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«Oldest ‹Older 201 – 400 of 544 Newer› Newest»HEY FUN PEOPLE.. I have been watching the stork nest.. I need a little info on this.. I see that there are two young ones in the nest. one is so much bigger than the other.. what is this about it. so sorry I can read their blog..lol
Hello, everyone,
Gee, ya think Hidey might be hungry? Got pretty snippy with the parent, and now taking big bites! Don't forget to chew, Hidey! Looks like you're a happy camper now! Glad I came back to check-- finally got to see you today. Well, back to the books for me!
BBL :o]
Stupid cat....
Cam Ham - look up here and let me check you out!
Your fishing lessons should soon start!
I love it! :) Here kitty kitty!
I tried most of the day yesterday to box in the cat!!!! Haven't gotten the cat yet.
Man - Hidey is getting a routine....
Hop
Jump
Fly Out WHeeeeeeeeeeeee!
I hear thunder in the distance here.
BBILW
Hey, nice takeoff! Sounds like you didn't go too far away. Thought you'd come back, but guess not. Hope your parents are teaching you how to hunt. Bet they're trying! You're getting to be quite a handful when there's food around. You remind me of my two nephews when they were teenagers-- continually cleaning out the 'fridge! Maybe you ARE a boy!
Well, I HAVE to get back to the books. Glad I got my 'Hidey fix', though. I'm all set for a while.
This really is bye for now! BBL.
:o]
I gave up on that cat thing yesterday....don't like things that frustrate me, got the d#$% computer to frustrate me enough...off to sundeck to eat lunch...later
Hidey just arrived!
best landing i've seen yet! boy is that hidey talkin'.
I TRAPPED THE CAT AND NOTHING HAPPENED.....
Birdey in the nest.
i would be a terrible eagle parent. i'd just keep bringing fish. i know it.
Darn, looked away and missed the take-off.
Greetings to Everyone in Eagleland from Santorini Is. Greece!This place is really remains of a volcano.It is shaped like a backward letter C---one chunk missing. Water in the middle w/another tiny island which sprouted up.Most of the lodgings are built into the rim sides.Today was VERY windy & I watched the hooded crows hover in mid air--no flapping needed.Finally got a short video, but still in camera.
Logging in to Blog was in Greek!
Got to see Hidey just now---been a few.
Am on daughter's laptop--not real easy!
See lots of new members--Great & congrats to Bob. Blessings to all!
Hi, Loretta, blogging from Greece. I hope you are all having the most wonderful time in the world!
Loretta, great to see you on here. Greetings from West Virginia! :)
any help on the stork??
I think Lynn is the only one that watches the storks and she is out to lunch.
thanks Deb. maybe she will see my question. kinda boogles my mind
I got the cat again.. now what can I do......???
Gee willikers. I tried to post 5 pics on Blog & they never went thru! Poo! Must not have a good connection!
After Athens, we went to Mykonos, another Is.& everything is very hilly w/rocky steps to get to anywhere. This place is even worse as far as steep. There are about 5 sets of steps to get to our apt.But Bless there little hearts, daughter & SIL rented a car for three days!!!!I will survive.
My first pic was going to be of what we saw from the road.
Well I guess I'll have to go---this gizmo has NO mouse!It is 10:20 PM, & gang went out to get us a light dinner. Tomorrow is daughter's B'Day, so I've planned w/help of Registrar finding a great place on beach fror dinner.She's not eating carbs, so no cake, but I brought a candle I'll put in something! Later!!!!!
Hey all. I've also been watching the stork nest. It's pretty cool but I have to admit I don't know much about them.
Also, wvgal_dana, I do live about 90 miles or so from Lolly, who's in Beaumont, TX. Definitely close enough to connect for a cool birding outing.
I saw the Hummer chick this morning; but I don't see the Hummer chick now.
C(°Ù¿°)D
Jim
Where is Hidey? Hear him/her but haven't seen him since I opened this site about an hour ago. Did I walk away and he showed up .. then leave? I love all the pics and videos posted from bloggers. These make a semi-disabled retiree and fellow bird lover happy. Thank you and God bless!
