My toe next to my big toe on my right foot is longer than the same one on the other foot. Not by much, but enough that it makes finding a pair of shoes that fit pretty tough. I'd be happy if I could get a size 10 for my left and a 10 1/2 for my right.
I just know you are all going to sleep better tonight knowing this....
It seems to me it was mentioned quite a bit about moving the nest when Belle and Lib went missing for a while. I think it was right after the new cam was installed.
Yeah Beagle, they scared us! We saw them far less often in Dec of this year than we have in other Decembers based on pictures taken in past years. Then 2 weeks with no sighting at all. Steve and I were going to ride to the nest area after the Holidays to scout, but then we got our (day after) Christmas Miracle!
I think that is a reasonable guess Shirley. In fact now that I think about it, it seems to me, and I could be wrong so someone else help me out here....that Lib didn't bring as much food to the nest after the eggs were laid this time.
BTW, the timing of the 2 hour off the egg episode...that was on March 4th. And Jo was wondering why Belle attacked Truder on Tuesday night....that was after she was in the nest, and left with the rest of the fish she has brought earlier. It wasn't right after she buried Paddy, that was on Monday afternoon, and then again late afternoon on Monday.
Paula, I signed up at your yahoo group, so look for me. The username is a little different because this one didn't work. I think it is pa_lynn1. Oops, I should have written that down!!
Lynne1 - I totally agree with you on that day when the intruder picked up Paddy in his mouth and moved him around a couple times. I was dying inside and praying he wouldn't consume him!! Thank God that didn't happen!
on a totally happy thought fantasy idea....it's a well known fact that once juvie eagles fledge, and have a clue how to survive, they leave the home nest area and wander til they are old enough to breed. BUT, some will come back from time to time to the original nest area.....so my Happy Thought Fantasy Idea of the night is that the juvie eagle John got pictures of was Hidey!!! Second year juvie.....huh??!! Could be!
I recall that when Truder dug up Paddy, he picked him up in his beak and then put him down before Belle even arrived. I had the same fear about him eating him, but then he put him down almost tenderly. I think he was very curious about the situation, but I'm not sure he was interested in eating him. He had the opportunity to get started before Belle showed up and he didn't Just my opinion.
Ok, so my new (joking) theory. The untruder is a young eagle with a head wound and is sort of "out of it"! He's hanging around Belle and Lib's next because he doesn't know where to go or what to do.
OH LOOK! Another Lynn! Hi Pa Lynn! We have Hedgie who is Lynn, and Grannyblt who is Lynne, which is why I am Lynne 2 (we both have Es), and now you...Welcome!
T-dove, I was so shocked by the who scene, but I think I do remember that Belle was not in the nest and yelling for her to come.....it was totally horrible. And then the shock of amazment when Trudy set Paddy down.
Your memories of details amazes me. Shows me you guys have been doing this for quite a while and quite intently. Thanks for all the insight. I can see how easily you can get attached and hooked to these eagles. I surely did in a matter of a couple of weeks. I can't seem to get anything else done.
Since the eagle population is doing so well, I question why this eagle needs to steal someone else's mate. Aren't there other eagles his age that he could court? Or is it that he wants a ready-made nest?
@Christine, yes, 2 hours. One of the eagles, can't remember which now...was incubating and got off. Stood next to the nest cup for the LONGEST time, moved around a bit and finally flew off. No other eagle seen at the time.
Belle and intruder were in the nest between 12:55am and 1:12am
Intruder was in nest alone for about 1 minute around 6:30 am
Intruder in nest alone for about 15 mins around the 1:30 time
Belle and Truder in nest, Bell 7.25-27, Truder until 7.29
Report from Heather - 3 eagles spotted near the nest this afternoon. Landowners living next to the nest report seeing Liberty and Belle yesterday perched above the nest.
T'dove, I guess eagles are just opportunistic. He just got lucky flying into this exact almost perfect habitat at the exact right time to create havoc.
Scott....the YouTube that Leona posted a little while ago that was comparing the birds was what I was particularly referring to now, but found the same thing on others that were posted on the album and on other sites.
Sharon, glad that they got Sissy's meds adjusted. She needs max relief for at least the first 24 hrs.
Wow, I didn't know that. So this has probably been going on for a while.
Something else they mentioned today when I asked if Liberty may still be around. They said that some specialists claim that the eagles are more loyal to the nest than to eachother. I wish I could remember the words but something like ... "they say eagles mate for life, but others think it's the nest they're attached to and may eventually driven away from" If one eagle dies, no matter which, the other will stay with the same nest until they find a new mate.
PA-Lynn, several of us live quite close......Robyn and Wanda closest on this side of the river, Megan and Donnie in MD. Dana, Margy, Pam, me a little bit further but near.
LOL Lynne! You are always making me snicker. Thank you! I will probably fall asleep tonight thinking of your toes.roflmbo
Welcome PA Lynn to the most wonderful blog ever. Some Momsters are close, however I am in Texas. Have been to the nest twice. This is my 4th season here. Love these eagles.
Just came in from outside. Had a wonderful dinner on the back patio. After dinner we sat and talked and enjoyed our wine. Very nice evening!
Lolly, thank you!! That does sound wonderful to have dinner out on the porch with wine. It's 18 degrees here in northeastern PA, so we'll still have to wait a while for that.
