Sunday, January 17, 2010

Sunday

Wet day thread.

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magpie said...

Thanks Glo...it could be my clunker eyes and I havent been able to watch too much since new still cam view came about

They still loo GREAT though!

magpie said...

Carol too funny I clicked on your avatar and it had switched to Polar Bears already !

hedgie said...

SPLIT!!! Still no new thread.

glo said...

Yes and we can see them in our nest. All is well enough.

glo said...

poof

magpie said...

Well how nice that was. I was clicking pictures, think I put the wrong date on most of them !
16th 17th 19th

magpie said...

Megan
Your flower avatar is stunning !!

magpie said...

And Glo, I never told you, so is yours !!!

floralgirl said...

Ain't it purty? it's a sweet william, I'm ordering some seeds now ...

Carol_in_WV said...

Magpie - that old avatar was hard to figure out. It was a rumbling volcano seen from above. The polar bears are more appropriate.

magpie said...

Carol, I'm glad you told me that, I thought it a Bald Eagle peeking out of a snowy nest !
Seems like I should get to the eye doctor's !!

glo said...

Thanks Magpie you will probably be seeing it for a while, maybe forever. :-)

magpie said...

sunlight blazing at NCTC right now, glad the birds came in before that....

magpie said...

Well, Megan, keep me in mind when you order those seeds because I will gobble some flowers up at Market !!

magpie said...

Yes, Glo, it is really perfect, your soaring eagle

magpie said...

JO,
when you come back on, the Fort St Vrain (XCel) is the nest in Colorado at which the three chicks failed to survive, the one where they stated one of the adults might have gotten injured and the other adult could not manage the roosting and food-gathering :(

magpie said...

I think I might find some energy outdoors and in the sun while it lasts...
going to head out for awhile.

Hello all, and so long for now
xoxo ☺ ♥

magpie said...

Oh I forgot, I clicked on Donnie's site, and remember now all those fanatastic photos...think Donnie's camera might be like Bob's !

Donnie, stay around....
Carol, you too !!
This is the best time of the year coming up

magpie said...

I will go put my pictures on the Momsters album, with the right dates...first, before I leave

Donnie said...

Oh yes I remember. I was like a crazy man. Every place I went that had a computer I was checking on those eggs... I drove my sister crazy with all the updates.

Donnie said...

I'have the still camera now. I'll be checking in on a regular basis now. Thanks everyone

Donnie said...

Thanks Mag, I have to update everything. I have not taken the time to do anythng on that blog. This is a great excuse to get back into it again.

Donnie said...

Thanks Mag, I have to update everything. I have not taken the time to do anythng on that blog. This is a great excuse to get back into it again.

Lolly said...

Lily is awake. I saved a pic and put it on her fb page.

Mema Jo said...

I'm Back! and I missed them again.
Will catch up with Margy's pics.
Thanks for confirming the info about the Xcel eagles.

Carol in WV - hope all is well for you
Donnie in Wmsprt - stick with us!

I have read remarks but with squinting eyes - still dilated! Talk about a blur. I need to close them for awhile -

BBILW when I can see better......

paula eagleholic said...

LOL, guess Steve never thought to give us a new thread while he was here!

paula eagleholic said...

Hi Carol and Donnie! Good to see you on the blog!

Mits said...

yes Lynn, A Team was the show

Carol_in_WV said...

gotta for now - I'll check in occasionally to see if our eagle friends are messing around. bye for now.

Carol_in_WV said...

meant to say "gotta GO for now"!

paula eagleholic said...

Bye Carol!

Lolly said...

Added another pic of Lily to the family pics. I am rapidly becoming a Lilyholic.

Lolly said...

Someone posted a video they made up of a lot of pictures of Lily. It is really good and I shared it on my fb page.

Mits said...

close up shot of eagle at NBG

Lolly said...

Jo, I will try to tell you how to save the pics from the live feed.

Lolly said...

from fb.......

There once was a black bear named Lily
Who made usually sane people quite silly
Every breath that she took
At their monitor's they'd look!
Exclaiming, could this be the day, Lily really?

Mema Jo said...

Lolly You are going to need a a separate album for just Lily's pics.

Lolly said...

Yes, Jo, I probably should create a Lily album. lol It is just so fascinating that she has such a huge amount of fans.

Mema Jo said...

