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| Chat - Sunday, August 9, 2009; It's a beautiful new day!!! | |
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| adklaurie | Aug 9 2009, 05:16 AM Post #1 |
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Good morning Cruzers. Wow wake up sleepy heads. It's 9:12am :lol: Harpo - Looks like you and ES had a fantastic day yesterday. Great pictures. Thank you for sharing them. Those swans are beautiful. I slept in myself this morning 8:30 . Woke up to sunshine and already the clouds have taken over. Maybe a little rain today. |
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| Naturegal | Aug 9 2009, 05:18 AM Post #2 |
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| Naturegal | Aug 9 2009, 05:20 AM Post #3 |
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Deb - Looks like you and Gary had a fun and successful day caching. Great pics of the caches and beautiful swans. That's quite a position you got yourself into. :lol: |
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| wrightflyer | Aug 9 2009, 05:23 AM Post #4 |
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Good morning! Deb - What a fun day you and ES had! Not sure I would have been brave enough to go after that one cache. My upside down garden is taking hold and loving it. Will get another photo today. Lala - Have you seen the moon rising the past two nights. Came up here at about 9:00 or 9:15 pm. Big orange ball over the bay! My camera that takes decent pictures - just makes the moon look like another street light. Oh well....Have a wonderful Sunday! |
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| adklaurie | Aug 9 2009, 05:35 AM Post #5 |
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Good morning Carole and Marti. Marti - how do you water an upside down garden? Sounds really interesting. |
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| Cricket | Aug 9 2009, 06:25 AM Post #6 |
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Here is a Link for Cruz's who are in need of our help. CatMs DH, and Elaine Y., I am also keeping Sgt. Allen in there. He is doing better from what I hear.http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candle...?l=eng&gi=cruzr Deb loved the pictures of the swans last night. I use to watch them all the time in a Park when I was a child. Now they are gone from there. I did see two, and their hatchlings when I was out Deep Sea in the Atlantic several years ago. I was surprised to see them in the Marina! |
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| Artsy Mom | Aug 9 2009, 06:47 AM Post #7 |
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Good Morning Cruzers Happy Sunday.Here's a little more information on Bandit to start your day ![]() UPDATE FROM BEV DAY, AUGUST 8, 2009 Bev has sent the answers to a few more of our questions. #1 Any ideas of when Bandit will get his permanent ID band? Bandit actually already has his permanent band on. It was decided as the bander may not be able to get back when he was ready and I didn't want him to go without a band. #2 Does Bandit show enough aggression at feeding time in order to steal food from Buddy (his room mate?) We ask because he was a very mellow eaglet when Mom and Dad brought him food. So far he is not stealing food but has slowed down on asking for it. He is doing well with his wing exercises. We will see more aggression when he is put with other juvies in Field flights. At this time he has no reason to be aggressive as the birds are fed lots while in the interim cages. We do live feeding in the flight cage--- it is a must, especially when the parents have not yet taught them. This is another reason I want to get the pool cage pond finished with live fish in the pond which will make for easier training. We have access to live trout from the hatcheries. We try to release the eaglets while the adults are in the area as it sometimes means they will take over training as the sounds the eaglets make are distinct to each set of parents and I know I will be told different by David, but oh well. #3 Is it a problem for released juveniles to not have the proper hunting skills? Or is that something that they learn in rehab? With eaglets it's not as much as a problem as it would be for an actual hunting bird-- peregrine , etc , as both redtail hawks and eagles are opportunity hunters and will take dead road kills, etc. However, I like to have a few eagles in the area when we do the release. Bandits dad or mom may have actually been around today -- not on the usual poles but down further. I will keep eyes open. All the other eagles have disappeared from around here so there must have been a fish run of some sort. Eagles in the lower mainland don't tend to migrate as much as interior birds as it is not as cold around here. Yes I do know some leave but we do have year round residents. except for fish runs. I have observed over several years that the adults will actually stand back and let a juvenile have at least some of the prey that they find in the winter months when food is short before they actually either chase young off or steal food and it doesn't have to be the parents either. |