Nice to know this is such a wonderful group. I do have trouble keeping up though!! It's fun, I must admit!
Well, PA Lynn, it is not always this wild. There are lots of newbies and more commenting. This group is just fantastic. My hubby and I have been to WV twice to go to open house at NCTC in October. I have had the wonderful experience of meeting these fantastic folks. Love em!!!
Lynne2 - Do you mean that thing that you just rub the bottom of your feet on? My Mom got us one of those years ago and we had no clue what it was!! They do work pretty good because they're soft.
Well, I babysit my boss's kids at her mom's house...her mom Gail is one of my closest friends. Anyway the kids and I (who are just past 2 and almost 4) went out on the patio to blow bubbles because it was so pretty out. Mom Julie left to go to work and closed the sliding door behind her. About 15 minutes later, I went to go in and fix dinner. DOOR IS LOCKED.
My purse, with my cell phone in it, was in the house. ALL the doors are locked. So I had to walk uphill about 100 yards to the nearest neighbor, and HOPE they were home....with 2 little kids.
Robyn, I'm in New Milford, PA about 30 minutes north of Scranton and 20 miles due south of Binghamton, NY. We've only been up here for three years, but we love it in the Endless Mountains here. Came from Sunny South Florida where the heat and humidity never give you a break!
People here think we are crazy for moving to the cold country, but we love it.
Lynne, I know all about anal glands....and GB's odor wasn't them!!! I definitely know the difference unless their odor is different based on circumstances!! Her fear smell was totally different than her anal gland smell!
Binghamton, cornell university. I love it up there, camped out in Ithica and went to the east coast canyon up there, it was breathtaking. I don't recall the name
We finally got there (it's amazing how interesting EVERYTHING is to a child when you are in a hurry) and YAY they were home!
I called the vet office and told Gail what happened. She was ROFL ( I didn't see the humor at this point). She said she'd call her other neighbor who has a key to the house and to meet her back there.
Well, as luck would have it....the other good Dr Jeff, the daddy, got the kids dressed in the AM while Julie left for work. Typical man, he put the older girl's shoes on the younger girls feet. There were no extra shoes at Grammy's to change her into.
Sadly, as she was walking up to a cat to pet it at the neighbors, she lost a shoe and took a header into the porch step.
As I said earlier today, I think the Dec. absence had to do with the tree work. With one limb cut off and other trimming that was done.....and maybe the scent of a human on the nest.....I think they were just too wary to settle in right away.
I would like a time on that sighting too, but I have to accept the fact that he know what he's talking about...he said he hadn't seen the original male in a couple of days.
It is beautiful there, PA Lynn. We are having fantstic weather right now, but it will be soooo horribly hot this summer. I am a gardener and I stuggle to keep things green. Yes, Florida is worse....hot and humid!!
Want to see new pics of Mai? Heartbreaking one of her sitting on foster dad's lap----she wouldn't do that with me after she was about 10 weeks old :( Mai
Foster mom says she's now very cuddly when she's worn out!
Sydney passes out when she gets very scared or upset. She rarely does it any more compared to when she was very young. But on this particular day, in front of the neighbor, on his property, she passed out. UGH. And she really looks like she's dying when she does it. I could see the look of "here comes a lawsuit" horror on his face.
But she came around, and we made it back to the house in time to see the other neighbor running down the driveway at top speed. I figured maybe she couldn't wait for us so I checked the door thinking she had unlocked it. WRONG.
I love how many different conversations we have going right now......foot washers, getting locked out, PA and NY, and oh yes, the eagles!!! What a group!
Well, rather than think she had just abandoned us....I figured I'd wait. It was that or schlep the kids 100 yards down the hill and across the street to her house, or back up to the other guys.
She did come back in about 10 minutes....she ran away because she saw on of her dogs running in the woods where it shouldn't be. She let us in. All is well.....
We have been to Finger Lakes area. Have a nephew and his wife who graduated from Chiropractic College up that way. Went to their graduation, then spent some time driving around the area, stayed at a b & b and did some wine tasting.
Paula you have me confused... it happens easy these days...
PA-Lynn I moved to WV from NYC, we use to go upstate NY a lot starting as kids with the family on vacations then to Hunter Mt., my best friends dad built an A-Frame right outside Lake George, had a blast up there, here we were 2 17 yr olds getting to the house before her family so we would have several days to run around Lake George before everyone showed up.
But NOOOOO......Samantha, the oldest, wanted to stay in the yard and swing, and she wanted me to push her. She KNOWS how to swing herself BTW. But Syd had wet her pants, socks and shoes since she couldn't go potty and I had to go in and change her. In the middle of doing so I hear this blood curdling screaming...."MISS LYNNE MISS LYNNE COME HERE HURRY" and I about peed myself. I ran outside with flashes of broken noses and bleeding skull. And there she was, just sitting on the swing. I said WHAT"S WRONG?????? And she said just as sweet as could be...."can you please push me on the swing?"
I love Lake George! We went up to Watkins Glen last year for a girls weekend and the race. The people who own Hazlitt Winery gave us their lake cabin for the weekend. Sooooo pretty
Robyn, I've never been to Lake George, but my cousins who live NYC used to have their family reunions up there in the summer. I hear it is beautiful there as well.
I think they got kicked out and had to find another location!