Mits - NBG - Is that a zoom or is that a zoom! WOWSIE! What a close up

Mits said...

yep that is really a ZOOM:)

Mits said...

just want to reach out and scracth its head...

Mema Jo said...

I sure hope that Shirley has this up for Hunter and the same goes for Lynne if she is still trying to find a good cam for visiting little gal.

Lolly said...

Jo, I just practiced saving a pic from NBG. It worked...I feel so clever. lol

Lolly said...

What a beautiful closeup that is at NBG!

glo said...

Norfolk does an awesome job showing off their eagles in all their beauty. They are a thrill to watch for sure.

ceil said...

There is such a great close up of the eagle at Norfolk. WOW

magpie said...

I have gotten a mailing address for Iris's daughter-in-law Doretta, recovering from fall with serious rib/chest injury about two weeks ago. Some of us on the Conowingo trip signed a get well card, and I have signed it "From the Eaglet Momsters" with a brief note of Who We Are ! (per Iris's suggestion; Iris said Doretta knows Iris loves Eagles! )

So I will mail that off this afternoon....

Lolly said...

Ok, not getting anything accomplished what with looking at Lily and NBG. Going to get busy, but will be peeking in occasionally.

BBL

magpie said...

Iris said if she (Iris) had been in Pa, she would have probably made it for the Conowingo Expedition ! ☺

Lolly said...

Great Margy! I am so glad you thought of doing that.

magpie said...

Know what you mean, Lolly!
I am not up on anything right now but NCTC...

magpie said...

actually I might try to print out a good picture of OUR EAGLES to send to Doretta with the card.

Mema Jo said...

Thanks Margy

Lolly - get the word out on an email to all thru Momsters since you are now a certified photo capturer of Live Feed. That is great. The last photo you took of Lily and is now your avatar is great. You really caught a good one.

Mema Jo said...

Margy I'll email you Deb's pic to print out if you want. You may already have it in you saved photos.

magpie said...

Oh Lol, on the front of the car is an exquisite cat reposing with its eyes closed, and some hummingbirds on there too...don't know if Doretta is a cat lady, but hope she can relate to the Repose Idea...☺

magpie said...

this card was actually "brand new" and I was able to stamp the Eagle on the envelope...

ceil said...

margy you have got to look at NBG I have never seen such a beautiful eagle

magpie said...

Oh Ceil, you could not be more right!
Thanks it was a quick link...

magpie said...

Mema: I'll take it! Would be quicker than my finding it right now

Thank You !!!

ceil said...

That is Buddy's mom or dad

Eagle-Eyed Shar said...

Oh my! NBG!!!!!

magpie said...

a nephew recently moved to Norfolk...must tell him about the NBG !
And then go visit him !

ceil said...

Is Lynn taking a nap?

magpie said...

front of the CARD Lolly....
not car, what's up with that ??

magpie said...

Yeah, NBG is Heaven here on earth !

ceil said...

If they have little ones I am going to the banding this year.

Mema Jo said...

Tell your nephew you will be in touch when it is banding time at NBG because about a doz or more Momsters will be coming down and need a nights lodging!

Oh we really have it made now!

magpie said...

might be worth trying to post this link

Norfolk Botatnical Garden Eagle Cam
know it i's been posted many times but some people like me I don't always get to it then...

Mema Jo said...

I'm with you Ceil.

Mema Jo said...

Unless of course you are in China during that time...... with the pandas.

Mema Jo said...

Paula also gave us another link for NBG

http://hwcdn.net/j2r7p9n9/wls/147880-WVEC2.asx


Margy you have pic of our eagles in your email.....

magpie said...

new word, "Botatnical...."

Have sleeping bags, will travel, Momsters and Dadsters !!

ceil said...

Jo I am going with you.

Mema Jo said...

BBILW

Keep an eye on our nest..........

ceil said...

margie sounds good to me I can sleep anywhere except on a plane

Eagle-Eyed Shar said...

AND WE HAVE TWO BEAUTIES IN OUR NEST!

magpie said...

Got It Jo, printing it Now !
Thank you xoxoxo
Rest those eyeballs now for a bit before the evening visit

movin said...



**********************
Good P.M. to you aLL...

**********************

I don't see comment but you must see the eagles in our nest..


C(°Ù¿°)D

Jim

Eagle-Eyed Shar said...

I think Belle might be eating.

movin said...

We are having rainy days ... and nights .. here in So Cal now too.