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| Artsy Mom | Aug 9 2009, 07:01 AM Post #8 |
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This is interesting.... An eagle pays a visit to an osprey nest on Ayers Island NH. All the birds on the nest are fledglings. ![]() Video by CAL04FYI (2:00) |
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| Artsy Mom | Aug 9 2009, 07:12 AM Post #9 |
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Hummer of the Day![]() Image by Michele Fowler |
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| ojailala | Aug 9 2009, 07:38 AM Post #10 |
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Yes Marti, I went out to turn off the water last night and the moont was shining through the trees... I would have loved to stop and drag out the tripod but was just too tired and I get frustrated with moon shots... have to learn more about the settings... It was beautiful... Harpo, I loved all your pictures.... the swan and the one of you hanging over the edge to find you cache....you sure know how to have fun! |
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| Artsy Mom | Aug 9 2009, 08:11 AM Post #11 |
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Linda are you able to put some Fair on here? Just wondering if your computer issues were resolved yet
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| Artsy Mom | Aug 9 2009, 08:33 AM Post #12 |
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Found this on Bird Watchers Digest....I was trying to get the Bald Eagle article in the Late Summer Edition of the magazine, but no dice, unless I buy a subscription Birdseed Types by BWD editor Bill Thompson, III Just like people, birds have certain food preferences. The good news for you is that people have been feeding birds for many decades, so you get the benefit of all that trial-and-error experimentation. These days, we, the bird-feeding public, already know what foods birds prefer. At the feeders this means seeds. But which seeds are the best? In a nutshell, sunflower seed. So if you are just starting out in feeding, I suggest you buy some black-oil sunflower seed at a local hardware store, feed store, specialty bird store, or even at a major retail chain store. There is a vast array of other foods you can offer birds besides birdseed. To view a few of the most commonly offered non-seed items that birds enjoy click here. Following are the best kinds of seed, in descending order of popularity. Black-oil Sunflower Gray- or white-striped sunflower seed used to be the king of the bird foods. Now it's black-oil sunflower seed. Smaller than gray-striped sunflower seed, with a thin, all-black, papery shell, black-oil seed can be cracked by sparrows, juncos, and even small-billed goldfinches. It's a better buy, too, because 70 percent of each seed is meat, compared with only 57 percent for striped sunflower. Its high oil and fat content helps birds get through cold winter nights. Black-oil sunflower seed is the heart of any feeding program because it's accepted by the greatest variety of birds. You can feed it out of hanging feeders, in hoppers, on tables, or scattered on the ground-preferably all of the above. Sunflower Hearts. If I were to pick only one food to offer at my feeding station, it would be sunflower hearts. Yes, they are expensive, but a bag of sunflower hearts (no shells, just the meat of the seed) lasts more than three times as long as a bag of seeds with shells. Not only that, every species that comes to my feeding station will eat them. Being hulless, hearts are accessible to weaker-billed birds like siskins, redpolls, and Carolina wrens. Goldfinches love them. Compared with seeds with hulls, hearts are relatively free of waste and of the messy shells that pile up to smother grass and rot decks. The only drawback is that the hearts should not be exposed to wet weather; thus, they should be fed only from feeders. They rot quickly when damp. On dry days, it's fine to spread a handful on the bird table, but otherwise, stick to weatherproof feeders. You'll be surprised how little it takes to feed a lot of birds. Mixed Seed Mixed seed, often generically referred to as "wild birdseed," is a vital addition to any feeding program. But not all mixes are created equal, and what is eagerly eaten in Arizona can go to waste in New York. A prime example is milo, a round, reddish seed that looks like a BB pellet. You'll see it, along with wheat, oats, and even barley, in grocery-store mixes. In the East, milo and wheat are spurned by most birds except blackbirds and doves. In the West, however, quail, doves, towhees, and sparrows eagerly eat milo. Millet. Millet is a main ingredient in most mixed bird seed. White proso millet is a little, round, shiny cream-colored seed. It's a staple for most sparrows and juncos, as well as doves, Carolina wrens, thrashers, and cardinals. Cracked Corn. Another common ingredient of good mixed seed is cracked corn, which is accepted by most birds after the sunflower and millet are gone. Cracked corn is the cheapest and best offering for quail, pheasants, and doves,but