Watkins Glen, too...........That is another place we want to visit this summer. Maybe it is in the Finger Lakes? My husband knows, but he's watchins some movie and thinks I am diligently working on income taxes!! Heee
Isn't it Christine, my friend had an 1969 red drop top mustang, we had just finished skating and 2 boys needed a ride home so she offered they were around our age, as she started pulling out she goes, "after we bury the bodies what shall we do" the boys turned white and didn't know what to do they asked to be dropped of right where we were lol.
Christine, I will continue to babysit them....I love those kids! I've been babysitting them every Tuesday evening for over a year now. And I will forever more keep my cell phone in my pocket and not my purse in the future!
Ah Ha Lynn, that's why you knew what I needed for mine. It has been a week today and I'm not close to over it. I'm on my third dose of antibiotic which really seems to have helped with lots , but not the cough. Still on MucinexDM - just 1 twice a day. At this rate I'll be coughing in September
PA Lynn....we have someone who was visiting here who was from Binghamton...anyone remember who that was? Bet Margy will remember. Anyway, my maternal grandfather had some kin who settled there when they came over from Scotland before moving on to Iowa. And my maternal great-grandmother was born in Millville.
Wow, we may have crossed paths at some point Paula. I was born at Holy Cross and lived in Wheaton when real young then moved to Fairfield when I was 10. Used to tend bar at the Palms in Emmitsburg and lived in an apartment above Paul's Pitt Stop for a while. Moved to Columbus, OH for 4 years then back to Germantown, MD until I moved here in 2005
Shepherdstown is a very nice town when you can find it. Kathryn and I have managed to find it twice now. But it was an adventure the first time. We keep ending up in the same neighborhood, though. But it is a small enough town that getting lost is not too bad.
Oh, Leona...not quite! We have Jim, Andy and Anne Marie in California!!!! To the east, we have Chrissy in England and Geula in Israel! We are truly an international group! Iris went to England last spring and visited Chrissy!!!!
When were you in Columbus, Christine? We lived in that area for a number of years. Might have been before your time--1968-1980. We lived in Columbus and then in New Albany.
PA Lynn, I'm from near York, PA just a bit south of Harrisburg and if my memory were better I'd remember the name of the lady on here from Lancaster...just won't come to me, sorry
Oh Wow Christine, I lived in Kensington until I was 5, then we moved to Silver Spring. Used to go to Wheaton all the time. Sounds like you know Eburg! My parents had a lot up in Fairfield, the area that used to be called Charnita.
You remember the name Charnita??? That's where our house was (carroll valley). Our house over looked the golf course on the Ski Liberty side. And yes, I know Emmitsburg well............too well!! I'm sure we know a lot of the same people.
Well I have thoroughly enjoyed talking with you tonight!! Look forward to more chat in the future as well. Hopefully I will get some work done tomorrow!
Thank you for welcoming me so warmly. I'm off to take a nice hot shower and then to bed!!
Stroudsburg, Pa. I remember as a kid my folks took my brother and I to pa for a few days and we rode the train in Stroudsburg I was just verifying as i could be wrong of the name.
I am sure when my mom reads the blog tomorrow she will call and let me know lol
Oh, Lordy, Lynn. The last time I looked, it said you all wouldn't get any and we would get an inch. But earlier they thought we might get as much as five inches.
Five inches would play havoc with all of the blooming trees, I'm afraid.
Hey Margy...was thinking of you earlier. Found some tiny flowers growing in the yard at work. They are BLUE, very blue. The longish slender leaves are at ground and they have a single stem for each flower that comes up out of the middle. The flowers are bent at the head so they drop down. Not sure if due to frost this morning or if this is how they really grow. They have 6 (i think) petals but they sort of look closes up a bit, like a tulip. Haven't checked the books yet....
Well, this article fits right in with what is happening at our nest. Click on the pic to see it larger. The eagle on the left is the 4 yo. Look familiar?
Christine, My Dad wanted to build a house in the mountains. My Mom wanted the beach. We could only ID the lot by the "dump" that was on it. Couldn't build at that time on the lot. Finally sold the lot. They bought the beach house :)
Great pictures, Paula. Loved the one of the juvie with the line up of adults. LOL Reminded me of a picture of Jacob. He was in a school program. The kids were in a straight line singing. Jacob turned his back to the audience. Which one in this line is different? LOL
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Maybe so, Lynn. That would have been hard to watch.
My toe next to my big toe on my right foot is longer than the same one on the other foot. Not by much, but enough that it makes finding a pair of shoes that fit pretty tough. I'd be happy if I could get a size 10 for my left and a 10 1/2 for my right.
I just know you are all going to sleep better tonight knowing this....
It seems to me it was mentioned quite a bit about moving the nest when Belle and Lib went missing for a while. I think it was right after the new cam was installed.
I'm not as sure about what was going to happen if Belle hadn't been there. BUT, Trudy could have, and could still, find Paddy.....and hasn't.
You certainly brighten up the evening with your footwork talk Lynnetwoie.
LOL.
Yeah Beagle, they scared us! We saw them far less often in Dec of this year than we have in other Decembers based on pictures taken in past years. Then 2 weeks with no sighting at all. Steve and I were going to ride to the nest area after the Holidays to scout, but then we got our (day after) Christmas Miracle!
