Balawat, our three-year-old sloth bear, left the Zoo on April 29. He is joining a female sloth bear from the San Diego Zoo at Akron Zoo.
Sloth bears are governed by the Species Survival Plan (SSP) program, which manages breeding in order to maintain a genetically diverse zoo population. Balawat is the result of a breeding recommendation from the Sloth Bear SSP, and the SSP has recommended we send him to Akron to be paired with the San Diego female, who was determined to be a good match for him.
At three years of age, Bala is certainly ready to venture out on his own and start his new life. His keepers will miss him very much but are also excited for him to start the next chapter of his life. Read the rest of the update.
In the wild, sloth bears are found in India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. They have a slightly longer snout than other species of bear, and they use it along with their lips to create a vacuum-like seal to suck up insects from holes, cracks and crevices.
Taking a break to get some FOOD....
BBL
update on Hana and Merlin (sloth bears)
Here at Asia Trail, Merlin and Hana will hopefully be starting the next chapter for sloth bears at the Zoo. Hana recently started showing interest in Merlin again, and they have been spending time together during the day. You can find them together in the yard most days now and we are hoping when Hana comes into estrus (anytime between May and August) that she and Merlin will breed again.
LW Site---Yesterday---SUCH A TREAT!!!----MOM was turned around feeding the little ones!!---aah---they were just too ADORABLE---- MOM on nest now!---
both O's at Finney's nest, egg is showing
now just one at Finney's nest
That's too bad PAULA!---surely they will show it again!---Will watch----PAULA---RAMPS are used in every dish they serve----except ham---in meatloaf though---(mark the date on your cal)---ho!
REBELS are certainly acting like "REBELS"----#1 is picking on #3 --- #3 fell back--could only see his 'yellar feet'---ho!
Well, I took over 500 photos of that osprey eating a fish behind our house and I didn't really like any of them. The light was just terrible, the sun (what there was of it) was behind the osprey for all the best angles. Here are the best of the lot:
OspreyBob
Watching the PA PERGRINE FALCON!!---BLESS HER HEART!----She is alone with all 5 under her---windy & thundering---kept checking for DAD & CALLING----but no DAD!!!---
Well Bob I for one certainly LOVE all those pics! She is a beauty!
BOB, the osprey pictures are wonderful, thanks
Hidy just did a poop shoot
Bob - given the conditions, you found some that turned out just wonderful. Love to see them so up close!
BOB---I hope the message I typed is with your pics!!!----ho!---
Do you have a pic of a CARDINAL!---I want to give one to a dear friend----
panda play in Atlanta
Just checking cam--TWO WET BIRDS!
The EAGLE is still on the nest in OREGON!----Does anyone have any info in re: that site?
NATURENUT---You reminded me of my high school days!!-----OUR ANSWER TO ANY REMARK! ----'just checkin'---ho!
5 eggs at WW bluebird cam
Norma - think the Oregaon eagle is about on day 25 or 27 of incubation...
OREGON NEST
35 days
from Apr 9
is May 14
JO'S FLAMINGOS seem to be enjoying the rainy day----aah!--I see at least 1 juvie!!----
Norma - I'll take a look when I get home for cardinal pics but I think these might be the only ones:
Cardinals
Did Wanda dance too many nights away - Where is she? I really hope her knee didn't give out!
THANKS----PAULA & MITS!!----I truly want to live long enough to see a EAGLET in that nest!!!----
Norma - the flamingos are yours
The little sea otters are mine LOL
Norma - is your email still down?
I'm sending out the Sat May 23rd date for the Nest Visit - Can you Please
come down and be with us? Eagle Express will be there.
Let me know by a comment here on the blog if email is dead!
Great Osprey pics, Bob!
I'm hoping that osprey makes a habit of eating in that tree. I'd love an opportunity to try again under better lighting conditions. She didn't seem to mind my presence at all.
BOB---would you choose?---please---frame it too!---She loves CARDINALS!!---I like #1--line 2---& the 2 on line 4 are great!!----HOPE TO GET EMAIL FIXED SOON!
FLOOD WARNINGS IN AREA!
BWE eaglets are really branching---palmost empty nest except for a tail at lower right.
