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| Chat - Friday May 29, 2009; Welcome Fellow Eagleholics | |
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| Harpo516 | May 29 2009, 03:53 AM Post #1 |
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Eaglepedia Revisited May 15, 2008 Because all juvenile feathers are grown at once—a tremendous energy burden to the developing bird—they are softer and of poorer quality than the equivalent feathers of adults, which are moulted over a longer period of time (as long as several years in some cases). As a result, they wear more quickly. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flight_feathe...e-Raptor_age-36 ![]() AND July 10, 2007 The down of the eaglet is quickly covered by a dark coat of outer fathers which is not molted until after the bird reaches 1 year of age. Over the next 4-5 years, there is a considerable variation of plumage color and pattern. Some of the young eagles (subadults) can be very dark while others can be extremely light! They have dark bills at the base and a dark cere and with age, the bill and cere will turn a dirty yellow. A 2 year old may have a dark or dull yellow bill with an adult bird having a bright yellow bill and cere. The eyes of a subadult will be gray to brown but turn yellow when they become sexually mature. Visit Eaglepedia DISCLAIMER: Information here has been gathered in good faith from the internet and cannot be guaranteed to be totally accurate. |
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| Harpo516 | May 29 2009, 03:55 AM Post #2 |
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![]() click on photo above to get yourself to the IWS Eagle Cam links - don't miss out on watching and hearing (yes if you've not been here for a day or so - TH nest now has sound) |
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| Topa Topa Hikers | May 29 2009, 04:09 AM Post #3 |
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The Institute For WildLife Studies Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass.. It's about learning how to dance in the rain... unkown ![]() Pelican Harbor K-10 & K-26 To find out more about how you can help the Bald Eagle Restoration Project, please visit us at the Cruzer's 2009 NAC Nest Adoption Challenge.. http://s11.zetaboards.com/IWS_Eagle_Forum |
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| Topa Topa Hikers | May 29 2009, 04:21 AM Post #4 |
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Happy Birthday bec2905
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| Naturegal | May 29 2009, 04:54 AM Post #5 |
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......................................... GOOD MORNING FROM EAGLELAND ![]() BLACKWATER (PHOTO FROM WEBSITE)................................DECORAH ............ ![]() DELTA .............................................................................HORNBY .................... ![]() MAINE II MUMBRELLA & ..............................................................OKLAHOMA .................... ![]() NCTC ALMOST A FLEDGLING.......................................................OREGON ..............NORFOLK ...............
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| Naturegal | May 29 2009, 04:59 AM Post #6 |
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Topa - I love your quote and photo of K-10 and K-26, beautiful and profound post. ................................................
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| cdn-cdn | May 29 2009, 06:15 AM Post #7 |
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| cdn-cdn | May 29 2009, 06:19 AM Post #8 |
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Beautiful, beautiful quote, Topa. I love it so much. Perfect. Deb, thanks for all the information .... baby feathers, so special. Carole, the graphic is a keeper, so pretty and true, suits Topa's quote so well. |
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| cdn-cdn | May 29 2009, 06:23 AM Post #9 |
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Whooper Update: This made me smile and smile! (I want to be a whooper intern .... or an eaglegirl!) by Bev Paulan This morning we took 905, 906, 907, 908, 910 and 911 for a little socialization period. Erin Harris, one of our very qualified interns for this year, Barb “Chick Mama” Clauss and I each took two birds out of their runs and met in the large field behind the propagation building. We were then to walk all six birds around the field, around the circle pen, then into the White series pens. These pens are the pre-release pens where the birds will eventually stay overnight just prior to shipment to Necedah. I had to get 905 and 906 out of their pens and was to meet Erin and Barb with their charges in the field behind the prop building. 906 did not want to come through the gate. I was already through the gate with 905 and all the other birds were backtracking to come see what I was doing, waiting expectantly, while 906 paced at the gate. He would not come through. No matter how enticing, nothing I did would get him to cross this threatening threshold. I walked up to him, placed the robo-crane puppet under his nose and inch by inch, slowly, got him to cross the gate. Once across, and when we finally started walking, all hell broke loose. Chicks were running everywhere, bumping into each other, running enthusiastic zig-zag patterns, jumping, leaping; completely helter-skelter and I couldn’t help but laugh out loud. There is nothing quite like watching two chicks running into each other, falling down, getting up, shaking off then leaping up with stubby wings flapping and legs pumping to get you smiling. Now imagine a half hour of this and you just start to get the idea of my morning. We stayed in the White series pens for the better part of a half an hour letting the birds be birds; letting them interact. What we discovered was this: 911 is the crybaby of the group. He did nothing but cry, read: peep loudly, for the entire time; 905 cares about nothing other than catching and eating worms; 907 always lags behind and then to catch up, sticks out his little stubby wings and runs as fast as he can; 906 is, always has been, and probably always will be a scaredy-cat, he shies at everything and everyone; 910 follows 905 like a shadow; and 908 runs as fast as he can, trying to keep up with the older chicks. All of this is more endearing than I can evoke. And not only is this an extremely important part of the socialization process, allowing for supervised interactions, but luckily the most fun as well. And, oh darn, we have to do it every day. |
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| Harpo516 | May 29 2009, 06:29 AM Post #10 |
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Look how cute those chicks are ----- a whooper gal - yessiree..... Love the rain photo - that would be me - I LUV rain..........and it's doing that here again today! and look at all the chicklets - all different ages! woo hoo 87 is up and down to the porch this morning - a bit foggy there at TH |
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| Harpo516 | May 29 2009, 06:40 AM Post #11 |
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![]() after many requests - IWS now has in production - available to the Cruzer Eagleholics - Beanie Blings!Yes, you can get a bling for your eagle beanie. Orders can be placed by email to Dr. Sharpe: Sharpe@IWS.org Please provide the following information when you order: Your "real" name home address (for shipping) telephone number (just in case) credit card info (or you can arrange to order thru PayPal) color of bling (orange for Catalina / blue for Santa Cruz) number [eagle number example: A49 (blue) - K90 (orange) ] A PAIR OF TEENSY BLING - $25 NOTE: please allow time for Steffani to cut the bling out and paint the numbers - yes, these are hand made items (and she makes them when her daily duties to the eagles are done so.......) - they are very small and take a lot of time and effort to make them just right for us BE SURE TO ASK NEST ADOPTION CHALLENGE CREDIT (until 6/15) if you have any questions - post them here or send me an EM! now how many beanies do I have ..........
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| cdn-cdn | May 29 2009, 06:58 AM Post #12 |
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Oh, my, those are the cutest things, baby wing blings, all hand-crafted by our own Steffani.
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| adklaurie | May 29 2009, 07:07 AM Post #13 |
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Good morning eagleholics. Wow beany bling. Awesome. Thanks for whooper update Cheryl, sounds like those babies are very active. Another rainy cloudy day here. ADK wants some sunshine so she can outside and play. Doing some cl**ning today. Trying to get it all done today so I have the rest of the weekend to relax. DH helped me last night he did the vacuuming and swept the floors. good hubby. I love both our eagle forums. Good morning Topa. |
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| Harpo516 | May 29 2009, 07:13 AM Post #14 |
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and the rear view![]() not my beanie but I wish it was |
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| Topa Topa Hikers | May 29 2009, 07:18 AM Post #15 |
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Deb, I put the blings in the NAC link , and on CHIL. Feel free to make any changes you would like. Those adorbale beanie blings got the best of me.. |
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