Wonder if they were dealing with some kind of intruder before Christmas?
I have a circling arrow on my cam right now.
Or maybe they were just on vacation somewhere.
I was screaming at my computer screen when Trudy picked Paddy out of the nest and boy was I crying.....
I agree with you Hedgie/Lynn - I remember saying to myself OH NO - this I can't watch, because I actually thought he was gonna.....
Me too, BEagle. I just clicked on the arrow at the bottom and it refreshed, but I can only see blackness anyway.
I think that is a reasonable guess Shirley. In fact now that I think about it, it seems to me, and I could be wrong so someone else help me out here....that Lib didn't bring as much food to the nest after the eggs were laid this time.
I had that thought too Strong. That Belle and Lib have been battling this intruder for quite a while.
No, BEagle.....not chipper!! A little relapse in the cough department and missing Mai! But I'll be ok. How's the job going!
BTW, the timing of the 2 hour off the egg episode...that was on March 4th. And Jo was wondering why Belle attacked Truder on Tuesday night....that was after she was in the nest, and left with the rest of the fish she has brought earlier. It wasn't right after she buried Paddy, that was on Monday afternoon, and then again late afternoon on Monday.
I hope I never ever see a day like Monday again.
I am glad I did not see that scene Lynne2. I don't know what I would have done.
Have you gotten any updates on Mai Lynn?
It would clear up some questions if we had a camera that scanned the area. I am thankful for what we do have, though.
The next best thing is the visits and interviews of people who live around there. It is good that they are interested.
Paula, I signed up at your yahoo group, so look for me. The username is a little different because this one didn't work. I think it is pa_lynn1. Oops, I should have written that down!!
Lynne1 - I totally agree with you on that day when the intruder picked up Paddy in his mouth and moved him around a couple times. I was dying inside and praying he wouldn't consume him!! Thank God that didn't happen!
Surely, these scenes will never happen again over this cam.
You are coughing Hedgie?
Have been thinking about you, Lynn.
Continued prayers for you and for Mai.
on a totally happy thought fantasy idea....it's a well known fact that once juvie eagles fledge, and have a clue how to survive, they leave the home nest area and wander til they are old enough to breed. BUT, some will come back from time to time to the original nest area.....so my Happy Thought Fantasy Idea of the night is that the juvie eagle John got pictures of was Hidey!!! Second year juvie.....huh??!! Could be!
I recall that when Truder dug up Paddy, he picked him up in his beak and then put him down before Belle even arrived. I had the same fear about him eating him, but then he put him down almost tenderly. I think he was very curious about the situation, but I'm not sure he was interested in eating him. He had the opportunity to get started before Belle showed up and he didn't Just my opinion.
So Paula, there was a time before Paddy was born that Belle was off the nest for 2 hours? Were the eggs unprotected or was Lib there?
That is a nice thought, Lynne. Hidey was my first eaglet.
I first came on the blog right after Hidey blew out of the nest and everyone was worried about him/her.
Some of the nests have a distance cam and a nest cam. That would be convenient to be able to zoom that cam around.
I agree Turtle. He/she seeemed almost confused as to why Paddy was buried.
Done, PA Lynn. Glad you joined us.
We can get a little chatty along with our observations, so if anyone is in need of any information, please just ask!
I have been trying to post daily summaries here on the blog of the visits, and I'm trying to find the best way to record those on the group as well.
Ok, so my new (joking) theory. The untruder is a young eagle with a head wound and is sort of "out of it"! He's hanging around Belle and Lib's next because he doesn't know where to go or what to do.
OH LOOK! Another Lynn! Hi Pa Lynn! We have Hedgie who is Lynn, and Grannyblt who is Lynne, which is why I am Lynne 2 (we both have Es), and now you...Welcome!
T-dove, I was so shocked by the who scene, but I think I do remember that Belle was not in the nest and yelling for her to come.....it was totally horrible. And then the shock of amazment when Trudy set Paddy down.
and relief!
Sounds possible, Christine.
Your memories of details amazes me. Shows me you guys have been doing this for quite a while and quite intently. Thanks for all the insight. I can see how easily you can get attached and hooked to these eagles. I surely did in a matter of a couple of weeks. I can't seem to get anything else done.
Since the eagle population is doing so well, I question why this eagle needs to steal someone else's mate. Aren't there other eagles his age that he could court? Or is it that he wants a ready-made nest?
Maybe I should change my name to something else, since there are so many Lynn's on this thread!!
John added another picture of a juvie eagle. Man I did see that one.
@Christine, yes, 2 hours. One of the eagles, can't remember which now...was incubating and got off. Stood next to the nest cup for the LONGEST time, moved around a bit and finally flew off. No other eagle seen at the time.
Pa Lynn, we also have a PA Nana! She is really Diann. No need to change, we can keep it all straight!
March 25 Nest Activity thus far - 8:30pm
Belle and intruder were in the nest between 12:55am and 1:12am
Intruder was in nest alone for about 1 minute around 6:30 am
Intruder in nest alone for about 15 mins around the 1:30 time
Belle and Truder in nest, Bell 7.25-27, Truder until 7.29
Report from Heather - 3 eagles spotted near the nest this afternoon. Landowners living next to the nest report seeing Liberty and Belle yesterday perched above the nest.