I see there is a new post on the return of the eaglet to the NBG nest ... and the fledging of the oldest one.
NBG Blog
C(°Ù¿°)D
Jim
The Hummingbird has returned... I don't know if it fledged or if it was branching, but it will fledge very soon if it hasn't.
C(°Ù¿°)D
Jim
hello everyone
how are all my eagle momsters and dadsters
Later...
I'm getting disconnects from parts of FireFox and from AOL, so I think I'd better shut it down for a while.
C(°Ù¿°)D
Jim
later jim
Hi and Bye - T-Bird.
Good to see you, Buddy and everyone else on here !
I am getting the Finney Land nest to open, view is a little cock-eyed but I could see the bird well. It is about dark there now though.
Hope everyone has a good evening. Sure was nice to hear from NatureNut Loretta!
TTFN - work looms...xo ☺ ♥
Hello....still catching up!!
Needed to reply to Mits comment about wanting to be a nurse! Helen...I wanted to be a meteorologist and was told my math and science skills weren't good enough---duh!!! So you could have been a nurse!!!! NOT that I recommend it to anybody in this day and age....nursing is NOT what it was back when I graduated!
Love and hugs to Sharon, Sissy and Thelma on this day of remembrance.
Do I hear the pitter-patter of little talons?
Or is it the peck peck peck
of a little one's beak....?
Mema Jo, it could very well be that too! :)
Evening everyone. It still amazes me when I see a human hold an eaglet. How huge they really are. I see Hidey and think big but seeing Reese hold that NBG eaglet WOW.
Lynn Helen would have made a good nurse. She was an EKG tech.
Lisa I am so happy for Blackwater.
Got a minute or two to send this on:
Correction on some prior information I posted about Loch of the Lowe's in the Scotland and the absence of a 3rd chick: There have only been two chicks in that nest for a couple of weeks now. I guess I am getting my nests mixed up, and was sure I was watching parent Isla feeding a third chick the other morning. There are only two.
I guess I have CRS and CSS - Can't remember you know what, and can't SEE it either.
I am so sorry to put out a sadness post regarding this...
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Take Care all, keep your flashlights and candles ready in case we get the storms that are predicted. Batten down the hatches!
C'mon out Hidey, your adoring fans are waiting !
xox Til tomorrow ♥
Sharon... my sister Kathy was 61 years old too, born in October 1947, died Dec 2007. Too young...
Thinking of you, all, with love
xo
No problem Margy. Happens to me all the time.
Oh my Gosh, and there is our Star !
There is the little beak and talons now!
That was an impressive take-off from just below the camera back toward the river. You go Hidey!
ANd poof, Hidey is gone!
Here comes the evening entertainment-
Through 700 PM EDT...a band of showers and thunderstorms will expand northeastward into eastern West Virginia and adjacent portions of north central Maryland. Locally heavy downpours...gusty winds...and frequent cloud to ground lightning can be expected as this activity moves through.
quick visit from Hidey-thanks Hedgie, Magpie and everyone for your thoughts and prayers today
My nest door neighbor and Jim were watching baby squirrels yesterday. I think they are out there now I am going to go feed them. Saw a baby morning dove coming home from work. It was on the ground hope it gets back in the tree. Babies everywhere
that sounds wonderful ceil
Norma, are you in Hardy Co.??? I don't know my WV geography very well!!! Severe storm warning in effect for Hardy.
later Magpie
Wanda, couldn't watch your video....it said it is private and that I need to accept friends request....Huh????
She is in Hampshire County, Lynn.
We can blame The Cat game on Jim!!!! I'm hooked!!!
You know, as bad as I hate to admit it, baby starlings are beautiful birds.
GA-Girl, I really don't know anything about the storks...don't know those languages! Which one are you talking about?
Did Hidey just sneeze?
I did get to see his in/out a while ago even though I was at table eating dinner.
I heard something Mema Jo. I looked over and didn't see anything so it very well could have been a sneeze, huh?