Message sent through Momsters' Email:
Mark your calendar & Plan for a Sycamore Nest Visit!
It's that time of the 2009 Eagle Season to plan our visit to the nest at NCTC - Shepherdstown, WV. Our eaglet is 7 weeks old and at 11 - 13 weeks the first flight could occur.
With that in mind -
Saturday May 23rd 10:00 am
NCTC will NOT be open for classes that weekend which is Memorial Day. That means that we would not have the cafe or the Gift Shop available to us. HOWEVER the Eagle Express with
Capt Gene and First Mate Wanda will be there for us and will be serving lunch! We can all drive into NCTC and meet the Eagle Express in a designated parking lot and then all go over to the Nest Tree.
Dinner arrangements are being made by First Mate Wanda.
She will be notifying you of the place and time in order to get our head count.
I need to submit the list of names to NCTC for entry at the
Guard House of all those with intentions of coming to our
Annual Event! Please email me personally and also ask any questions or concerns you have.
jo_lennox@hotmail.com
Reminder: If you are not able to attend on this date, remember that any day you would want to come to the nest that I and other local yocals would join you!
((hugs)) ♥ Mema Jo
BBL Lunch Time at this nest
Norma - Let me check what I have and then I'll post a link for a sample of what I think might work (some of these are not quite in focus and I need to make sure I still have the originals). I've also gotten better with Photoshop so I can probably brighten up and sharpen what I have a little more than what you see in that gallery. Did you have a size in mind?
THANKS BOB!----hope to work out email today!!
We have a mourning dove nest up in a huge pine tree in a vacant lot between here and Sissy's. Saw both at the nest and one flew off. One was laying on the nest when I came back by. Don't know if there are babies yet or just eggs.
Flicker just went into the hole in the tree and no starling is in sight. Hope the flickers win!
Good morning Jim!
Well, morning for you, afternoon for me!
Hey, Norma, the Nature show IS being repeated here.... 3xtomorrow plus Sat. MN!!! Set my recorder!!! I was looking under wrong title last night....I put in Eagles of Mull instead of NATURE!!! TY. It's on the DC PBS station.
Aren't Bob's pics great?? AS ALWAYS!!!
Just had two goldfinches playing out in the driveway...couldn't get a decent pic through window...even full-zoom they barely show against the gravel....they should have been in the red mulch!
I am peeking in - but I am going to put my head down for an hour's panda nap.
BBL
Loon eggs in sight. Hornby is really windy and so is Norfolk.
Conference call minutes completed and sent out. Whew....bleary eyed and foggy-brained from reading my notes and organizing my thoughts and typing!
Our poor eaglet is so wet!
Now she is drying out a little bit! Flapping wings!
Hidey has a feather stuck in her beak!
Preening...or trying to get dry!! maybe she has mites bothering her!
Feather gone now.
Step away from the edge!!!
Has anyone listened to Steve's audio updates? They are on the NCTC cam homepage...on the right side of the page
JUMPING JACKS!!! At least she moved to the middle first!!
Link for the NCTC audio I was all over the place looking & found it so I'll make it quick for everyone.
Thanks Steve for the update on our "critter". That is good!
How cool is that?? Thanks Paula.
That was cool! I didn't know the updates were there - Thanks for finding them Paula. I hope most bloggers will listen in!
Getting ready to meet Jenny soon down in Frederick. Hubby will come along!
Going to check out some cams before leaving.
Yeah! I liked that description
OUR CRITTER !
Out the door between the Rain Drops!
BBL
Tried to catch the video of Hidey jumping and flapping but it didn't catch the right moments....argh!!
nice update....
Are you playing around with recording, Lynn? Best advice I can offer is play with it all the time...just for the practice....that way when you really want to record something...you can!
Record about a minute or two each time.
I found those updates cause I actually stopped to look at the page before I just clicked thru the links to open up the cam!
I think it has finally stopped raining here...at least for now!
I couldn't hear the very first one here at work, so I'll listen to that one at home.
2 osprey at BWO, one is eating...think it's Dad eating and Mom on the nest...hopefully they will switch soon!
3 eggs in view at BWO
Hey to all eagle buddies! Thanks Mema Jo for the link to the audio. That was pretty neat. I'm just logging in to the site. Have been down and out today. Can't wait to talk to everyone and watch that beautiful critter of ours!
