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Chat ~ Monday, August 23, 2010; ~ Chat ~
Topic Started: Aug 23 2010, 05:36 AM (579 Views)
Topa Topa Hikers
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Kris, I love when nature intervines..

Carol, Nice shopping list. :D
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Harpo516
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wow Kris

yes me too carole - well using my IWS green bags - not wear shirt - still too warm (even with the rain)

I did get to go out at lunch and walk though - was nice and breezy! aaaaah
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Practice bowling! :P
http://ak.imgag.com/imgag/product/full/ap/3040935/graphic1.swf
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Artsy, Just in from DIL regarding temp for muffins " 350 i guess. i didnt really pay attention :) "

Jiller's I'm posting the bowling in IWS events.. :D

Good news for me, Oreo cookies are vegan. I knew they were made in heaven. :Yum:
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Idiot test-
http://www.jokes-cartoons.com/pic/560-idiot-test.html
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I'm having trouble with the test - are the hints or helps ;) :<::
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Finally kibbled both right today :chk: :chk:
can't remember the last time that happened
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G'day Peeps! Glorious spring day in Sydney! All the windows are open... but more because I burnt my dinner last night and the place stinks..... totally forgot about the open faced avo-cheese sandwich under the broiler~ ! When I finally did remember, it was a-la-flambe. Smoke wasnt too bad bc I covered it straight away to put the flames out which minimizes the smoke. Needless to say I had a short dinner last night before Tennis. And Tennis was just so-so, there arent enough players this round and two teams are short players of which of course mine is one! Meant I played 4 instead of 3 games

Love the pics, the osprey laundry nest is hilarious!
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Jill - Between the Idiot Test and the bowling, I am ready for bed. rofl rofl rofl
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Aug 23 2010, 05:50 PM
Jill - Between the Idiot Test and the bowling, I am ready for bed. rofl rofl rofl
rofl rofl rofl
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I got to "Average" on the Idiot's Test and broke 100 Bowling, while having a Margarita  :lol: , and now I'm ready for bed too. rofl
Edited by circlescribe, Aug 23 2010, 07:06 PM.
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I need to work on the bowling hehehe

oh ozzie sorry to hear about your sandwich! :(

off to bed

big time train issues here with a fire at the main switching in Jamaica
they've cancelled like 25% of the trains in the AM and like 40% at night

and of course ES' morning train is one cancelled! we'll find another - may just take us a while LOL

off to bed - see ya tomorrow
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Lily the Black Bear - Update August 23, 2010 - 8:37 PM CDT

Lily Dominates June


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Hope and Lily - August 23, 2010

A few updates ago, we wrote that Lily had established a territory. Today, we saw Lily display her dominance within her territory. Lily and Hope were foraging when June (Lily's mother) appeared. The wind was wrong and June was over a slight rise. Lily didn't notice her at first.

We remembered previous encounters between Lily and June. Less than 200 yards from today's encounter is where June chased and bit yearling Lily in the 'Bearwalker' documentary about this time two years ago (in 2008).

This past May, June made friendly sounds while approaching Lily and Hope, but Lily fled, abandoning Hope the second time.

So, we wondered what would happen today. We watched in suspense as Lily continued to forage unaware of June 35 feet away. Neither could see the other. Suddenly, Lily threw up her head, spotted June, breathed deeply a couple times with her mouth open to fully scent the situation, and rushed toward June. Deep breathing like that is a sign of danger, and Hope ran away into a dense cedar swamp. Cedar trees have excellent bark for climbing and are second only to white pines as refuge trees.

June didn't contest the area. She skedaddled into dense brush. Lily paused where June had been and sniffed the ground for over a minute. It is likely June urinated as she left in a hurry.

An hour later, Lynn and Gordon Buchanan radio-tracked June to her resting place. On this hot (84 F), humid day, they found June nestled in damp moss in a shady cedar swamp so dense they walked past her maybe 15 feet away. When they realized the radio signal was behind them, they met up with June who patiently let them put yellow, pink, and chartreuse streamers on her collar and take her heart rate (92/min).

About 5 PM, we checked on Juliet and her cubs Sharon, Shirley, and a Boy Named Sue and found it was nap time. All four were high in a red pine on this windy day when it sounds like danger in all directions. The tree was covered with claw marks. It evidently has been used as a refuge tree for many years. The repeated use has torn away the scaly portion of the bark, leaving strong bark that makes climbing easy for cubs. Two of the cubs descended but were so nervous looking in all directions with each gust of wind that they soon took refuge up the tree again.

Meanwhile:

The Education Outreach group continued to pool their thoughts across the nation.

We started putting up signs asking hunters not to shoot radio-collared bears.

Lily fans extended Bear Head Lake State Park's lead to over a half million and picked up on South Carolina's bear baying issue and are acting on it.

We found a way around our computer issues and managed to get the August 21 video of Lily and Hope. Thanks for your patience - enjoy!

Lily and Hope play

Thank you for all you do.

~Lynn Rogers and Sue Mansfield, Biologists, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center
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