C(°Ù¿°)D

Jim

magpie said...

Oh my gosh!
They must have wanted to compete with NBG !

Eagle-Eyed Shar said...

Lib is gone and Belle is still eating.

magpie said...

Did Jo really disappear??

ceil said...

JO ELLEN THEY ARE HERE. Thanks Sharon.

ceil said...

Think I am going to rest my eyes.
BBL

PA Nana said...
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PA Nana said...

TWO eAGLES!!!

movin said...

Liberty has returned.


C(°Ù¿°)D

Jim

glo said...

both there again. Its a busy nest this afternoon :-)

magpie said...

maybe a mammal for snack

magpie said...

beautiful afternoon sun on their feathers and NBG still putting on a show...

I have to leave....
tough time to do it !

xoxo TTFN

hedgie said...

Slides are finished!!! Now just to learn how to transfer it to DVD with music and as a slide show!!!! What a fun job this has been.

hedgie said...

Everybody and their brothers must be watching our nest and Norfolk. I can't get either of them to even load!

paula eagleholic said...

Eagle in our nest...eating!

glo said...

Well Belle seems to be chowing down big time this afternoon.

hedgie said...

Rebooted---and got both cams!!! Yea!

hedgie said...

Looks like Lib or Belle is eating.

paula eagleholic said...

Sorry, computer wigged out on me.

Looks like Belle eating...

hedgie said...

NBG is LOVELY!!!!!! Love that cam.

glo said...

Glad you got the cams both working for you. Nice eagle viewing today :-)

Eagle-Eyed Shar said...

That was a nice poop shoot at NBG!

floralgirl said...

Poof! our nest

hedgie said...

Lilly is resting peacefully.

hedgie said...

Make that LILY!

Except for some plowed piles, ground is finally bare!!! Gee, it only took a month! So unusual for us.

Lolly said...

I want you to know I have my door open. It is 68 here and headed to the 70's tomorrow. HEATWAVE!!

Lolly said...

Jo...see if you can follow this

Press Shift and Print Screen
Go to All programs
Accessories
Paint
Edit
Paste (Picture should come up)

Then....Image
Crop (then draw lines to to crop)
Image again and crop

Then save


I am not very good at computer directions. Try that.

Mits said...

eagle back at BWE

Mits said...

both eagles on branch at NBG

Mits said...

HP at NBG

Lynne2 said...

HP on branch at NBG

Mits said...

something just flew by at NBG, female raced to the nest....

T-Bird said...

Hello eagle momsters and dadsters.

Mits said...

hello Thelma.

stronghunter said...

Hi,

I am using my old computer upstairs. The laptops are not doing well.

Hunter and I have had a quiet day.

I don't think I will ever catch up on all of the comments.

Mits said...

take your time Shirley,you'll catch up

glo said...

Eagle our nest

glo said...
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Mits said...

both at BWE

Mits said...

both in nest NBG

Mits said...

night light went on at NBG, they are doing nestorations

Mits said...

eagle back

Mits said...

poofed again

Mema Jo said...

Ready to walk out the door for Cracker Barrel and WOW

Our Eagle

Mema Jo said...

Both of our eagles!!!

Usually it is in, turn on the light and out! Staying awhile

Gotta Go - Hubby could leave without me

Mits said...

wow, don't miss your ride, Jo

Mema Jo said...

Really leaving -
Someone take some more good pics.......
Thanks.

Lynne2 said...

our eagles are so beautiful!

Mits said...

looks like she is getting ready to poof

Mits said...

ha, she stayed

Mits said...

both poofed

T-Bird said...

Yes Lynne our eagles are beautiful!

Mits said...

osprey at Cape Coral...not sure if they are going to use that nest this year

ceil said...

Hope there is not too much excitement at NBG this year

Mits said...

yes, would be nice to have a boring season at that cam

Mits said...

Yun Zi is up on the platform sleeping.

paula eagleholic said...

Gnite, all, have a great evening...see ya tomorrow!

ceil said...

Just looked in on yun zi and he is still up on the platform. Read the update and it tells about the keepers day with the bears. It tells how in the morning Yun Zi is in the den but most of the day likes the platform

hedgie said...

ARGH!!!! I am ticked off. Tried to rename my photo album....and it threw all of the pics out of order. It will take me forever to redo them! I am kicking myself---I must really be stoooopid.

