Showing posts with label squirrels. Show all posts
Showing posts with label squirrels. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Saturday, May 16, 2015
Berry College Eagles Day 92&94, Harrison Bay Eagles 48&50, White Rock Eagles Day 26&27
I reviewed the entire day at the Berry College nest and didn't see either fledgling. Mom brought a squirrel to the nest. The cam was freezing bad today. One frame she wasn't there, the next frame she was...
She waited a while to see if one of her babies was going to show up. Eventually, she started eating the squirrel. (And when she left the nest later, she took the leftovers with her.)
It was fun watching her wait. She is panting to cool off after carrying the squirrel to the nest in the mid-day heat. It makes her look funny... Or maybe she was just jealous of my funny looking Dad video and she was making faces for the camera...
I like this s'cap of the Blue Jay. It's thinking, "Fly like an Eagle!"
The Harrison Bay Eaglets look full grown. Here's a day in the life...
I love the big stretches. I think these relieve their growing pains.
It's funny watching them follow each other around the nest.
They are both showing off their big feet.
One of the parents brought a nice-size fish to the nest.
Two peas in a pod...
One of the eaglets did some impressive self-feeding.
Mom and Dad like to perch in a near-by tree.
Sleepy baby...
Wingercizing.
I like the light at this nest in the morning because it lights up the background trees and at sunset (like here) because it's such a pretty light.
Mom stands up. She's thinking about something...
And off she goes!
She's gone for a bit and returns with a clump of green pine. It's looks like she took the end off of a pine bough.
She fed the babies some nestovers before bedtime.
She waited a while to see if one of her babies was going to show up. Eventually, she started eating the squirrel. (And when she left the nest later, she took the leftovers with her.)
It was fun watching her wait. She is panting to cool off after carrying the squirrel to the nest in the mid-day heat. It makes her look funny... Or maybe she was just jealous of my funny looking Dad video and she was making faces for the camera...
I like this s'cap of the Blue Jay. It's thinking, "Fly like an Eagle!"
The Harrison Bay Eaglets look full grown. Here's a day in the life...
I love the big stretches. I think these relieve their growing pains.
It's funny watching them follow each other around the nest.
They are both showing off their big feet.
One of the parents brought a nice-size fish to the nest.
Two peas in a pod...
One of the eaglets did some impressive self-feeding.
Mom and Dad like to perch in a near-by tree.
Sleepy baby...
Wingercizing.
I like the light at this nest in the morning because it lights up the background trees and at sunset (like here) because it's such a pretty light.
Mom stands up. She's thinking about something...
And off she goes!
She's gone for a bit and returns with a clump of green pine. It's looks like she took the end off of a pine bough.
She fed the babies some nestovers before bedtime.
Thursday, April 17, 2014
Berry College Eaglet Day 54, Nest Cam Round-up: Berry Bluebird, White Rock, and Loch of the Lowes, Bald Eagle KE's Last Check In (Ever), Hunting with Golden Eagles, Tug-O-Squirrel
Today is day 54 for the Berry College Eaglet. The feedings have become interesting as the baby takes more of an interest in self-feeding (and the Mom is reluctant to give up being the provider.) First, Mom is feeding the eaglet:
The baby is watching closely, thinking, "I can do that!"
The baby reaches over and takes the fish:
The fish is now in between the eaglet and Mom:
Mom takes it back and resumes feeding the eaglet. This picture is also a good chance to compare their sizes:
Another good size comparison picture. Baby is getting big:
The eaglet is so keen to learn from the adult, wanting to get right in the middle of the action as the adult rummages around in the grass:
Eaglets always go into this too-close-to-the-edge mode. Maybe there is an innate rebellion against confinement that propels them to take that first leap when they fledge -- and also to stand way too close to the edge before they are ready for the big leap:
We are seeing some more wingercizing. I expect to start seeing much more of this as the eaglet reaches full size and starts building flight muscles.
Once again tonight, the eaglet is in the nest alone (preening) and Mom is perched on the same branch. Looks like her head is tucked under her wing. Sleep well Mom!
The Berry College Bluebird nest has another egg today. A normal clutch size is 4-5 eggs, with extremes to 2 and 7. Four is the normal for a first year Bluebird. The Mom will continue to lay an egg a day until the clutch is complete, then she will begin incubating. All of the eggs will hatch on the same day -- 13 to 20 days after the start of incubation. I write all that and then pop in (I thought) to take a s'cap of the three eggs tonight and instead find Mom incubating... I guess we are getting three eggs.
