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Chat - Monday August 3, 2009; How Is Your Summer Going? Super Duper!
Topic Started: Aug 3 2009, 04:44 AM (549 Views)
Harpo516
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Howdy all

I got a great surprise gift from ES when he returned from NM this weekend -


http://www.cimarronartgallery.com/wood_badge.htm

here's the place he got it - never dawned on me but Wood Badge is a high end training for scout leaders and each patrol is known by an animal designation - it's a big thing (althought I've never participated) one of the patrols is - yes - EAGLES!!!

this store has some wonderful eagle items for wood badge folks and that's where my surprise gift came from!
I think it's under the art section........ thought you might like to see some of the items and maybe you might find something you'd like!


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Harpo516
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we're both glad to be home - just a bit tired! :)

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catM
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I love the eagle sculpture! That shop has many nice things - I have been there several times. I guess I'll have to go back?
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Naturegal
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:soar: :soar: :soar: Posted Image :soar: :soar: :soar:

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SAANICH'S HOPE EARLY THIS MORNING........................................MOM & HOPE.....(SNAGGED)

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NORFOLK-MOVE OVER SO WE CAN SEE ALL OF YOU!.....................MAINE....(SNAGGED YESTERDAY)....

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OREGON'S PENGRA (2 DAYS AGO)..............................................SAANICH'S TINY (2 DAYS AGO).................

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BLACKWATER <::: BRAVEHEART HAS FLEDGED.......... :><:

^"^ :^: :soar: EAGLELAND IS WINDING DOWN PEEPS! MOST OF THE EAGLETS HAVE
FLEDGED AND LOTS OF THE CAMS ARE NOT OPERATING DUE TO MALFUNCTIONS.
WILL TRY TO GET CAPTURES THIS WEEK (I PREFER NOT TO SNAG THEM OFF THE
FORUMS) BUT IF THE NESTS ARE EMPTY, EAGLELAND WILL RETURN NEST SEASON. :soar: ^"^ :^:
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Topa Topa Hikers
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Harpo, Love the eagle sculpture ES gave you.
ES looks like he is right at home with the horse.

Ozzie, I sent out the email you emailed us,
( You can ask Ozzie to be put on her email list through this forum,
I wouldn't want anyone to feel left out. )


Here is the article. http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/b/benstein.htm

Here are a couple of responses I got back this morning...

Hi Cathy,
You don't know me but I wanted to say thank you for sending this out to everyone. For some it will fall on deaf ears but not for me. Ben Stein has always been someone I've looked up to. I had the joy of meeting him in person a couple of times and I have been known to quote the man on more than a few occasions. I see in this, his final column, a good man who has grown into a great man giving God the Glory and honoring the real heroes that deserve it so much. I will be forwarding it to many of my friends, including one of my best friends, whose son is in harm's way in Iraq.
Thanks again.
Lori Popp

Thanks Cathy, I have never heard of this column, but it's exciting to see people being real about what's important!!!!
Thank you,
Rachel Marie Janai

I so agree with him...but I didn't get the entire message. Would you mind sending it to me again..cause..you know...I'm special...I deserve special treatment...
Welles Miller, Alex Gandel's Office :D


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Naturegal
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Deb - So good to have you back in the nest. Your eagle carving is beautiful, ES is a real keeper! Thanks for all your photos of the scouts and of course Phil, he must be exhausted. :D
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Topa Topa Hikers
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OK Naturegal. :soar: >>:

I'm going to miss the Daily Eagleland Updates...
^"^ :^: ^"^ :^:
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catM
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Aug 3 2009, 05:52 AM
OK Naturegal. :soar: >>:

I'm going to miss the Daily Eagleland Updates...
^"^ :^: ^"^ :^:
Me too! Thanks, Carole. Why is it that every year the season seems to get shorter?
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Artsy Mom
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<::: Panda Fix from the Weekend

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Image of Squish by Pandaholic

The Cubbie Monster Goes Wild
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Mei Lan and the Punching Bag
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Harpo516
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oh look at squish - heart be still!