I sent the cat game out today but didn't realize it had already gone around yesterday. A non-eagle friend sent it to me today. Yes, I do have a couple of non-eagle friends! :)
I hope Hidey stays in the nest tonight. Looks like storms a comin' in.
I really hope the storms bypass our nest - Hidey best dig in the talons when he perches up on the limb the way the wind is picking up!
Are you sure you really have friends Sharon? You stepped right into that one.
tee-hee, knew Thelma was not going to let that remark pass her by:)
Well, I have non-eagle acquaintances and best eagle buddies, I think, or at least that was the rumor! :)
Okay, the Glock is fixing to be busted out on the cat!
We (Bill & I) had a wonderful visit and lunch w/ our SC friends. She is Maridel, who you all helped so much with your prayers when she had a stroke last fall. She is doing marvelously...no after-effects except occassional trouble knowing what word she wants to use. Thanks again for your line to Heaven and our Lord!!
Deb - so glad you finally got to see Hidey fly in and out of the nest
So Hidey was just here?
that is wonderful news, Lynn, the prayer here is overwhelming, you just sit back and watch the miracles grow:)
storms are headed here, but the closer they get to the ocean, they are dissipating.
I think the nurser do just about everything now, don't they?
Stoopid cat...I agree!
Naturenut!!!!
Amen to that!! Prayers go from our spirit through the eagles' spirits straight to God. No doubt about it!
Gotta go pick up din din. Had a hankering for Chinese!
looks like the biggest storms went around Blackwater.....thank heavens
Prayers for sure!!
yes:), Sharon...they do...God must like eagles.
Lynn, so good to hear that Maridel is doing so well!
I have fixed my video, Lynn...it can be viewed now. If you don't remember to make it PUBLIC, it automatically becomes a PRIVATE video. It was made from my camera and is not of good quality. I want to try taping with Gene's camera, if he'll show me how to tape with it.
well looks like they are finished the balconies, at least m ine,...they took my sign and police tape down, but am not going to put furniture back on til I come back next week....they look better now than when we first moved in , in 2002
osprey just brought in some food at BWO for the sitting parent
Lynn, thanks for the update on Maridel and I for one know my Eagle Buddies' prayers are taken up to Him on the wings of eagles.
You do have Eagle Buddy Friends, Sharon. Our little bracelets say
"Friends Forever" that Wanda gave us!
and feeding at BWO.....so happy for Lisa and her osprey nest;)
Bill helped me get a new grill today...the other one was shot! Burner plate all rusted out. Still have to put the lava rocks in...but sure plan to grill something tomorrow evening...haven't been able to do so for several weeks, and I'm a big year-round griller!
Lynn Tomorrow is to be a rainy rainy day - Is the grill out on the deck/porch?
Parent with fish. Hidey will be dropping down in a minute.
Action
At The Nest
And there she is! Needs to lighten up a little bit on her mother!
hidey was really desperate for that fish! that was some major aggression & elbowing out the provider. such a tent of mantling!
kid, it's about time you had a fishing lesson, i do believe.
I agree Sharon
I also agree with you Lisa that the fishing lessons need to begin!
Do you all remember Spunky's storm? I think Glo has it on her blog somewhere!
Yes Mema Jo, we are friends forever!!
That is another really huge fish that was just brought in! Much bigger than the minnow that was first brought in!
Looks as though there is enough there to share. That could be Lib...
They are going to blow out of the nest if they turn the wrong way!
Nope, Wanda....still getting same message! Anyone else having the problem?
from ABC channel 7.....
POOLESVILLE, Md. - Sources say a 36-year-old Maryland man survived after being bit by a poisonous snake outside his Maryland home.
Sam Pettengill has war wounds from a nasty encounter with a venomous snake.
"The first puncture wound was right here and then the second bite was one fang right there," he said. "This is like just in a few seconds it bites twice and I thought, "That hurt way too much for a tiny little garden snake.'"
What had bitten him was a Copperhead, one of two venomous snakes in Maryland. Sources say less than 10 people a year are injured by the reptiles.