Shirley, Hidey was my first too and I hope it was her! This will be one of the mazillion questions I have for God when I finally get to Heaven.
I remember the comments about the two-hour period when the eggs were not tended, but I wasn't watching then.
Maybe they were distracted by the intruder.
Okay, I am confused. Where are John's pictures?
T'dove, I guess eagles are just opportunistic. He just got lucky flying into this exact almost perfect habitat at the exact right time to create havoc.
Scott....the YouTube that Leona posted a little while ago that was comparing the birds was what I was particularly referring to now, but found the same thing on others that were posted on the album and on other sites.
Sharon, glad that they got Sissy's meds adjusted. She needs max relief for at least the first 24 hrs.
In the EM album Shirley. There is a folder of his pictures like there is one for Scott's pics.
Wow, I didn't know that. So this has probably been going on for a while.
Something else they mentioned today when I asked if Liberty may still be around. They said that some specialists claim that the eagles are more loyal to the nest than to eachother. I wish I could remember the words but something like ... "they say eagles mate for life, but others think it's the nest they're attached to and may eventually driven away from" If one eagle dies, no matter which, the other will stay with the same nest until they find a new mate.
Oy, am I making sense?
Thanks, Lynne.
PA-Lynn, several of us live quite close......Robyn and Wanda closest on this side of the river, Megan and Donnie in MD. Dana, Margy, Pam, me a little bit further but near.
I didn't have time to look at them until late last night, they are great pics.
LOL Lynne! You are always making me snicker. Thank you! I will probably fall asleep tonight thinking of your toes.roflmbo
Welcome PA Lynn to the most wonderful blog ever. Some Momsters are close, however I am in Texas. Have been to the nest twice. This is my 4th season here. Love these eagles.
Just came in from outside. Had a wonderful dinner on the back patio. After dinner we sat and talked and enjoyed our wine. Very nice evening!
Makes sense to me, Christine. No one wants to leave home.
I got rid of that eagles mate for life idea a long time ago...
Paula I wish we knew what time they saw Liberty in the tree, around 3pm intruder was in the nest then tree above Belle.
Lolly,
I can't believe you are mowing already!
Christine, loved your pictures and so jealous of your experience today.
Heather, I am just thrilled to know you saw three eagles. Wow! So our Lib is still around. Bless him! The drama continues.
I think so, Christine. I also think that there is plenty we do not know about them.
Lolly, thank you!! That does sound wonderful to have dinner out on the porch with wine. It's 18 degrees here in northeastern PA, so we'll still have to wait a while for that.
Nice to know this is such a wonderful group. I do have trouble keeping up though!! It's fun, I must admit!
speaking of toes again...anyone seen that ad for the dohicky you stick on the bottom of your tub that washes your feet? Interesting....
Oh, yes Paula. Spring has sprung. The grass is coming along and so are the weeds. I am most excited about the trees! We are getting green leaves!!!
Pictures Lolly.....we need pictures!
OMG...I was going to tell you about my babysitting misadventures the other night......
Well, PA Lynn, it is not always this wild. There are lots of newbies and more commenting. This group is just fantastic. My hubby and I have been to WV twice to go to open house at NCTC in October. I have had the wonderful experience of meeting these fantastic folks. Love em!!!
PA-Lynn where in the ne of pa, I use to camp out that way on the NY side and sometimes go down to the Roebling bridge that spans the Delaware River
Kittatinny to be exact
Lynne2 - Do you mean that thing that you just rub the bottom of your feet on? My Mom got us one of those years ago and we had no clue what it was!! They do work pretty good because they're soft.
@Lynne2 -- LMBO, I want one of those foot washers!! I want to put it in my guest bath and see what people say when they visit!!
I gave my babysitting adventure earlier, what's yours?
Well, I babysit my boss's kids at her mom's house...her mom Gail is one of my closest friends. Anyway the kids and I (who are just past 2 and almost 4) went out on the patio to blow bubbles because it was so pretty out. Mom Julie left to go to work and closed the sliding door behind her. About 15 minutes later, I went to go in and fix dinner. DOOR IS LOCKED.
My purse, with my cell phone in it, was in the house. ALL the doors are locked. So I had to walk uphill about 100 yards to the nearest neighbor, and HOPE they were home....with 2 little kids.
Robyn, I'm in New Milford, PA about 30 minutes north of Scranton and 20 miles due south of Binghamton, NY. We've only been up here for three years, but we love it in the Endless Mountains here. Came from Sunny South Florida where the heat and humidity never give you a break!
People here think we are crazy for moving to the cold country, but we love it.
Lynne, I know all about anal glands....and GB's odor wasn't them!!! I definitely know the difference unless their odor is different based on circumstances!!
Her fear smell was totally different than her anal gland smell!
Binghamton, cornell university. I love it up there, camped out in Ithica and went to the east coast canyon up there, it was breathtaking. I don't recall the name
Christine, LMBO!! I love your guest bathroom idea!
Ok, what the heck did I miss??? How did we get to anal glands??????
We finally got there (it's amazing how interesting EVERYTHING is to a child when you are in a hurry) and YAY they were home!
I called the vet office and told Gail what happened. She was ROFL ( I didn't see the humor at this point). She said she'd call her other neighbor who has a key to the house and to meet her back there.
