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| Chat - Wednesday, July 22, 2009; Catalina Update Already Posted | |
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| catM | Jul 22 2009, 05:16 AM Post #16 |
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Julie, Happy Birthday!![]() Enjoy your day. |
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| petra | Jul 22 2009, 05:20 AM Post #17 |
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happy b'day JULIE hope you've a special day today
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| Cricket | Jul 22 2009, 05:27 AM Post #18 |
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We have the Heating & Air Conditioning Man here along with the Burgler Alarm man, and poor Bell is going ballistic in her crate with the sirein's going off. The neighbor's must love us. I have some calls to make now. e-bay has messed up my Pay Pal account so no one is getting paid for the items I bid on, or bought outright. What a mess. |
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| Cumbrian | Jul 22 2009, 05:34 AM Post #19 |
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For Julie ... julesbrickell................ ![]() ................... ... Have a Wonderful Day!
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| cdn-cdn | Jul 22 2009, 05:39 AM Post #20 |
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Hi everybody. Hope everyone has a good day today.
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| cdn-cdn | Jul 22 2009, 05:42 AM Post #21 |
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Julie, best wishes to you on your special day!
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| Cricket | Jul 22 2009, 05:53 AM Post #22 |
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FISHERMAN Bird was trapped in fishing line and in danger of drowning. Saturday, July 18 When Chuck Needham waded into Lacamas Lake (Washington State) and saved an Osprey that was tangled in another fisherman's line and drowning, it felt like a mystical connection with animal spirits and his ancestors. "Being an Indian, it's kind of a spiritual thing," said Needham, 53 who is three quarters Cherokee. "Being able to retrive it and bring it back to life and save it, it gave me a warm feeling." Needham's tale would be in the "yeah right" category if another fisherman hadn't captured it with his camera. "To me, it was a little miracle," said Sue Cappoen, Needham's girlfriend. It happened about 5:30 P.M. on July 6, a Monday as the two were fishing for trout on the north side of the Lake. Using worms and marshmallows flavored with anise, they were at a spot called "the rail." Looking to their left, Needham suddnley told Cappoen, "Look at that bird!" The Osprey, with striking golden eyes and a wingspan estimated at 5 feet, had dived into the murky lake, possibly for a perch. But the raptor was trapped in the water, tangled with another fisherman's line. The line was wrapped around it's neck, the hook embedded in it's wing, and some discarded fishing line was tangled around it's legs. "I saw it flapping," Cappoen said. "It was trying to keep above the water with it's wings. It couldn't go forward, and it couldn't go back. We said, Oh God! We couldn't let it die." They ran toward the scene. "I just jumped into the water in my cowboy boots," Needham said. "It was up to my knees." Seizing the large bird, Needham used nail nippers to cut the line away from the osprey. "It was dead by that time," Needham said. "It was gone. It just had no life to it." "so he decided to do mouth to beak respiration while massaging the birds throat and chest. "I cupped it's head in my left hand and turned it's beak toward me and breathed into it's beak. I gave it about five or six deep breaths and, all of a sudden, it started coughing up water and foam and perked up a little bit. "That was a special moment. It was like, It's all right! It's going to make it!" Carrying the bird closer and closer to shore, Needham said, he just put it on a rock. Wary of the dazed bird's powerful talons and razor sharp beak, he gently poked it with a stick to see if it would move. "It just pecked at the stick, and it just turned around on the rock and took off. "That was the last they saw of it, so it's fate is unknown. Needham who is retired and lives near Fisher's Landing, said he fishes at the lake every day. Shortly after the experience, the fisherman who accidently hooked the bird gave Needham copies of his photos. |
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| harpo516 | Jul 22 2009, 05:56 AM Post #23 |
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oh an eclipse . cool...... Cat glad to hear you are OK --- gary called me mon night and they were having some big time thunder storm but they were all well at base camp - you could hear it in the background Linda - yes we're following the weather info for the area and see the temps have gone down a bit - they guys will appreciate that especially the first couple days getting used to the altitude-hiking- carrying 45-50 pounds! :wacko: |
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| Cricket | Jul 22 2009, 07:27 AM Post #24 |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpMwAHmnbS8 This is just so dear of the deer bathing the cat I had to share it. |
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| Eagle Duo | Jul 22 2009, 07:27 AM Post #25 |
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![]() julesbrickell/Julie Hope you have a wonderful day! |
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| Cricket | Jul 22 2009, 07:29 AM Post #26 |
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OMG here is another one I have tears in my eyes. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JpMwAHmnbS8 |
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| Topa Topa Hikers | Jul 22 2009, 07:30 AM Post #27 |
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![]() Eagle Mountain Acrylic Ink on Canvas Panel by Roderick MacIver |
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| wrightflyer | Jul 22 2009, 07:31 AM Post #28 |
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Julie |
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| Topa Topa Hikers | Jul 22 2009, 07:33 AM Post #29 |
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Happy Birthday Jules
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| Topa Topa Hikers | Jul 22 2009, 07:35 AM Post #30 |
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EDBlue posted something interesting in IWS Eagle Forum Chat. http://s11.zetaboards.com/IWS_Eagle_Forum/index/
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