Pettengill was attacked when he picked up the snake that had somehow made its way into his home at the Buddhist temple in Poolesville Sunday night.
"Had I thought that there was a chance that it was poisonous I would've been much more.. I would've been cautious," said Pettengill. "So it's my fault for underestimating."
The Montgomery County (web | news) man has been in the hospital for three days. Doctors say a snake bite is nothing to ignore. "Stay calm... get yourself to a hospital -- keep the extremity or the part below the heart if possible," said Dr. David Srour of Shady Grove Hospital.
Pettengill is a Buddhist who does not believe in taking the lives of living creatures so instead of killing the Copperhead, he captured it and then took it to a sacred prayer site.
"For Buddhists that's like par for the course -- that's not anything special," said Pettengill. "Where other people think, 'You prayed for that snake that bit you on the hand?'" "And I say, 'Yeah! Of course,'" he said.
LUCKY SNAKE;0
GIVE ME MY FISH
ROFLMBO
Hidey says....GO AWAY....
current nest weather......
Currently At 6:53PM[ More ] 74°F
RealFeel®
71°F
Winds: NNE
at 16mph
Partly Sunny
Humidity: 68%
Dew Point: 63° F Pressure: 29.91 in
Visibility: 10 Miles
Looking at the weather map, the storm is almost upon us. If Hidey doesn't shut up and eat that fish, the wind will blow it away:)
why is Hidey crying?
Looks to me like there is one small and one large fish, enough for the whole family!
I was thinking the same thing, Wanda....for Pete's sake shut up bird and eat
Hidey is screaming and standing on his dinner :)
First-ever cancer drug for dogs approved by FDA!!!! Having lost all three of my SharPei to cancer (bone, liver and leukemia), glad to know that owners will have options to consider now.
Monga - Hidey is warning parent to stay away from his fish!
like a dog with a bone.....not going to eat, till I can't see you
that's eagle eye's report wanda-I guess Hidey just isn't in the sharing mood. Maybe she will get tired and give in. She is already getting a little quieter.
And then, eventually he may whine for parent to feed him. LOL
Can Hidey eat it by herself?
I saw that landing and he almost knocked her over.
Distinct sound of a brat!
Oh Mits! Pettengill would have been fined big time if he had killed that copperhead! MD Copperhead Cops would have gotten him - if he survived the bites of course.
ha ha-so right sharon
I wonder how long the stand off will be?
mom won
Way to go Lib/Belle - Just grab it and eat!
good thing he was a buddist, Jo, and prayed over the snake:)
little hissy missy is pitching a hissy fit...rofl...
Hidey gets the strong winds under those manteling wings and POOF!
lol.....:)
see kid you can both have dinner-no wait she's going back for both darnit
Aha, now Lib grabbed the second one! Hidey is trying to steal it back!
Way to go Lib! Hidey is cruisin for a bruisin:)
Yeppers, Jo...on the deck...rain not a problem as long as no lightening...I use an umbrella!!!
I don't think we on the blog have seen these actions from other seasons... This is certainly a learning experience for me to see how Hidey is reacting. Just means Hidey will make it out in the wilds of nature! At least Hidey won't go hungry!
Hidey let go of the other fish...Lib is holding tight! Hi is feeding Hidey! Hidey is still peeeping away!
Great Lynn - Get the steaks!
Monga - Hidey knows how to eat the whole thing! All by himself!
Hope the wind doesn't change directions or they could both go
over the edge!
Mema Jo I know what you mean. Do you think it is because she didn't have any siblings and she is a spoiled brat. Hopefully it will mean she will survive.
he sure knows how to mantle
Well gang of friends, I'm signing off for now. Later gators.
Some silence! Finally! BTW, that's Lib
cu later, Thelma
I thought the oldest always grabbed the food when the parent brought it in????
Get your potato bags out
It's exercise time!
Thanks for the email Lynn
I think I can do that!
I agree with you, Jo, Hidey will be a survivor. You can't be a wimp and survive in the wild.
This is so interesting...to see how Hidey is behaving...Since he fledged she thinks shes hot stuff..