this was ES' 4th trek ? I lose count - and 3rd time he's done the horse program on one of the trek days! he said this horse was soooooo tall that he needed a "shove" to get up into the saddle! now that's a visual isn't it! LOL and ES is 6' 1" .......... hoping there are more photos - 5 others had cameras so we'll begin gathering all the shots to compile into one collection for everyone who went!
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Artsy Mom
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Azalea is the only triplet who is still hanging around the nest at Norfolk. She loves having fresh >>: delivered for her dining pleasure :P
Bailey and Carlin seem to have flown the coop :unsure:

Here she is on Sunday morning :D
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And here she is at the nest this morning :)^

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Artsy Mom
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Duane's Portrait of Azalea from Sunday :><: :><: :><:

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Harpo516
Aug 3 2009, 06:44 AM
.... 5 others had cameras so we'll begin gathering all the shots to compile into one collection for everyone who went!
That's a great idea Deb . That way everyone really has a wonderful memory album of their trek :)^
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Naturegal
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Considering the weather forecast for yesterday's golf tournament was thunderstorms, it turned out beautiful. We had sun, clouds and just a tiny spurt of rain. Our friend put together this tournie for 8 couples and we had such a great time. We started off with a super breakfast, played 18 holes and then gathered for cocktails and a light dinner. Guess what.................our foursome won the tournament. Not because we were the best golfers but because 2 on our team had high handicaps which gave us a break. (my handicap is high as I am a sort of newbie at the game compared to all the other golfers who play 5 times a week) :**: :**:
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Even though this is not a happy story, I think everyone here is very concerned with the welfare of Eagles and other birds so I am going to post it :'( :'( :'(

US Electric company guilty of killing 232 eagles – Must pay $10.5 million

July 2009. PacifiCorp, one of the largest electric utilities in the USA, pleaded guilty to unlawfully killing golden eagles and other migratory birds. The company was ordered to pay over $10.5 million for killing eagles and other protected birds.

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PacifiCorp were charged with 34 counts of unlawfully taking golden eagles, hawks, and ravens in violation of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act. PacifiCorp has killed 232 eagles in Wyoming from January 2007 to the present day. The company, which pleaded guilty to all 34 counts, has been sentenced to pay a $510,000 criminal fine and an additional $900,000 in restitution and will spend the next five years on probation. During this period, PacifiCorp has been ordered to spend $9.1 million to repair or replace its equipment to protect migratory birds from electrocution in Wyoming.

A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service investigation, which began in 2007, linked excessive eagle mortalities to PacifiCorp's electrical distribution and transmission facilities in six Wyoming counties. The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Wyoming filed Federal charges against the company based on this probe. The Migratory Bird Treaty Act makes it illegal for anyone to kill a protected bird (including eagles and other raptors) by any means without first obtaining a permit.

Avian Protection Plan to be implemented.

Until this past year, PacifiCorp had failed to use readily available measures to address bird electrocutions in Wyoming - measures that could have saved numerous eagles and other birds. Under the terms of its plea agreement, the company must implement an Avian Protection Plan for the State that will include retrofitting and modernizing its electrical distribution and transmission system to reduce eagle mortalities.

Restitution paid by the company will support research and projects to conserve golden eagles and other birds of prey in Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, and Montana. Conservation organizations slated to receive funding include the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Hawk Watch International, the Wildlife Heritage Foundation of Wyoming, the Native American Fish and Wildlife Society, and the Murie Audubon Society of Casper, Wyoming.

Electrocution of eagles or other large birds can occur when a bird perches on the cross arm of a power pole and completes an electrical circuit by touching two energized wires or an energized wire and a ground.

1,031 eagle electrocuted in Wyoming since 1991

Avian electrocution and collision problems are not new: the first documented collision of a bird with a telegraph line occurred in 1876, and the first reported eagle electrocution on a transmission line was in 1922. Problems persist in many parts of the United States, including Wyoming, where Service special agents documented at least 1,031 eagles killed by electrocution since 1991.

Article from Wildlife Extra.com
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