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| Chat - Monday, May 30th, 2011.; HAPPY MEMORIAL DAY! | |
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| Naturegal | May 30 2011, 04:24 AM Post #1 |
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| Naturegal | May 30 2011, 04:25 AM Post #2 |
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    BLACKWATER....................................................................CALTRANS...............  COLORADO........................................................................DAVENPORT.............  DECORAH........................  DELTA 2.................................................................................DUKE.................  HORNBY................................................................................MISSOURI..................  NORFOLK.............................................................................SYDNEY.................... WHITE ROCK............................. 
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| Naturegal | May 30 2011, 04:29 AM Post #3 |
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Nest Update Blackwater Osprey Cam 05/29/11: Chick Alert! We think we see three little heads and no eggs left in the nest. We'll keep an eye out for a clearer shot of all three together. 
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| KLJinOz | May 30 2011, 04:55 AM Post #4 |
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G'day Peeps! Everyone have a great Memorial Day  Wow Three chickees! thanks for the update Carole When BBob & I walked to the City yesterday, we walked across the Bridge which ends at an historic area called The Rocks. Sydney Cove was the birthplace of English Australia, where Captain Cook planted the flag. That place is across the cove. Anyway, its an old area and at the bottom of the Bridge was this huge tree (we couldnt ID the specie). Bob pointed out the roots. the roots had moved the old sandstone wall blocks, its probably the original settlement foundation stone.....   What strength. |
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| Harpo516 | May 30 2011, 05:12 AM Post #5 |
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| Harpo516 | May 30 2011, 05:18 AM Post #6 |
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Outstanding - Did everyone see the report about the Eagles and Dr. Sharpe done by CBS Click on above photo to view! |
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| Harpo516 | May 30 2011, 05:33 AM Post #7 |
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Eaglepedia Revisited May 13, 2008 Contour feathers cover a bird's body, streamlining it for flight and keeping the bird warm and dry. Though they appear to cover the entire body, contour feathers grow only in patches, called pterylae, on most birds' bodies. Contour feathers have a vane, a shaft, and a quill. The vane is held together by thousands of tiny barbs. If the vane splits, the bird can "zip" it back up by pulling it through his beak. To preen its feathers, a bird first oils its bill at a special oil gland found at the base of the tail, and then by pulling individual feathers through its oily beak, each feather is "zipped up" and waterproofed. A bird must preen its feathers often in order to stay warm and dry, and in order to fly.   - Contour FeatherAND 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 May 16, 2008 In general, juveniles have feathers which are narrower and more sharply-pointed at the tip. This can be particularly visible when the bird is in flight, especially in the case of raptors. The trailing edge of the wing of a juvenile bird can appear almost serrated, due to the feathers' sharp tips, while that of an older bird will be straighter-edged. The flight feathers of a juvenile bird will also be uniform in length, since they all grew at the same time. Those of adults will be of various lengths and levels of wear, since each is moulted at a different time.  adult - clean line of feathers  juvenile - not quite so neat    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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| Naturegal | May 30 2011, 05:45 AM Post #8 |
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Deb - Beautiful and inspiring promo for today.   "LET'S ALL RALLY, CRUZERS"
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| bette | May 30 2011, 05:49 AM Post #9 |
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 Addendum to EAGLELAND Blackwater - 3 eaglets (~ 14 weeks old) have fledged but return to the nest for food Carolina - 1 eaglet Kinsey (12+ weeks old) and her two hacktowermates have fledged Norfolk - 3 eaglets hatched 3/13, 3/15, 3/17 (~ 11 weeks old) - banded 4/21 - removed from nest 4/27 - two have fledged? Missouri - 1 eaglet Morgan hatched 3/20 (10+ weeks old) CalTrans - 2 eaglets hatched 3/21, 3/24 (oldest is 10 weeks old today) Davenport, Iowa - 1 eaglet Freedom hatched 3/25 (9+ weeks old) Colorado - 2 eaglets hatched 3/28, 3/31 (oldest is 9 weeks old today) Decorah, Iowa - 3 eaglets hatched 4/2, 4/3, 4/7 (~ 8 weeks old) Duke - 2 eaglets hatched 4/6, 4/9 (7+ weeks old) - banded on 5/23 Delta 2 - 2 eaglets hatched 4/11, 4/12 (oldest is 7 weeks old today) Sydney - 3 chicks hatched 4/14, 4/16, 4/19 (~ 6 weeks old) White Rock - 2 chicks hatched 4/19, 4/21 (~ 6 weeks old) Hornby - 2 chicks hatched 4/28, 5/1 (4+ weeks old) - Alexandra & David CATALINA Nests Seal Rocks - two chicks hatched between 3/18 - 3/21 (~ 10 weeks old) - banded 5/16 - K-07 (F) and K-08 (M) Rattlesnake - two eaglets hatched 3/26, 3/29 (~ 9 weeks old) - banded 5/24 as females K-15 and K-19 Two Harbors - one eaglet hatched 3/27 (~ 9 weeks old) - banded 5/22 - K-18 (F) West End - triplets hatched 4/4, 4/5, 4/7 (oldest is 8 weeks old today) - BANDING DAY IS TODAY!!!!! SANTA CRUZ Nests Sauces Canyon - 1 chick hatched 4/9 (7+ weeks old) Pelican Harbor Pair's New Nest - we know there is at least one chick (7+ weeks old) per Dr Sharpe's helo survery on 4/6 - but hatch date(s) is unknown NOTE: Please feel free to let me know if I have missed any Nest info |
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| Topa Topa Hikers | May 30 2011, 06:10 AM Post #10 |
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| bette | May 30 2011, 06:15 AM Post #11 |
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Remembering all those who have served,and all those that continue to servethis great country of ours on Memorial Day
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| Harpo516 | May 30 2011, 06:32 AM Post #12 |
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 My nephew is currently serving in the Air Force and is in the K-9 unit. These wonderful dogs are so important and they "serve" faithfully. Bryan lost his first dog while in Iraq.   In memory of Jack and all of the 4 Legged Military! 
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| Topa Topa Hikers | May 30 2011, 07:13 AM Post #13 |
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"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness." -Declaration of Independence |
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| Artsy Mom | May 30 2011, 07:19 AM Post #14 |
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 Cruzers Thanks For Freedom (1:03) The True Meaning of Memorial Day (4:06)  Happy Memorial Day Card |
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| Artsy Mom | May 30 2011, 07:29 AM Post #15 |
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  On Monday night, look overhead about 10 p.m. to see brilliant orange Arcturus. The handle of the Big Dipper points directly south to Arcturus- the fourth brightest star in the sky. The name of the star derives from Ancient Greek Arktouros and means "Guardian of the Bear". In Greek mythology, Arcturus is a star created by Zeus to protect the nearby constellations Ursa Major and Ursa Minor. The Guardian of the Bear star sits in Bootes, a constellation that looks like a kite with Arcturus at the bottom and two bright stars flanking each side of Arcturus, east and west. Images from Wikipedia |
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