Well, as luck would have it....the other good Dr Jeff, the daddy, got the kids dressed in the AM while Julie left for work. Typical man, he put the older girl's shoes on the younger girls feet. There were no extra shoes at Grammy's to change her into.
Sadly, as she was walking up to a cat to pet it at the neighbors, she lost a shoe and took a header into the porch step.
I know that area a little better. My husband was born and raised in Waverly, NY, which is up that way. He REALLY knows the area.
I hope we can visit the Finger Lakes this summer. I hear it's beautiful up there.
As I said earlier today, I think the Dec. absence had to do with the tree work. With one limb cut off and other trimming that was done.....and maybe the scent of a human on the nest.....I think they were just too wary to settle in right away.
PA Lynn,
so you are north of Allentown?
Robyn,
I would like a time on that sighting too, but I have to accept the fact that he know what he's talking about...he said he hadn't seen the original male in a couple of days.
OH yea and use to attempt to hunt in Port Jervis, NY
It is beautiful there, PA Lynn. We are having fantstic weather right now, but it will be soooo horribly hot this summer. I am a gardener and I stuggle to keep things green. Yes, Florida is worse....hot and humid!!
Robyn, are you familiar with Port Jefferson?
Ooops, Robyn was talking about Kittatiny, Not PAL
I am glad three eagles where saw today. I am hoping one was Lib. Here's to better news tomorrow.
Want to see new pics of Mai?
Heartbreaking one of her sitting on foster dad's lap----she wouldn't do that with me after she was about 10 weeks old :(
Mai
Foster mom says she's now very cuddly when she's worn out!
Sydney passes out when she gets very scared or upset. She rarely does it any more compared to when she was very young. But on this particular day, in front of the neighbor, on his property, she passed out. UGH. And she really looks like she's dying when she does it. I could see the look of "here comes a lawsuit" horror on his face.
But she came around, and we made it back to the house in time to see the other neighbor running down the driveway at top speed. I figured maybe she couldn't wait for us so I checked the door thinking she had unlocked it. WRONG.
At least he knew something was going on and there was 3 eagles so that is a good sign... I hope
Iris, that's why I posted DON'T WATCH because I just KNEW it was going to happen...but Belle prevented it.
@Lynne2, aaawwww :( Is she ok?
I love how many different conversations we have going right now......foot washers, getting locked out, PA and NY, and oh yes, the eagles!!! What a group!
Oh wait, I forgot the anal glands!!
Can you imagine living there and watching tose eagles all the time from your back porch? I'd never leave home!
Well, rather than think she had just abandoned us....I figured I'd wait. It was that or schlep the kids 100 yards down the hill and across the street to her house, or back up to the other guys.
She did come back in about 10 minutes....she ran away because she saw on of her dogs running in the woods where it shouldn't be. She let us in. All is well.....
We have been to Finger Lakes area. Have a nephew and his wife who graduated from Chiropractic College up that way. Went to their graduation, then spent some time driving around the area, stayed at a b & b and did some wine tasting.
I'd never get anything done, Christine...actually, don't now, but I would get to see them in person!
BEagle, just the lingering aftermath of bronchitis.....typical for me!!! Just took longer for the cough to settle in this time!
Geesh, Lynne, what an adventure in babysitting!
Paula you have me confused... it happens easy these days...
PA-Lynn I moved to WV from NYC, we use to go upstate NY a lot starting as kids with the family on vacations then to Hunter Mt., my best friends dad built an A-Frame right outside Lake George, had a blast up there, here we were 2 17 yr olds getting to the house before her family so we would have several days to run around Lake George before everyone showed up.
The way everyone talks on here looks like I am the one who is father west.
Paula,
I missed your post! Allentown is about 100 miles south and a little west of us. Not too far of a drive!
But NOOOOO......Samantha, the oldest, wanted to stay in the yard and swing, and she wanted me to push her. She KNOWS how to swing herself BTW. But Syd had wet her pants, socks and shoes since she couldn't go potty and I had to go in and change her. In the middle of doing so I hear this blood curdling screaming...."MISS LYNNE MISS LYNNE COME HERE HURRY" and I about peed myself. I ran outside with flashes of broken noses and bleeding skull. And there she was, just sitting on the swing. I said WHAT"S WRONG?????? And she said just as sweet as could be...."can you please push me on the swing?"
Isn't that precious?
I love Lake George! We went up to Watkins Glen last year for a girls weekend and the race. The people who own Hazlitt Winery gave us their lake cabin for the weekend. Sooooo pretty
Robyn,
I've never been to Lake George, but my cousins who live NYC used to have their family reunions up there in the summer. I hear it is beautiful there as well.
I think they got kicked out and had to find another location!
PA Lynn, you will fit in just fine here. LOL You made me snort!
Lynne, what an experience! Glad Mom thought it was funny. Can't believe the child passed out. That would be scary!
Leona,
Yes you are further west. Have you watched the Sutton Center eagle cam?
Robyn,
I was confused...I'm good now :)
Lynn,
Mai lost a lot of her wrinkles!
Lynne2, I take it you're not babysitting them anymore??
PA Lynne,
I am in Emmitsburg, MD. I thought you were near Allentown before I saw your post.
