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Saturday, October 21, 2006; observations
Topic Started: Oct 21 2006, 06:48 AM (1,436 Views)
Bea
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See you tomorrow Peppermint! Looking forward to it.
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Hulabird
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Night Bea and Pep. Have a wonderful time. You only have to chum once to get that crap downloaded. Just get it over with at the pier and you'll be fine.
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Hulabird
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Skellis!!!!!!!!!! Mantle! Whatchoo doing up so late baby girl?
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Hulabird
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The story of my life on that evil day of no electricity last Sunday

http://www.keepersoflists.org/index.php?lid=6094
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Bee,Oct 21 2006
09:35 PM
H/Bird - I saw that video before and loved it both times. I also heard that they tried to get Judy Keene to stop feeding the eagles because there were so many and they were becoming pests. But she stood her ground and say NO WAY and is still feeding them. Good for her!


The only thing I worry about in a case like that is the eagles (or whatever animal might be involved in a similar situation) could become too dependent on humans for food when they shouldn't be. It can be such a fine line sometimes towards supporting the birds and creating an unnatural situation. If those eagles lose their natural instincts to find food, or they start living in an area where those natural sources aren't there, it could be worse for them in the long run if the human support ever stops. I don't know whether that's a concern in this specific case or not.

I think you can see this in what Dr. Sharpe and the IWS folks are doing - he just commented on this a couple of days ago when someone asked how long they're going to keep supporting A62 with food. It's so important that as many of these birds survive, and yet the food that is provided is enough to support and help them, but deliberately is not enough to eliminate their need to find food on their own. That way they know A62 and the other birds are forced to learn the normal eagle skills they will need to survive. They will also be stopping the food support in a couple of more months as at some point the eagle has to become fully independent. That seems to me to be the perfect balance between support and avoiding dependency.

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Hulabird
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I fully agree with you Ostrich. I think what the eagle lady is doing is so wrong. And in 2010 when they "make her stop", what are those birds going to do? They've never had to work for a living. But I have to admit, if I ever go up there, I'm going to the spit and checking it out with my own 2 eyes. Talk about eagle overload! One would definately want to wear a disposable hoodie.
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Bee
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I think that side of the coin was presented and if I remember the article correctly, she only had one bucket of fish for the whole gang and said there was no way they could become dependent upon her. I hope that is true because I agree, I don't advocate creating a dependency situation.

Bee
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Hulabird,Oct 22 2006
03:00 AM
I'm fixing a computer online right now and need to keep switching back anyway.

Did you get the Program finally fixed??
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Hulabird
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Sure did. Back in bidness. I won't know if you're there though if you don't contact me first.
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