it is irresistible to blackbirds, cowbirds, grackles, and house sparrows. If you're inundated by these less desirable birds, you may want stop offering corn. The third ingredient of a good mix is our old buddy, black-oil sunflower seed. Peanut hearts, which are small, rather bitter byproducts of peanut processing, make birdseed mixes smell good (which is nice for us), boost the price (which is nice for retailers), and may appeal to chickadees, titmice, jays, and wrens. Peanut hearts are not vital because, in my experience, the sunflower always goes first anyway. This is not to devalue whole peanuts as a food--they can be great if offered in the right feeder. Peanuts In Europe, peanuts have been a staple of bird feeding for years. But peanuts have become popular for bird feeding in North America just in the past decade. Peanuts are a vital part of my feeding program. Woodpeckers, chickadees, nuthatches, creepers, titmice, and wrens are among the birds favoring peanuts. The peanuts we use for bird feeding are rejects from the cocktail peanut trade. They are out of the shell and usually roasted but not salted. When offered in the shell, only crows, jays, and the occasional clever titmouse can really exploit them, because peanuts are just too big and cumbersome for most birds to crack open. Better feed and birdseed stores, though, sell raw shelled peanuts in bulk. If you can't find these in your area, you can buy the cheapest unsalted roasted cocktail peanuts (sold in cans or jars) at your grocery store. Offered in wire mesh tube feeders, in mesh bags, or in hopper and platform feeders, peanuts are an incredibly popular food, especially in harsh winter weather. They offer a great high-protein boost to winter-weary birds and help insect eaters like wrens, woodpeckers, and sometimes even sapsuckers make it through. Peanuts can be subject to mold in hot, wet weather. Check them often for signs of black mold or the darkening in color that can mean they've gone rancid. Offer only as many as the birds will eat in a few days in warmer weather. Thistle/Niger/Nyjer Niger, or thistle seed (now sometimes referred to by the commercial name of Nyjer) is imported from Africa and Asia. The seed is sterilized, so it won't germinate in North America. Thistle seed requires a special feeder style, one that has small openings sized to accommodate the tiny seeds but still permit birds to gain access to the seed. Thistle seed can be somewhat expensive and is subject to mold, especially in hot, damp weather. To avoid this, shake your feeders every time you fill them to be sure the seed is coming out of the ports properly. If the seed clumps, you may have to dump it out where the birds won't find it and wash and dry your feeder before refilling it. Fine mesh nylon thistle "socks" are a cheap way to feed Niger, and they let air circulate around the seed. If you don't mind paying a bit more per pound, thistle/Niger seed will really attract finches and siskins to your feeders. Safflower Safflower is a white, shiny conical seed that's gaining popularity among people who find that cardinals like it and some squirrels and grackles don't. The operative word in that statement is some. Lots of squirrels love safflower seed. Safflower seed is usually found in bulk at better feed stores. You can offer it in any feeder that dispenses sunflower seed or scatter it on the ground to attract cardinals (who aren't much for perching on tube feeders). Safflower seed is nice to offer, but not vital; any bird that will eat safflower will also take sunflower seed. |
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| adklaurie | Aug 9 2009, 10:09 AM Post #13 |
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Chat is so quiet today. Everyone must be at the fair and or busy today. I'm heading in to town to help my mom out with some things. Looks like a storm is heading our way shortly. BBL.
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| Cricket | Aug 9 2009, 01:52 PM Post #14 |
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We've a big storm heading our way. Huge red Cell and another with a bow. May have to shut down quickly. Chat is very quiet today, and was yesterday too. People must have gone away for the weekend. Hope they are having a wonderful time. Maria just sent me a clip of John John pushing his playpen all around the living room floor. It's not exactly a playpen, but a big fence for puppies. She put it on the rug for John John, but now he takes off pushing it. I think she should have named him Samson!
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| Cricket | Aug 9 2009, 01:59 PM Post #15 |
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6WxyzS0vCME&feature=related Not as funny as yesterdays clip, but not bad. Got it in my e-mail yesterday. |
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. Woke up to sunshine and already the clouds have taken over. Maybe a little rain today.



Oh well....
Link for Cruz's who are in need of our help. CatMs DH, and Elaine Y., I am also keeping Sgt. Allen in there. He is doing better from what I hear.
Happy Sunday.

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