Watkins Glen, too...........That is another place we want to visit this summer. Maybe it is in the Finger Lakes? My husband knows, but he's watchins some movie and thinks I am diligently working on income taxes!! Heee
Sorry, I just read your posts about the sighting, are you all referring to Earl's sighting? I believe he said it was yesterday morning.
Dumb question ... how can I add a picture icon like you all have? Want to add one of my girls at the nest today :)
It was by far the WORST day of babysitting I have ever had with anyone ever.
Funny. The BWE eagle can't get those chicks underneath her.
The Hornby is sitting on the nest.
Leona, I am just south of Fort Worth. Where in OK are you?
Good grief, I went to look at John's pictures and you all wrote a book--well several short stories while I was gone.
Leona, we have one from Texas and a couple from California at least.
Paula, did you grow up in Emmitsburg?
Paula,
How far are you from Allentown?
Isn't it Christine, my friend had an 1969 red drop top mustang, we had just finished skating and 2 boys needed a ride home so she offered they were around our age, as she started pulling out she goes, "after we bury the bodies what shall we do" the boys turned white and didn't know what to do they asked to be dropped of right where we were lol.
Christine, I will continue to babysit them....I love those kids! I've been babysitting them every Tuesday evening for over a year now. And I will forever more keep my cell phone in my pocket and not my purse in the future!
The Hornby eagles have an egg.
HEATHER....go to your profile, click edit profile, scroll down and you should see something about adding a picture
Too funny! I grew up in a very rural area (Fairfield, PA) and there were plenty of places to hide bodies ;-}
Heather, click on your name, go to "Edit Profile" and scan down until you find the place for your picture.
Leona, hubby and I went to OK to the Sutton cam. Had a great time, saw many eagles.
I bet you got a lot of snow in Fairfield, too. Is that right by Lake Erie?
Judie knows where to hide bodies....
Christine
I've been here 19 years...originally from Silver Spring, MD. My eldest son now lives in Cashtown.
PA Lynne,
I am about 2 1/2 hours or so from Allentown, southwest.
Ah Ha Lynn, that's why you knew what I needed for mine. It has been a week today and I'm not close to over it. I'm on my third dose of antibiotic which really seems to have helped with lots , but not the cough. Still on MucinexDM - just 1 twice a day. At this rate I'll be coughing in September
Judie knows lots of things . . .
No, Fairfield is right by Emmitsburg (where Paula is from) and Gettysburg, but we did see our share of snow. Right on the MD/PA line.
PA Lynne
Fairfield, PA is 10 minutes from me in Emmitsburg, MD
Not to worry, Judie is a professor who teaches police officers. She is perfectly safe.
And she is married to Darth.
Thank you, ladies. I'll give it a try.
So I just figured I'm about four hours away from Shepherdstown. That is definitely do-able one of these days!!
PA Lynn....we have someone who was visiting here who was from Binghamton...anyone remember who that was? Bet Margy will remember.
Anyway, my maternal grandfather had some kin who settled there when they came over from Scotland before moving on to Iowa.
And my maternal great-grandmother was born in Millville.
You did it, Heather.
Lynne, what a day you had!!! Good grief---just glad that all ended well!
@Lolly I am going to see if my hubby would take me up there.
You did it, Heather!
Binghamton is only 20 minutes away from us!
You're kidding me! I made it to the end of the posts!
Welcome PA-Lynn and GrannieKay
Hope I got Grannie's moniker right, that was a few hundred posts back
Howdy Y'all ☺
oh Iris, I feel your pain!
I think mine got so bad because I was on Pred for the initial sinus infection, and pred is an imunosuppressant.
Wow, we may have crossed paths at some point Paula. I was born at Holy Cross and lived in Wheaton when real young then moved to Fairfield when I was 10. Used to tend bar at the Palms in Emmitsburg and lived in an apartment above Paul's Pitt Stop for a while. Moved to Columbus, OH for 4 years then back to Germantown, MD until I moved here in 2005
Shepherdstown is a very nice town when you can find it. Kathryn and I have managed to find it twice now. But it was an adventure the first time. We keep ending up in the same neighborhood, though. But it is a small enough town that getting lost is not too bad.
Oh, Leona...not quite! We have Jim, Andy and Anne Marie in California!!!! To the east, we have Chrissy in England and Geula in Israel! We are truly an international group! Iris went to England last spring and visited Chrissy!!!!
I have live feed going for one hour and 37 minutes
Whoo Hooo! And I thought I heard faint Eagle calling at about 10:45
Great Heather! You have two cuties!
Yay, thanks!
Well, Margy, I am still stopping at 14 minutes! Grrrrrr!
When were you in Columbus, Christine? We lived in that area for a number of years. Might have been before your time--1968-1980. We lived in Columbus and then in New Albany.
PA Lynne,
You are up there! I used to travel to Stroudsburg for work sometimes. It's pretty up there.
Thanks magpie!! I'm having a blast! Great group here.
Iris:
chuckled at your comment about Coughing your Branins Out...
I was doing the exact same thing a couple of weeks back
Good Report that things went well for Sissy
Christine and Heather,
enjoyed your reorts very much !
Thank you !
Paula I Like your daily summary format
They are cuties, Heather.
Good for you Margy!
Heather, your girls are adorable!
oh...
I TOLD you all I saw Nu's picture....cutting those limbs at Yankauer
get this, he is not much bigger than I am !