Mits said...

I just read the same thing...sounds alot like the day the keepers have at NZ

Mits said...

darn Lynn, sorry about that, take a break...

Mits said...

darn missed the fly-over of ISS

glo said...

owl at the nest

glo said...

gone

ceil said...

Lynn your not stupid. These machines do what they want sometimes. They are haunted.

Lolly said...

Sorry,Lynn! No,you are not stooooooopid!!!!

Mits said...

did you get a pic, Glo?

Lolly said...

My jubby left me. Around 3 he headed to Houston. He will be home tomorrow night, probably late.
going to veg out tonight watching The Bachelor and Castle while monitoring Lily. If she is sleeping a lot, I might work on slides.

glo said...

YES sent 3 photos to MeMa Jo

glo said...

stayed a little over a minute

magpie said...

Oh Glo first I thought WHICH NEST ???
OURS ??
Then realized when you said would email to Jo, must be Valmont

magpie said...

Baby Moon in the West/Southwest sky, thought newborn but it's too big!
Riding out the evening with Jupiter.

glo said...

Our nest Magpie

magpie said...

Oh Mits, ISS your area tonight?
Not here until Tuesday night, and then for a few days after that...
evening veiws, I miss it when it does not show in our area.


Hope everyone is doing well tonight

magpie said...

don't kick yourself too hard, Lynn....no more injuries allowed on here !!!

stronghunter said...

Finally managed to get back on this computer. It goes offline and online. It took about 30 minutes to log on.

There are plenty of reasons I stopped using it. In addition to the problems with logging on, there is no sound.

Lynne2 said...

Lily's up

magpie said...

Oh, no sound, I know how miserable that can be Shirley!

glo said...

Hopefully just looking for nestovers and not going to become a problem for our pair. Although it didn't eat. Just sat ont he edge long enough for 3 photos. When i saw it it was facing me but took a minute to get up photo capture program. By then had turned its head but does stay for 3 captures and you can see its size and shape. Perhaps eyes again in one of the photos.

Mits said...

it was only a minute fly-by, Margy, same for tomorrow night only a little later...I think on Friday night it is supposed to be 5 minutes

magpie said...

I think Paula's avatar is from Conowingo....

magpie said...

OUR NEST !!! That's the first I ever heard of an Owl BEING in the nest Glo! That is awesome, any idea what kind it was ???

Mits said...

well i remember what a problem the owl was at Norfolk...hope it stays away

magpie said...

Yes, Mits....Don't need ANY OF THAT anywhere here, or there...
I know it's nature, but still...
there are a lot of other "fish in the sea" for owls....

Mits said...

In all the time I have watched, don't think I ever remember an owl there, but who knows this cam has been down alot too.

glo said...

Yes I do think its the Great Horned one. The frontal view made me think right away oh no its an owl. I don't at all like seeing it there. Wish I oculd have gotten he first photo as it was clearly and OMG its an owl at the nest moment. And yes I remember nBG and the owl too.

magpie said...

Well, it is the breeding season for Great Horneds...hopefully he or she will be well-distracted by other delights than leftover fish....

Mits said...

so guess someone needs to volunteer to go to the nest and chase it away, I never knew the damage they could do till I saw it at Norfolk

magpie said...

think I will sneak a peek at a few cams west of here, see how back I can get my computer to freeze up

Lynne2 said...

Glo are you going to put the picture of the owl on your blog?

Lolly, loved your limerick about Lily!

Mits said...

late this afternoon, something was bothering the eagles at NBG, hope it was not an owl

Lynne2 said...

What happened at Norfolk with an owl?

stronghunter said...

i am assuming that an owl is a threat to the young eaglets.

glo said...

yes hopefully. Wish I could say I think it might have been an owl and perhaps a GHO but thats not at all what I think. I know what I saw and how long it stayed. It was looking right at the cam when it caught my eye.

magpie said...

must have back on the mind, mine for example...

that would be how BAD I can freeze the machine up

Lynne2 said...

Someone talking on Lily's page the other day mentioned watching eagle cams and said she saw a baby eagle carried off...was that it?

glo said...