Bye, Thelma:)
Not necessarily, Sharon.
Is Lib working on the other fish now?
Ms Inbetween would beat Big Boy and Spunky by grabbing and manteling over the food from what I remember.
I think whoever got to it 1st did the mantling
evening everyone. can someone please tell me how you tell the difference between Lib and Belle? Been watching since Hidey hatched but only been on the blog for a few days. Thanks
Amazing how well Lib handeled that encounter...not sure I would have been that calm if it were me with a child;)
Having a hard time keeping eyes open! Heading for sofa for Jeopardy...hope I don't fall asleep! BBL.
Storm getting close, I think!
Hi Naturegirl - You hopefully will attend the Oct 17th open house this year - looking forward to meeting you!
How far is it from Parkersburg WV?
Most of the time we have an educated guess as to if it is Belle or Liberty. The cam can distort their actual size depending where they are in the nest.
Liberty the male is smaller in length then Belle the female. When they are incubating the eggs in the nest it is easy to see which one it is. I try to cover myself by saying 'adult' or 'parent'...
Storm is just outside of Winchester, headed this way. Batten down the hatches. I hope Hidey stays in the nest during the storm. Safer there.
Naturegirl, you live in Parkersburg? I go to Ripley at least twice a year at Cedar Lakes!
I wonder where Hidey perched last night when the storm hit. That lightening made it look like daylight outside. The sky hasn't darkened yet here in the valley.
Liberty is smaller than Belle...look at the pic on the front page of the blog. Lib is on the right, Belle is on the left. Belle takes up much more of the nest when she is in it. Also, Lib shows more tail feathers than Belle. Also, he has a sleeker look about his head. And he is lighter in color than her.
It's easiest to see the differences when they are both in the nest. Sometimes it's really hard to tell them apart. Also, we have learned what their behaviors are like.
That was what I meant, that somebody would always snag the food and mantle it, not necessarily the oldest one. Pecking Pearl and BigBoy seemed to be able to do that the quickest most of the time. :)
Thanks Mema Jo. I am going to do my best to be at the opening. It's about 5 hrs or so from here but, I travel to Va. to visit the grandkids and it takes about 6 so it won't be a bad trip. I'm looking forward to it. BTW my name is Kitty
Belle also has more feathers around her neck that sort of forms a V. Check her out the next time we know for sure it is she. Look at how large she is and the way her feathers lay around her neck as opposed to Libs.
Heading to Wally world...catch ya'll later.
Bye Hidey! (he's still in the nest, I'm just saying bye for now!)
Seems like Jill was from Parkersburg...Norma would know.
More food brought in?
I think they are trying to keep Hidey in the nest knowing a storm is coming.
Adult was just there!
We have one little protective Eaglet. That is my fish!
Hadn't quite left yet! Did Lib bring another fish? Hidey is looking at it strange!
Lib decided he can't stand that noisy kid. "I'M Outta here"!
Here Kid, have another fish and shut up!
Later!
Rain is definitley closing in on us, looks fierce. Hope for no hail and damaging winds. Between the two of us, we have planted around 700-800 plants today, would be great if mother nature would water them in for us.
It is good to have you with us Kitty!
Feel free to ask any questions you have
We were all new at one time!
Don't think Hidey likes the approaching storm. If it's anything like the one that went through here yesterday it's a nasty one.
I wish my lawn would mow itself, but that isn't going to happen, BBL.
I hope the storm isn't bad for you all!
I'm just getting on....Does anyone know what house blow up on Rt. 11 South Martinsburg??? Person lit a match and was a gas leak.
I've been watching Hidey for about a month and it is really been a pleasure to watch him grow. He is my first eaglet. Do all little ones treat their parents like that at dinner time?
I think they brought Hidey enough food to anchor her down during the storm.
Hello Joyce and welcome. Yes they do treat their parents like that. Survival of the fittest!
My word, it's like having teenagers!
Joyce, it sure is! Where do you live?
I'm in Pennsylvania. Hoping to get down to WVA in the fall to see the nest.
