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| Monday, October 9, 2006; Happy Holiday! | |
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| ElaineRuth | Oct 9 2006, 05:52 PM Post #76 |
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Hey, Sweetie!!! There you are!!!!!! Thanks for the link. |
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| Patti | Oct 9 2006, 05:53 PM Post #77 |
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Back to chores, but thank you for the captures Cumbrian and Hulabird~ I think the new nest view will be good. Wait until the eagles land!
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| ElaineRuth | Oct 9 2006, 06:14 PM Post #78 |
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Can't keep going......... zzzzzzzzzzzzzz............... Ooops, sorry. Gotta get to bed. Beside my girls, I have 3 appointments tomorrow. Will start early and get home late. Don't mean to be selfish but I hope nothing exciting happens till I can get back here (isn't that just awful???). 'Nite all and sleep slow. ![]() |
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| Bea | Oct 9 2006, 06:38 PM Post #79 |
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Most definetly!!! |
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| Bea | Oct 9 2006, 06:41 PM Post #80 |
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Ojailala, I'm sorry you're having a hard time adjusting to the new view. Just think of it this way: We have to find new "things" like the "Dragon" and the "E-Branch" for the new chick(s). Hulabird has already found St. Francis who is watching over our nest. |
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| MaMiMoBa Mom | Oct 9 2006, 06:44 PM Post #81 |
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Good evening all! Loved the Skidboot video-too cute. What an amazing and incredibly bright dog! Thanks for the screen shots of our nest as well as the West End nest. So nice to see EAGLES IN A NEST for a change!! Hope you feel better soon Skellis. Alright, I'm feeling a bit shallow and out of touch...I never knew Canadians celebrated a Thanksgiving holiday. I think its a shame that its not mentioned here in the states that today is a Canadian holiday??? I mean, come on, we're land locked and all!!! So, I understand that you celebrate with family and food and all and its because you are thankful for many things. I'm curious about the history of the Canadian Thanksgiving. When was it first celebrated? How did it come to be? Who were the famous Canadians involved in this part of your history? Also wondering if the American Thanksgiving holiday (in Nov.) is mentioned on your newscasts around that time. Thanks so much for broadening my mind!! Nancy |
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| kljinusa | Oct 9 2006, 06:47 PM Post #82 |
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I had to laugh when Dr Sharpe commented the parents better show up after all this work... but I think he was serious! |
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| kljinusa | Oct 9 2006, 06:49 PM Post #83 |
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Happy Thanksgiving to our Canadian friends... Please have a 2nd helping of mashed potatoes for me. |
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| Bea | Oct 9 2006, 06:57 PM Post #84 |
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Hi Karen, I also got a laugh out of that one, and if he was serious, I can totally understand that. It would really be a shame if they didn't show up after all that work. |
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| kljinusa | Oct 9 2006, 07:02 PM Post #85 |
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Animal Planet has a Steve Irwin show right now. Hunting a white crocodile.. |
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| Bea | Oct 9 2006, 07:07 PM Post #86 |
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Bird, thank you so much for that Skidboot video. What an amazing dog. And what an amazing owner. Little sad at the end though. |
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| ostrich2 | Oct 9 2006, 07:20 PM Post #87 |
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The fact that they successfully fledged Cruz last year should be a major influence for them wanting to same that same nest this year, but of course they're wild eagles and they can decide to nest wherever they want
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| MaMiMoBa Mom | Oct 9 2006, 07:26 PM Post #88 |
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:lol: I know! I chuckled myself, but like you, I think he meant every word! Dr. Sharpe must feel like he has the weight of the world on his shoulders! Here we are on this forum chomping at the bit to see a glimpse of these beloved eagles, anxious to have sound for nest season, the best views, etc... Not to mention all of the new viewers that will tune in next season... You sure are right, Dr. Sharpe, you had better hope they return! Or we'll all be begging you to switch to a new nesting location AND do it in lightening speed time! :lol: In all honesty, I am beyond grateful for all that you (Dr. Sharpe) have done, do, and will continue to do for this cause. I'd watch if the picture was fuzzy, blurred, off center, or even a blackscreen...uh that is IF there's SOUND! :lol: <_< Thanks again for providing this awesome experience!!
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| Naturegal | Oct 9 2006, 07:32 PM Post #89 |
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History and Origin of Canadian Thanksgiving In Canada Thanksgiving is celebrated on the second Monday in October. Unlike the American tradition of remembering Pilgrims and settling in the New World, Canadians give thanks for a successful harvest. The harvest season falls earlier in Canada compared to the United States due to the simple fact that Canada is further north. The history of Thanksgiving in Canada goes back to an English explorer, Martin Frobisher, who had been trying to find a northern passage to the Orient. He did not succeed but he did establish a settlement in Northern America. In the year 1578, he held a formal ceremony, in what is now called Newfoundland, to give thanks for surviving the long journey. This is considered the first Canadian Thanksgiving. Other settlers arrived and continued these ceremonies. He was later knighted and had an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean in northern Canada named after him - Frobisher Bay. At the same time, French settlers, having crossed the ocean and arrived in Canada with explorer Samuel de Champlain, also held huge feasts of thanks. They even formed 'The Order of Good Cheer' and gladly shared their food with their Indian neighbours. After the Seven Year's War ended in 1763, the citizens of Halifax held a special day of Thanksgiving. During the American Revolution, Americans who remained loyal to England moved to Canada where they brought the customs and practices of the American Thanksgiving to Canada. There are many similarities between the two Thanksgivings such as the cornucopia and the pumpkin pie. Eventually in 1879, Parliament declared November 6th a day of Thanksgiving and a national holiday. Over the years many dates were used for Thanksgiving, the most popular was the 3rd Monday in October. After World War I, both Armistice Day and Thanksgiving were celebrated on the Monday of the week in which November 11th occurred. Ten years later, in 1931, the two days became separate holidays and Armistice Day was renamed Remembrance Day. Finally, on January 31st, 1957, Parliament proclaimed... "A Day of General Thanksgiving to Almighty God for the bountiful harvest with which Canada has been blessed ... to be observed on the 2nd Monday in October. MaMiMoBaMom, Nancy - hope this explains our holiday and yes, all our newscasts mention American Thanksgiving. |
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| Hikers | Oct 9 2006, 07:36 PM Post #90 |
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Patti, Thanks for the link to the Condors. I missed reading it earlier. I just saw it now when I was catching up. |
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