Bibee, our poor critter is soaking wet today!
HI, EVERYBODY! Boy, it's been a crazy weekend. My computer did 11 Windows updates on Friday morning, and there's been nothing but software incompatibility issues ever since! I hope most of them are ironed out now. Poor Hidey looks kinda soggy this morning-- guess it really rained hard there!
She looks much bigger to me today, though. Amazing how she grows so much practically overnight! Talked to the kids in TX yesterday, and they got 6" of rain in 8 hours! That was pretty crazy. Have been concerned about our momma hummer-- I think she's abandoned her nest and started another one in a new location. She still comes to the feeder, but hasn't been sitting on the original nest yesterday or today. The wind blew the branch low enough for me to see inside the nest, and no eggs there. The black-crowned night herons have a nest much, much higher in the tree, almost directly above the hummer nest, and maybe their noise, and their poop-shoots, have discouraged her.
There are a bunch of white poop stains on the leaves right above the hummer nest. I'll keep watching, and give you an update later. At least Momma hummer is OK! By the way, does anyone have sound on the nest cam? I haven't since last week. SoCal weather report: sun is burning through, should get to hi 70s today. My fence lizards are out & about today, and loving this weather! Well, BBL-- gotta get lunch. Hope Mits, Sharon & Mema Jo are all feeling better today! :o]
The realplayer download took several seconds to actually start, Paula, and then it cuts itself off very quickly....and it didn't record an image....just showed a picture of the blank cam image, and it's showing in RP library as an audio....HUH????? Haven't had any luck downloading SnagIt. Haven't tried any others yet.
Looks like sun is shining in S'Town....not here, tho'.
Ms B - something might have gotten to the hummer's eggs, too. Hope she can nest again. They really nest several times a year, so I'm sure she will again
Hedgie - I don't think the realplayer recorder is going to work on the live feed, I think it only works on things that actually play in real player. I don't have it, I'm just guessing from what others have said last year.
I see my first oriole over in the starling/flicker tree! Beautiful!
2 eaglets laying in the nest at BWE...looks like they cleaned up the place, LOL. Think they need to come to our nest!
Forgot to ask you... how you how you are feeling today, Mits???
Hi Bibee and MsBookworm. Still no sound on our cam, sorry to say.
Hidey has been trying to get dried out!
We still aren't ranking on beakspeak.
I don't know how that could be unless it still is counting the other page where the cam was located.
Finally stopped raining here for a while. Rain gauge had 2 and a half inches in it...
Raining AGAIN! Heading your way, Hidey.
Had to look up your black-crowned night heron, Andrea. Big bird, as I suspected!! What kind of tree is it in, and how high up??? That is really cool!
Paula, I can copy your videos over onto RP without any trouble, if that makes any sense!
Hi everyone. My fellow employee's and I have been watching Hidey as you call it for a few weeks now. It is so addicting. Always afraid I'm gonna miss something. C.I.S.D is watching. All we have is hawks here on Long Island. There cool to.
Welcome to the blog Ricky376!!
Thank you and May I ask? How does everyone know hidey is a female? Its almst bigger than one of the parents already.
Well, Ricky, we don't technically know she is a female. The females are larger than the males and she seems really large to us, but there really is no way to tell at this point. It is just a guess! :)
Ricky376. We do not know if it is male or female but because of the size. Females are bigger than males. We will not know because this nest is not banded.
Welcome Ricky and co-workers.
Hey Sharon. Hornby nest chick is peeping and wind is terrible.
The eaglet sometimes looks larger than the parent when the eaglet is closest to the cam.
Thanks again. Learn something new every day. Cant wait till she takes off. Although then there will be not much to watch. Have a good day.
Listened to the audio from NCTC Steve was great. Had problems listening to the first one for March.
Oh Steve on the one for April 21st your name is spelled wrong. It has Sreve instead of Steve.
Hello Ceil!
Ceil is a proofreader like me! :)
Oh no...another proofreder....
Ok, Megan, did you do that on purpose? :) ☺ ☺ ☺
Ricky376, what is C.I.S.D.??? Welcome.
Hey, Shar!!
I am home from work, I planned to mow, but a little rain is passing by.
