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Chat - Tuesday, April 21, 2009; Happy Birthday, Sandie!
Topic Started: Apr 21 2009, 12:15 AM (2,436 Views)
lakemaryeaglewatcher
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Posted ImageSandie - Have a Wonderful Day!
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jeannec
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HI ALL!!! :}^

Deb I am glad to hear your SIL will be ok! I have wondered about the OnStar thing since I test drove a car outfitted with it earlier this year

Peetie really cool to see you "in person" here on my screen! And with that cool eagle shirt :D

Laurie Sorry to hear about your friends hurting your feelings. I hope it's something that was just a misunderstanding or stumble on someone's part and all will be OK

Penny I like the cedar waxwing picture. I was watching a small flock of birds out front at my friend's house this weekend - waxwings and sparrows. They all moved as one and flew out of the tree to the ground, then back up, then down, then up, down and up - and kept doing it!! I have no idea why they just didn't stay put longer at either spot!

SANDIE - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!
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iggle,Apr 21 2009
12:01 PM
The geese fought the eagles and won?!?!?!  Amazing!  Geese fly - why would the goslings have a problem getting down from the nest once they fledge? 

Kathie, I think they usually just paddle around in the water and ride on Mom's back when they get tired. I really don't think they can fly until they get those feathers when they are much older :unsure:

Topa, your grandchildren are just adorable...love the jungle gym and tree hugger :clk: 's
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I'm wondering the same thing about those little goslings. They are usually in the water within hours of being hatched. That is the strangest thing. Maybe they areN'T geese. . . Maybe they are GEAGLES. rofl rofl
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Just found this on Wikipedia....

During the second year of their lives, Canada Geese find a mate. They are monogamous, and most couples stay together all of their lives. If one is killed, the other may find a new mate. The female lays 3–8 eggs and both parents protect the nest while the eggs incubate, but the female spends more time at the nest than the male.

Known egg predators include Arctic Foxes, Northern Raccoons, Red Foxes, large gulls, Common Raven, American Crows and bears.

During this incubation period, the adults lose their flight feathers, so they cannot fly until their eggs hatch after 25–28 days. :8O:

I guess these birds are 'new' to the reproduction situation :wacko:

Edit to add: Canada Geese are rarely preyed on, but (beyond humans) can be taken by Coyotes, Red Foxes, Gray Wolves, Snowy Owls, Great Horned Owls, Golden Eagles and, most often, Bald Eagles.
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So both male and female geese, loose their flight feathers?? then none of them will survive. How will they eat if they are all in the nest and can't fly??? OH my gosh. :unsure:
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jeannec,Apr 21 2009
03:04 PM
HI ALL!!! :}^

Deb I am glad to hear your SIL will be ok! I have wondered about the OnStar thing since I test drove a car outfitted with it earlier this year

Peetie really cool to see you "in person" here on my screen! And with that cool eagle shirt :D

Laurie Sorry to hear about your friends hurting your feelings. I hope it's something that was just a misunderstanding or stumble on someone's part and all will be OK

Penny I like the cedar waxwing picture. I was watching a small flock of birds out front at my friend's house this weekend - waxwings and sparrows. They all moved as one and flew out of the tree to the ground, then back up, then down, then up, down and up - and kept doing it!! I have no idea why they just didn't stay put longer at either spot!

SANDIE - HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!

Thanks Jean. I've heard from one of them, she's emailed an apology. I haven't responded back yet. I think I need a day or two so I don't say anything stupid out of anger. All will be well. :Hugs:
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Deb - Such good news about your SIL. You are to be commended on your "Detective Skills" the way you finally reached the hospital to get an update on her condition. "Law & Order" needs you :lol: . Cruzer mojo came through again. :)^

Cheryl
- Sorry to hear you are having back pain. Take it easy and hoping you will feel a lot better tomorrow. :Hugs:
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TOPA what awesome pic's of your grandkids......

adorable...those faces with big smiles......



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Artsy Mom
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Just how bad is the economy?

A picture is worth a thousand words....

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Cats are so dramatic rofl rofl rofl
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Happy birthday Sandie! Enjoy this day :bday:

Deb - so glad your SIL wasn't badly hurt.

Great video Peetie :D and great pics from Penny and Topa! Handsome little boys!!

It's not 100 degrees outside today - I walked over and bought the winning lottery ticket for tonight's draw :lol:
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Artsy Mom,Apr 21 2009
11:51 AM
Canada geese have claimed squatters' rights to this eagle's nest at Beaver Dam Lake near Tunica, Miss.

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Susan Winston/Special to The Commercial Appeal

Canada geese put one over on American Eagle

By Bryan Brasher (Contact), Memphis Commercial Appeal
Sunday, April 19, 2009

BEAVER DAM, Miss. -- With mating season in full swing for Canada geese, people have no doubt seen the tall, majestic-looking birds nesting on the ground all over the Mid-South.

But Mike Boyd can show you something you probably haven't seen when it comes to geese.
Canada geese have claimed squatters' rights to this eagle's nest at Beaver Dam Lake near Tunica, Miss.

On the edge of his property at historic Beaver Dam Lake, just outside of Tunica, Boyd can point to a pair of Canada geese sitting in an eagle's nest more than 80 feet off the ground.

The geese didn't wait for the eagles to leave and then claim an abandoned nest. They actually fought off the eagles and have forcefully occupied their home for two weeks despite their constant protests.

"I thought a bald eagle would just absolutely throttle a Canada goose," Boyd said. "But that eagle has come back over and over again trying to reclaim its nest, and the geese won't give it up."

My big concern here, besides the obvious, is how on earth are the goslings going to get down out of that nest when the time comes?...:blink:

And are there already eagle eggs in the nest??
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Artsy Mom,Apr 21 2009
04:20 PM
Just how bad is the economy?

A picture is worth a thousand words....

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Cats are so dramatic rofl rofl rofl

That looks like Coleman :lol: :lol: I thought I had him under control. rofl rofl That's way to funny.
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Jim Spickler is on National Geographic - Right Now - climbing trees in Yosemite....
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Heading home. Catch you all later. :}^
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