Owls are pretty much the only threat to eagles during their nesting and young time. I was tryiing to find some info on line but haven't seen what I am looking for yet. I need to go out tonight. lib and Belle will have their hands full if it wasn't just s brief visit maybe checking for nestovers etc. But Lib and Belle are young and healthy . They haul whales to the nest :-) I think they will hopefully convince mr/mrs owl to go else where.

magpie said...

part of the problem about the owl, at NBG, is that after a fuss with the owl, one of the adults might have landed back down on their eggs too hard.....damaging them.
Others can say more about it I think.

Mits said...

I think the first attack was at the egg the eagle had laid, so we waited and she laid another egg, might have been 07, not sure what year....will look around and see if I can find the info.

hedgie said...

Maybe Nu better climb the tree and hang a rubber snake! That's supposed to chase away owls, I think!

glo said...

No I don't think any owl carried off baby eagle. IWS had their Pelican Harbor attacked by rogue eagles I think year before last and knocked both young out of the nest. Nestcam watchers allerted Dr Sharpe and his team and they headed out to get the injured eagles who were taken to the mainland and treated by a vet there.

I don't remember any owls hauling babies off but I do remember them harrassing NBG to the point that they eventually moved back to their old nest. They also had another adult female causing problems at that nest that year too. NOT to worry just yet. Just to watch and be aware.

magpie said...

don't look now...

been wondering where the raccoons at Pix Pa have been, they are at the carcass site at this time....

Mits said...

2008
New nest completed in January.
1st egg laid on February 1
2nd egg laid on February 4.
Intruder female eagle disrupted incubation on February 14
Resident female eagle disappeared February 16 – eggs not viable.
Eggs removed from nest February 19
Intruder female departed – NBG female returned unharmed February 22
1st egg of second clutch laid on March 16.
2nd egg of second clutch laid on March 19
Something agitates female on the night of March 20 - she jumped up and broke both eggs.
3rd egg of second clutch laid on March 22 . Hatched April 27. Male.
Growth noticed on eaglet’s beak on May 17
Eaglet removed from nest for examination and biopsy on May 22, then transferred to the Wildlife Center of Virginia for care and recovery of Avian Pox. For more details about the disease and recovery see Wildlife Center of Virginia's Norfolk Botanical Garden Eagle page
November Adult eagles at NBG began to rebuild old nest. Camera moved back to original location.

Mits said...

I forgot about the intruding female that year

glo said...

LOL Hedgie well thats an idea BUT geesh it took our pair so long to come back this time. I don't know if we mamas can take that
maybe just hang a few snakes in some surrounding tees but not go near the nest :-)

magpie said...

great summary Mits, that answers a lot of questions, I was just beginning to watch in 2008

stronghunter said...

Lily is restless.

Mits said...

wow, Margy you picked an eventful year....off to fix dinner, no House tonight:(

glo said...

Yes Magpie I thbok you are right about the broken egg too. Just lots of drama at that new nest that year. I am actually glad they moved back to their old nest.

Mits said...

this is 2007.....
1st egg laid on January 31. Hatched March 10. Female
2nd egg laid on February 3. Hatched March 13. Male
3rd egg laid on February 7. Hatched March 15. Male
Eaglets are banded by Center for Conservation Biology at William & Mary on April 17. (sex of eagle determined at this time)
2 older eaglets fledged June 1. Younger male eaglet fledged June 2.
Adult eagles begin new nest in a tree 400 feet to the north of the original nest in September
Camera moved and infrared light added to new nest tree on Dec. 13, 2007

hedgie said...

Glo, did you post the owl picks in the momster album?

Lynne2 said...

wow, thanks Mits....lots of drama. Not sorry I missed it.

glo said...

Well I am sure MeMa JO will post pictures for you when she gets back from Cracker Barrel. I am off to a previously snowed out cam club tonight from 10days ago, not the recent pictures contest. Those are for first thurs in Feb. Dex is off to visit the neighbor. Keep you eye on the nest for any return visits.

magpie said...

Hedgie I sent you a text message about the baby moon but you can disregard that now ☺
ha ha, the moon just Sends Me...

okay now on to Western Western nests...

magpie said...

Well don't anyone get lost, we are about to SPLIT AGAIN...


A FEW COMMENTS FROM NOW....

magpie said...

moose at pook's

glo said...

OK my email is down and message is in outbox. I will post on Glo's Glimpses before I leave. And try to resend to MeMa Jo as well

magpie said...

well, was...it got up and vaMOOSED.

Lolly said...

We are about to split!

Lynne2 said...

thanks Glo

Lolly said...

SPLIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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