Bob, I love your Osprey photos. How wonderful that you were that close!
of cousre not... ☺
And Megan.....are you getting dried out?
Yep, bet you did do that on purpose!!!
No betting about it....sure 'nuf'!
I feel like Hidey..wet and soggy. Going out to spray plants in the garden with fish emulsion since it stopped raining for a while. Gonna smell like an eagles nest out there..
Supper time at Hornby. Love watching those babies and listening to them too.
Ugh, Megan! What does that provide for the plants? Calcium or omega fatty acids???
Check momsters mail...a couple of great videos posted by Mits and Jo!! And it sounds like Iris is going to try to make it for the nest visit! I haven't met her yet...hope she makes it.
I'm going to buy Megan's plants and put them in a salad. Plenty of Omega 3 for your cholesterol! Megan is a GREEN grower and her plants are probably all suitable for looks or food. LOL
Hi Wanda! Did you need to recuperate today??? We wondered where you were!
Lynn, just busy today with housework that has been put aside for FAR TOO LONG! Can't work outside, so gave me the oppotunity to work inside (rather be outside).
Lots of posts to read up on since I left.
Rain seems to have stopped but the clouds are so threatening!
Be right back after reading up on things.
Hidey is one wet soggy looking gal!
Got to listen to the first video....they are talking about bald eagle habits, mating, history, DDT, etc. The volume is a little low...maybe if you click on the open mp3 in a new window? It might be better.
Aha, you can right click the "open mp3 file in new window" and choose "save target as" to your computer....that might work as well.
Oh, forgot to tell you my boss has a place in Delaware...and there are nesting osprey on the Delaware bay and Indian River bay...and he saw an osprey dive about 20 off the front of his boat and come up with a fish! Said it was really cool!!
Sorry had to leave just got back. Meagan you spell beautiful.
Paula It got better but Steve was so much clearer.
Great videos of the Pigeon Forge chick and parents.
Seems to be osprey everywhere. Great. They are beautiful birds.
NBG Rebels are just as wet and soggy as
Hidey!
Oklahoma site still no cams - Like Lolly said - That little one may fledge before the sunshine comes out for the cams!
Duke Farms nest is also Wet & soggy!
Parent is tenting the 3 young ones.
Decorah eaglets should be about 4 weeks old. They are alone in the nest now.
Jo I was just looking in on the Norfolk crew. They are so cute.
Can not watch Hornby. Wind is so strong. If she gets up chick might fly out of the nest. Off to watch ball game. BBL
Just saw adult fly up from the back into the tree.
A very soggy parent just arrived in the nest, as I am listening to the video Jo sent out. How Wonderful!!
Good Evening Everyone in Eagleland.
What a hairdo our eagle and eaglet has.
Soggy adult in the nest too now
Just got another FONZ National Zoo Panda News: May 4, 2009
Dear Jo,
We just wanted to let you know that National Zoo scientists have detected the start of the decline in urinary progestin levels in Mei Xiang. This hormone decline indicates that her reproductive cycle will be concluding fairly soon. She has been spending more time in her den and cradles objects as she would a cub. We don't know whether or not she is pregnant or experiencing a pseudo pregnancy, or false pregnancy, which is common in giant pandas.
FONZ volunteers are now monitoring Mei's behavior (and manning the panda cam) 24 hours a day. Thanks so much for your interest in giant pandas and the National Zoo.
One giant Panda on Cam 2 is eating and the other giant Panda on Cam 1 is sleeping. I'll guess that the sleeping panda is Mei Xiang (I am probably wrong)
I need Mits!!!
Hidey and adult are not Happy Nesters!
Belle is digging up some of that stuck, soaked fluff
DEB Your turtles have been fed.
Now you have time for more pics to be put on your blog!
Boy, those audios reports from Steve are pretty cool. He snuck those in on us...thanks for the heads-up Paula
Hidey is too cute watching belle...nibbling at her feathers...looking for dinner
He finally gave up and laid down in the bowl...
BBL gonna go walk in the rain...
Hope you have had a nice day off, Margy!
The rain really doesn't deter any thing good happening!
Watch out
for the SPLIT
It is a coming soon!
Jo, just working on labels for pictures, then I will post them.
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