And, we have Delphia (Bird Girl) in Arizona.
Also, isn't a newbie in Idaho?
My live cam rarely stops. Lived in Columbus 1989-1993. Cool town. Used to go back and visit a lot, but not in the last 10 years I think.
PA Lynn, I'm from near York, PA just a bit south of Harrisburg and if my memory were better I'd remember the name of the lady on here from Lancaster...just won't come to me, sorry
LOL, Iris----personal experience, yes, plus the fact that I'm a nurse!!!
Now Margy, he may not be taller but I bet he is bigger!!!
Oh Wow Christine, I lived in Kensington until I was 5, then we moved to Silver Spring. Used to go to Wheaton all the time. Sounds like you know Eburg! My parents had a lot up in Fairfield, the area that used to be called Charnita.
Stroudsburg is southeast of us in the Poconos, but only by an hour or an hour and a half, I believe. I am still getting my bearings up here.
I think there is another Fairfield, PA on the extreme western end of PA as well. Funny!
PA Nana/Diann is from Lancaster.
when live feed is on blogging is tough, my letteres on last few posts were all ajumble !
Someone - is it Donka Marie, ? is not far from Binghamton...I think
Iris, you're not far either.
It's neat to connect geographically to see where we are all from.
funny, at work I was timing out at 14 or 15 mins...I can't believe this !
Where is Bird Girl?
You remember the name Charnita??? That's where our house was (carroll valley). Our house over looked the golf course on the Ski Liberty side. And yes, I know Emmitsburg well............too well!! I'm sure we know a lot of the same people.
Leona, I emailed Sutton before going there. They were very nice and replied. Told me where to find the nest. Have not been to the new nest in OK.
Heather, you have two cuties!!
Margy, you made it!!! You sure had a busy day....whew!!!
Looks now like we are going to be spared the worst of the snow-----only about an inch. Shirley, looks like you will get the most. 2 1/2" predicted.
Well I have thoroughly enjoyed talking with you tonight!! Look forward to more chat in the future as well. Hopefully I will get some work done tomorrow!
Thank you for welcoming me so warmly. I'm off to take a nice hot shower and then to bed!!
Night all!
much more muscular for sure Lolly ☺
Stroudsburg, isn't that where the train is that you can ride?
Someone mentioned Lake George. I spent a summer at Silver Bay. It was beautiful.
forget it Pa-Lynn - you won't get ANY work done Saturday! ☺ Good Night
This picture is too pretty to not share
Eagles in Britsh Columbia
What train and to where?
Ok, I'm still trying to figure out what the anal gland conversation was! My dog's snoring reminded me...
Stroudsburg, Pa. I remember as a kid my folks took my brother and I to pa for a few days and we rode the train in Stroudsburg I was just verifying as i could be wrong of the name.
I am sure when my mom reads the blog tomorrow she will call and let me know lol
Good night, PA Lynn! Nice meeting you!
Oh, Lordy, Lynn. The last time I looked, it said you all wouldn't get any and we would get an inch. But earlier they thought we might get as much as five inches.
Five inches would play havoc with all of the blooming trees, I'm afraid.
Hey Margy...was thinking of you earlier. Found some tiny flowers growing in the yard at work. They are BLUE, very blue. The longish slender leaves are at ground and they have a single stem for each flower that comes up out of the middle. The flowers are bent at the head so they drop down. Not sure if due to frost this morning or if this is how they really grow. They have 6 (i think) petals but they sort of look closes up a bit, like a tulip. Haven't checked the books yet....
sure was nice to see Jewels today here Lynn, but only one post !
Wonder how Family Friday Fun went for Wanda tonight
cannot open any other links tonight, maybe Saturday, and I will check out Mai's pics
Great picture, Paula.
Christine, Lynn mentioned way way back about a "smell" from a frightened dog, and I thought it could be from anal glands.
Well, this article fits right in with what is happening at our nest. Click on the pic to see it larger. The eagle on the left is the 4 yo. Look familiar?
Eagle Battle
Night Pa-Lynn, glad you joined us
Maybe I should take some pictures of the blooming trees while I can.
Good night, Pa-Lynn.
Yep, I think it was Donka Marie, Margy. Knew you would know!!!
hmmmm Lynne2 - too early for Bellflowers that's what comes to mind...will have to do some searching
I'm going out to find Coltsfoot this week-end !!
We will be splitting again soon. Poor Steve is going to wonder what is going on here.
Thanks again and Good Night! :)
Christine,
My Dad wanted to build a house in the mountains. My Mom wanted the beach. We could only ID the lot by the "dump" that was on it. Couldn't build at that time on the lot. Finally sold the lot. They bought the beach house :)
Heading for the tub. Will check back before I turn in.
CHEAT SHEET will be produced tomorrow!!!! I promise!
Another good picture, Paula.
@Paula, that pictures brings images I don't want to think about with Liberty! :(
Ok, I'm pooped. Talk to y'all tomorrow!
Good night, PA Lynn!
Great pictures, Paula. Loved the one of the juvie with the line up of adults. LOL Reminded me of a picture of Jacob. He was in a school program. The kids were in a straight line singing. Jacob turned his back to the audience.
Which one in this line is different? LOL
Good night, Christine.
the dog bite to officer's foot did not break skin, but he went home early anyway today
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