We have a wet day at the White Rock nest. It usually looks like another day in paradise, but even paradise needs rain...
I have to catch the Scottish Wildlife Trust's Loch of the Lowes nest in the morning here in order to see daylight there. Maybe Saturday or Sunday...
The baby is watching closely, thinking, "I can do that!"
The baby reaches over and takes the fish:
The fish is now in between the eaglet and Mom:
Mom takes it back and resumes feeding the eaglet. This picture is also a good chance to compare their sizes:
Another good size comparison picture. Baby is getting big:
The eaglet is so keen to learn from the adult, wanting to get right in the middle of the action as the adult rummages around in the grass:
Eaglets always go into this too-close-to-the-edge mode. Maybe there is an innate rebellion against confinement that propels them to take that first leap when they fledge -- and also to stand way too close to the edge before they are ready for the big leap:
We are seeing some more wingercizing. I expect to start seeing much more of this as the eaglet reaches full size and starts building flight muscles.
Once again tonight, the eaglet is in the nest alone (preening) and Mom is perched on the same branch. Looks like her head is tucked under her wing. Sleep well Mom!
The Berry College Bluebird nest has another egg today. A normal clutch size is 4-5 eggs, with extremes to 2 and 7. Four is the normal for a first year Bluebird. The Mom will continue to lay an egg a day until the clutch is complete, then she will begin incubating. All of the eggs will hatch on the same day -- 13 to 20 days after the start of incubation. I write all that and then pop in (I thought) to take a s'cap of the three eggs tonight and instead find Mom incubating... I guess we are getting three eggs.
We have a wet day at the White Rock nest. It usually looks like another day in paradise, but even paradise needs rain...
I have to catch the Scottish Wildlife Trust's Loch of the Lowes nest in the morning here in order to see daylight there. Maybe Saturday or Sunday...
Bald Eagle KE checked in. For the last time. Her transmitter fell off! This is surprising since they estimate the harness will last about the same amount of time as the battery operates -- about 3 years. She wore her transmitter for less than two years. She never did return to her natal area. I have speculated before that females wander more and males spend more time finding a suitable territory in which to settle down and build a nest to attract a female. KE's wanderlust plays into my theory. I have stated that my theory is based upon a very small sampling, so take it with a grain of salt... Fly free KE and scratch that itch now that you can reach it!
My friend Minnie (mishmash) on the Norfolk Eagles Forum pointed out this amazing story about a girl in Mongolia hunting with a Golden Eagle. It's a great story with some amazing pictures.
Here is a hilarious video out of the Southwest Florida nest from yesterday. I mean, lol funny! Mom and her fledgling both want the last bite of squirrel. All I can say is, squirrels are tough!
Sunday, November 24, 2013
Orchid Update With Pictures, Camellia (The Plant) and Squirrel Pictures, Eagle Cam Updates
I blogged about my Orchids in previous posts. And I promised an update. Two of my Orchids are doing great! So, I'm doing pictures of them first:
This is my Cattleya:
Taken on 11/10 showing the buds just coming out of the sheath:
Taken on 11/17, using my finger to show the size of the flower buds:
Taken on 11/21 just to look pretty. This is the first time I've ever seen this orchid bloom:
Taken on 11/21 to show size of blooms:
Taken on 11/21 close-up to show detail -- pretty and fragrant. Looks like velvet:
This is my Dendrobium:
Taken on 11/10 showing flower spike with flower buds:
Taken on 11/17 with one bloom open:
Taken on 11/24 with two blooms open. Pretty, but not fragrant:
My Epidendrum taken on 11/10. Still looks the same today... Not sure what's happening here:
My Mini-Cattleya taken on 11/10. Seems like the sheath died. Not sure why. We had a hot patch of weather while it was still outside and it might have gotten too dry. The Cattleya above was in the same environment. But it might have been better able to handle it since it's a larger plant. Maybe I'll have better luck with this one next year:
And a couple of random pics that were on my camera when I downloaded it... This is one of my Camellias. I love Camellias. They bloom in the cold weather when just about nothing else is in bloom. This particular one has a fragrance too -- kinda spicy.
