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| Chat Friday August 21, 2009; T.G.I.F. | |
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| harpo516 | Aug 21 2009, 07:58 AM Post #31 |
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![]() closer sorry cell phone image how neat that he even noticed them - guess I'm rubbing off on him LOL poor guy! how neat that he had the idea to cell phone it too he sent it to ES who sent it on I feel a road trip
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| ojailala | Aug 21 2009, 08:04 AM Post #32 |
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Where???? Can't wait to see them... I need a Bald Eagle Fix.......
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| ojailala | Aug 21 2009, 08:07 AM Post #33 |
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Did you say the Bronx? How often does he see them??? |
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| harpo516 | Aug 21 2009, 08:18 AM Post #34 |
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he's never seen them in the bronx (or anywhere around NYC for that matter) there have been rare reports of a bald eagle popping in at Central Park and sort of around the Bronx they are coming further down the river WOO HOO hmmmm something makes me think there is a nest in the Bronx - will have to look into that |
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| Naturegal | Aug 21 2009, 08:19 AM Post #35 |
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Panda Cub Updates Friday, August 21 What’s black and white and red all over? Here’s a hint, it’s not the newspaper! Zoo visitors and PandaCam followers may have noticed that Lun Lun is sporting a new hair style as of late. She has a large area of the white fur around her neck and shoulders that has been dyed pink and orange, not by the conventional hair styling products we use, but by Jell-O! As you all may know, we provide our pandas with different forms of enrichment every day. About one week ago, we gave Lun Lun and Xi Lan some strawberry and orange-flavored Jell-O in a bowl for sensory enrichment overnight. None of us noticed the pair playing too much with the Jell-O that evening, but Xi Lan must have played with the bowl and its contents overnight, because we returned the next morning to find a transformed Lun. We decided that she must have slept in a good amount of the spilled Jell-O, thus changing her coat color from a serene black and white to a flashy pink, orange, black and white. Xi Lan’s coat was somehow spared this Jell-O fate, and he did not even seem to take note of the change in his mother. He’s still just as eager to play with her and as rambunctious as ever. Our self-proclaimed “punk” panda will return to her normal tones as soon as the dyed fur is shed. Pandas naturally continuously groom their coats through licking, scratching, and rubbing their fur on nearby objects. In the meantime, don’t be concerned about the color change; it’s just a temporary symbol of her inner spunkiness. As the last day of my seasonal keeper position with the carnivore department comes to a close, I am reflecting on all of the treasured memories that I have of our panda family at Zoo Atlanta. Like watching Mei Lan discover the bliss of scents and self anoint for the first time with mouthwash, understanding the pains and joys of motherhood through the eyes of Lun Lun, laughing at Yang Yang’s playful antics racing around the dayroom while doing cannonballs and back flips into the hammock, and of course witnessing Xi Lan gain 11 lbs and an ever-increasing confidence in the ways of the world around him. I am so lucky to have gotten to spend time with the pandas and will miss them dearly as I embark on my next adventure in graduate school at Trinity College Dublin. I can’t wait to visit this holiday season and see just how big our little Xi Lan has gotten. Allison Conboy Seasonal Carnivore Keeper
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| Naturegal | Aug 21 2009, 08:22 AM Post #36 |
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Deb - How wonderful to see eagles in the Bronx or anywhere close to the city. I think you've turned your BIL into an eagleholic now. :lol:
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| catM | Aug 21 2009, 08:23 AM Post #37 |
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Reminds me of Wray's red doo last year. |
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| Artsy Mom | Aug 21 2009, 08:41 AM Post #38 |
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Peeps,I'm baack.....from a teeth gnashing trip home from Minneapolis yesterday. Talk about construction lanes down to one on both sides with many miles of barrels and pylons....not so easy in the daytime.....crazy dangerous at night. One semi driver going the other way found himself in the center median ditch which effectively shut down that whole section of Interstate 29. It happened right before we got there in a driving thunderstorm. Other truck drivers were just stopping to try and help him. His truck was jack-knifed but luckily it didn't flip over.DH needs a vacation from the driving.... which he did all of. I'm telling you it was 8 hours of Thank goodness we were fortified with a great Mexican dinner at El Paradiso in Fargo for the last 3 1/2 hours of H**L on the road in the dark with rain so hard you could not see in front of your face. This was one of those trips where you swear you are never going to drive across the border again.Speaking of the border...on our way down we were instructed to pull up to door #3 of a series of garages by the US border guard. Sure enough they asked us to exit the vehicle and wait in a 'holding' room with another young man who happened to be from Saskatchewan on his way to Detroit for school...he looked like a jock so I'm guessing football scholarship We were in there for about 10 minutes and Siobhan was very scared...it looked like a concrete kennel and when one spoke it echoed. They did have dogs there, so maybe that is why she was shaking so much The burly guards came to get us and we were on our merry way after they had checked the car with Xray vision scopes to make sure we were not smuggling anything in the door panels Those garages have state of the art tools just waiting to take vehicles apart. I have no idea why we were checked. Maybe they just choose randomly. There were a lot of people working there so I guess they need something to do ![]() If I were a superstitious person I would have taken that as an omen of bad things to come. To be continued...... |
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| harpo516 | Aug 21 2009, 08:48 AM Post #39 |
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wow Penny - what an adventure - glad all's well n the end so maybe mom was trying out a new look for Halloween - she's just a bit early this year! interesting that squish didn't even notice! LOL |
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| catM | Aug 21 2009, 08:59 AM Post #40 |
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Penny, your trip home sounds horrendous! I am glad you made it safely. |
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| EagleScout | Aug 21 2009, 09:14 AM Post #41 |
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Another column installed at WTC. http://www.national911memorial.org/site/Pa..._Visit_EarthCam ES |
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| catM | Aug 21 2009, 09:21 AM Post #42 |
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ES, that is a great shot! |
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| harpo516 | Aug 21 2009, 09:21 AM Post #43 |
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hi ES
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| bette | Aug 21 2009, 09:27 AM Post #44 |
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Gary/ES - That is a great site. I've missed it before when you've posted it. I've marked it now. It must feel great to be able to share your work with the world this way. Thanks. |
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| Naturegal | Aug 21 2009, 09:41 AM Post #45 |
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ES - Thanks for another update. |
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Peeps,
We were in there for about 10 minutes and Siobhan was very scared...it looked like a concrete kennel and when one spoke it echoed. They did have dogs there, so maybe that is why she was shaking so much
The burly guards came to get us and we were on our merry way after they had checked the car with Xray vision scopes to make sure we were not smuggling anything in the door panels
Those garages have state of the art tools just waiting to take vehicles apart. I have no idea why we were checked. Maybe they just choose randomly. There were a lot of people working there so I guess they need something to do 
8:45 AM Jul 13