Hi Joyce. No, I don't think they would normally do that, but Hidey doesn't have siblings to show agression with (which is a normal process in nature) so he only has Mom or Dad to do that to. He is normal (I think LOL).
Hey All....I haven't been able to post comments like I want to...but I keep in touch by viewing all your posts....did anyone see Hidey around 1:15 or so today....then again around 6:00/6:30??? WOW....she is so funny....can anyone tell me is it typical for an eaglet to hover over their food and be sooooo vocal OR is this just typical of Miss (or) Mr. Hidey???? Both times...the adult sits and Hidey cries or carrys on with her wings half spread and puts her head down....then finally she eats and then Belle eats...is this behavior because Liberty isn't bringing in as much food???? Hey...now that I think of it...I guess I carry on like this when I get food too....LOL LOL. Any responses??? How 'bout it Eagle Eyed Sharon or anyone??? I think Ms. Bookworm knows what I'm talking about...cause she made a comment about Hidey's behavior too!! Thanks everyone....and it IS A BEAUTIFUL site to see Hidey take off....God bless all you wonderful bloggers!!!
That would be awesome Joyce. We have such a great time! I have yet to go to Shepherdstown and not see Lib or Belle or both.
I think it is normal behavior but maybe a little extended as there is no competition.
Joyce, we would be so happy to join us at Open House on October 17...is that when you were planing you visit?
Costume Lady....thanks...you answered my question perfectly....also...great pic of you Eagle Eyed Sharon!!! Who's the little one with you???
I was looking over the 13 pages of videos that Glo has on You Tube - BUT I can't find the old one of "Spunky and the storm".
Just search You Tube with: eliasgrammy
I will find time to look at Paula's by searching "paulaeagletmomster"
Will post a link if I find it. This was back a few years.
Welcome Joyce!
That is actually a picture of my sister Donna, whose birthday is today and she would have been 61. That is Mattie (her granddaughter/my great niece) with her. She is also an eaglet momster, 11 years old!
Looks like Hidey is resting now....all that "flying" wears a body out!!! LOL
thank you. I didn't know about the open house. Is there someplace to find information?
Flying and eating! :)
Mattie and Buddy are our mascots:)
Ahhh..I'm so sorry....I saw you comment about your sister in an earlier post!!! My daughter's birthday is today....Jessica....she is "29" today!!! We have so much in common....I would LOVE to meet you, Sharon!!!!
Can see starting of spiders web blowing in the wind.
RAIN IS HERE...HANG ON HIDEY. Not much wind yet.
Absolutely! Are you going to be able to come to open house? Remind me, where do you live?
Are you the one that lives in Princeton?
Heck fur, we could have lunch in Green Valley! :)
Sherrill, what part of WV are you from. If you told us already, sorry, I forgot:)
It's raining, it's pouring,
The old man is snoring.
Bumped his head when he went to bed,
And he couldn't get up in the morning.
Remember that one??
I recall one of our new bloggers is from Martinsburg, but I can't remember which one.
Ok, dug a little further - Oak Hill/Fayetteville. That is still close!
Sharon...not sure..I e-mailed you privately Saturday when I couldn't find Hidey...remember?? I'm Sherrill (momsmiley) from Oak Hill, WV....you invited me to the open house....but I'm not sure at this time...BUT would LOVE to be able to go....we talked before about my son, Josh, and Concord and I think your sister's son goes to Concord too.....remember me now??
Sherrill, it is all coming back to me now. Slow but I get there! :)
Raining very hard now.
I totally remember you, just a little brain dead. Actually, that is my son that went to Concord but he is going to WV State University in the fall. Over Thanksgiving break, they will be traveling to Ireland and Scotland with the band. I asked if they needed chaperones, I have lots of experience with that! :)
HEDGIE, I have the storks on my "favorites" at work. can't remember which one. I will check it and post tomorrow It is the one that is on the beakspeak list. I saw both parents in the nest doing their "bill talk" that was just the coolest thing to watch
I'm from right outside Philadelphia. A distance from WVA.
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