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Chat - Friday, September 3, 2010; Holiday Weekend Approaching
Topic Started: Sep 3 2010, 04:33 AM (627 Views)
Harpo516
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that's pretty cool Cheryl - never heard of that robin!

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earl - we're at about the "e" in "New York" :D waiting

we have cloud coverage but no rain yet - just east of us - they are having some rains..... just humid here :(



went out this AM to take ES to train - our little squirrels (who have moved out of our tree last year) have been "practice" nest building and one of the nests fell out onto ES' car rofl
Oh well ..... there's another practice nest still up in the branches.

They were clipping snippets off of the limbs but they drop them in the yard - grrr - what a mess our yard is - oh well!
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Deb, this is a bit of information about leucistic birds. I guess this one would be called partially leucistic since the white was patchy (but there was a lot of white, not easily seen in the only photo we got). It wasn't just juvenile white feathers.

"Leucism, or leukism, is an abnormal plumage condition caused by a genetic mutation that prevents pigment, particularly melanin, from being properly deposited on a bird's feathers. As a result, the birds do not have the normal, classic plumage colors listed in field guides, and instead the plumage have several color changes, including:

White patches where the bird should not have any
Paler overall plumage that looks faint, diluted or bleached
Overall white plumage with little or no color discernable
The degree of leucism, including the brightness of the white and the extent of pigment loss, will vary depending on the bird's genetic makeup."


We've been watching the weather reports to see what is going on near Long Island plus up the east coast to the Maritimes. :X: Hope Earl heads out into the Atlantic.

Just consider that the squirrels are adding 'mulch' and helping your yard. ;)
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Cheryl - Interesting robin, never knew that could happen in birds.
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Heather Ray (OM) wanted to see our robin photo so I sent it to her. She agrees that it is leucistic.

The OM camera link is working much better now. Plus one can log in through Facebook. The chat works much better, too. Zaplive is out of business. It was always a pain logging in last year. I think this will be much better once migration begins.

OM right now is hoping for a start date of October 1st, much earlier!
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FOUND THIS ON PHOTOBUCKET
Well this morning I missed the eagles on TH because I fell asleep after breakfast.
then went up to Merrill Creek Reservoir because of the migration Hawk count. Ha!
Someone should have told the hawks and raptors they are supposed to be going rofl
there was only about 6 all day!
CAROLE love the "hurricane" Maya stories >O<
TOPA love the eagles in the tree and also the chicken (My grandfather had a
chicken farm when I was young)
CHERYL Very unusual robin. Never heard of that!
While I was at MCR an osprey flew past swooped down and hooked a good size fish
and my camera is in Illinois being repaired :'( :'( :'( :'(
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Cheryl Wonder if the robin condition could happen to other animals? :ok:
A year ago I was out taking photos of deer one evening and there was
a doe that had large white patches on her (Almost couldn't stand to see her)
Was so strange!


Well, I'm calling it a night, after 8:00PM here
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G'day Peeps! Blustery DownUnder today too, the last of the winter blast says the Bureau of Meteology! Should clear by tomorrow HOPE SO because I have booked the Balmoral Bathers Pavillion for combined Father's Day (DownUnder) and Rachel's Birthday lunch
http://www.batherspavilion.com.au/

NZ had a huge earthquake, pics on Nat'l Geo Daily News page
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/09/photogalleries/100903-new-zealand-earthquake-christchurch-pictures/

Harpo!
A photo posted to the online sharing site Reddit has the Internet abuzz. It shows a tiny animal--a shrimp-like crustacean called a copepod--and announces that the reader found it in his New York City tap water.

"You swallow these invisible shrimp with every gulp of NYC tap water," trumpeted online blog Gizmodo about the discovery. Time magazine's website also announced the find breathlessly, exhorting New Yorkers to "drink up"--

http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/news/chiefeditor/2010/09/shrimp-in-drinking-water-are-harmless.html

A couple of sad animal stories:
BAd Zoo in Bangkok

http://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/mall-menagerie-exposes-life-in-thailands-hellish-zoos-20100903-14uce.html

The demise of some Australian mammals...
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/20-years-left-mammals-plunge-into-extinction-20100901-14nmz.html

And an Important Tasmanian Devil passes away
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/cedrics-fight-raises-hope-beyond-death-20100901-14nn0.html


Loved the information about the Robin Cheryl and I forgot to say WOOHOO for the WC fledges yesterday!
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I found some photos of a leucistic bald eagle!

http://www.wildlifeextra.com/do/ecco.py/view_item?listid=1&listcatid=1&listitemid=6564&live=0

Sunny, yes, other creatures besides birds can be leucistic, too. Here is a link to an article with lots of photos.

http://www.wildlifeextra.com/go/news/leucism.html
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cheryl how interesting - thanks for the info

I drink our island water but I've always been told (and seen shows on TV) don't put any water under the microscope or you may never drink it again!


we decided to pop down to Jones Beach and check out Earl's waves - wow the high tide this aftrnoon flooded the whole beach (and it's a big one) The beaches are of course closed but some of the lifeguards were apparently checking out the water instead of watching their post and a group of folks meandered out onto the beach to get a closer look (us included) - but eventually the cops who were there (nice guys) told folks the beach was closed and to mosey back to the boardwalk

I'll download what photos I took but not sure anything will be worthwhile! On the way there though - we saw ma/pa osprey (the ones that the nest failed) eating - saw an osprey at each of the nests eating - and saw 2 others on lamp posts eating! Too dark for any kind of shots and with the hurricane cloud cover oh well but good to see them!
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Sep 3 2010, 12:51 PM

OM right now is hoping for a start date of October 1st, much earlier!
I'm looking forward to the OM cam again.
Last year was fun virtual riding along side the ultralight and whoopers.

We got to the beach today just in time for the fog to roll in.
The water was smooth, lots of jumping dolphins / porpoises feeding.
I saw a jumping dolphin / porpoise jumping out of the water,
but it happened so fast I couldn't photo it.


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few photos from visit to beach at the end of Earl - click above
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Bye Bye :}^ Earl
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emwiR9j9Dzs

some of the wave action
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Efcng00QWnI


mr gull looking for food but there's no one eating today at the beach



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZB9_L_Nhu0

this little fella is a walking fool - this is not sped up .... he's just in hyper walk mode :)
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