And this is a regular visitor on my back deck. I had a bag of bird food that was infested with moths. (So annoying.) I put the bag outside so they wouldn't infest my house... Picture is taken through window and screen. Talk about being in hog heaven:
And in Bald Eagle news, it looks like the Northeast and Southwest eagle cam nests will both have two eggs this year. If either nest was going to have a third egg, it would have been laid by now. I checked in on both cams this evening and Moms were on the nest, incubating/sleeping. Seemed really cold and windy at the Northeast nest... And I looked in on the Berry College nest -- no one was home. But that's ok, since there aren't any eggs yet...
This is my Cattleya:
Taken on 11/10 showing the buds just coming out of the sheath:
Taken on 11/17, using my finger to show the size of the flower buds:
Taken on 11/21 just to look pretty. This is the first time I've ever seen this orchid bloom:
Taken on 11/21 to show size of blooms:
Taken on 11/21 close-up to show detail -- pretty and fragrant. Looks like velvet:
This is my Dendrobium:
Taken on 11/10 showing flower spike with flower buds:
Taken on 11/17 with one bloom open:
Taken on 11/24 with two blooms open. Pretty, but not fragrant:
My Mini-Cattleya taken on 11/10. Seems like the sheath died. Not sure why. We had a hot patch of weather while it was still outside and it might have gotten too dry. The Cattleya above was in the same environment. But it might have been better able to handle it since it's a larger plant. Maybe I'll have better luck with this one next year:
And a couple of random pics that were on my camera when I downloaded it... This is one of my Camellias. I love Camellias. They bloom in the cold weather when just about nothing else is in bloom. This particular one has a fragrance too -- kinda spicy.
And this is a regular visitor on my back deck. I had a bag of bird food that was infested with moths. (So annoying.) I put the bag outside so they wouldn't infest my house... Picture is taken through window and screen. Talk about being in hog heaven:
And in Bald Eagle news, it looks like the Northeast and Southwest eagle cam nests will both have two eggs this year. If either nest was going to have a third egg, it would have been laid by now. I checked in on both cams this evening and Moms were on the nest, incubating/sleeping. Seemed really cold and windy at the Northeast nest... And I looked in on the Berry College nest -- no one was home. But that's ok, since there aren't any eggs yet...
Sunday, August 4, 2013
Juvenile Burrowing Owls on Feathered Photography, Where's Camellia?, Lion Neighbors, Impact of Reintroduction of Wolves at Yellowstone, Plague Carrying Squirrels, Animal Technology
I was out of town this past weekend -- family reunion. I hope you all had a good weekend!
Ron Dudley has posted a picture of juvenile Burrowing Owls on his Feathered Photography blog. These are some cute owls!
I guess Reese is off somewhere. No update on Camellia for a while. I looked at the tracking site for his most recent location and he isn't showing up on the map. I expect a new update soon, so I'll post that once it's been put into the map.
Here's a story that reinforces the idea that good fences make good neighbors. That's especially true when your neighbors are lions!
This story explains how the reintroduction of wolves at Yellowstone National Park has a positive impact on the grizzly bears that live there. Ecosystems are so complex, which is why conservation of endangered species is so important.
In LA, some squirrels have tested positive for the plague. I'm surprised because I thought the plague was a thing of the past and I didn't know that squirrels could carry it... It can be spread by fleas that bite the squirrels and then bite humans. And these squirrels did have fleas. Scary stuff...
There is some pretty cool 'animal technology' available these days. Will dogs be able to communicate with us one day? I think that would be awesome!
Ron Dudley has posted a picture of juvenile Burrowing Owls on his Feathered Photography blog. These are some cute owls!
I guess Reese is off somewhere. No update on Camellia for a while. I looked at the tracking site for his most recent location and he isn't showing up on the map. I expect a new update soon, so I'll post that once it's been put into the map.
Here's a story that reinforces the idea that good fences make good neighbors. That's especially true when your neighbors are lions!
This story explains how the reintroduction of wolves at Yellowstone National Park has a positive impact on the grizzly bears that live there. Ecosystems are so complex, which is why conservation of endangered species is so important.
In LA, some squirrels have tested positive for the plague. I'm surprised because I thought the plague was a thing of the past and I didn't know that squirrels could carry it... It can be spread by fleas that bite the squirrels and then bite humans. And these squirrels did have fleas. Scary stuff...
There is some pretty cool 'animal technology' available these days. Will dogs be able to communicate with us one day? I think that would be awesome!
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