GOOD MORNING EVERYONE!


Here's hoping things are happening at the nests today....

from this :egg: to this :^: to this ^"^ :hartbeat:

good morning Linda and everyone else

grey - rainy day here in NY - we've had so much warm, sunny weather that no one should dare complain.

poor ES has a nasty cold and is actually still in bed - he NEVER sleeps this late ... so guess he really needs it..... I have laundry calling to me so guess I should answer it

hope this finds everyone well and enjoying their weekend!

:pacing: :pacing: :pacing:
lots of this going on right now! :)

our friend's surprise birthday party last night was good fun - everyone was waiting inside and he had no idea until 5 seconds before he walked in - his son/DIL met him out front because they were all going to dinner together but Bryan had his dad come in the front door - HE NEVER uses the front door so he asked why they had to go in that way - ruh roh .......he was onto us at the last second - but it was lots of fun - visiting - cake .......

oh I hear trin, that means gary is up .... better get busy I'll BBL

NEW CHICKS ON NEST NEWS.... :^: :^:


NCTC........................................................................................SOONER LAKE...............


<::: IT'S CONFIRMED 3 CHICKS AT OZARKS :^: :^: :^:


EGG #3 HATCHED YESTERDAY AT ALCOA :**: :^: :^: :^:


BEAUTIFUL WINGS AT SEQUOYAH.........

NO NEWS YET AT DECORAH..........

Some cams are down this morning :(

Happy Birthday Katers :)

TODAY'S POND CRITTERS.............


THIS IS THE FIRST TIME AN ALLIGATOR HAS BEEN SEEN ON THE
POND. I WAS TOLD IT MUST HAVE COME FROM A GATED GOLF
COMMUNITY AROUND THE CORNER. I WILL HAVE TO HAVE EYES
IN THE BACK OF MY HEAD NOW :8O: :8O:



PA SANDHILL GOES FOR A WALK DOWN THE STREET :rolleyes:




MA DOING HER NEST DUTY INCUBATING..........


GREAT BLUE HERON HIDING IN THE POND FOLIAGE...........

Good Morning Peeps, Happy Sunday :D



It's feeling like Spring inside but it is really COLD outside :huh:
-5C/23F right now and only going up to 3C/38F today if we're lucky :o

Backyard bunny hunkered down in it's favorite spot under the lilac and honeysuckle trees. I leave this area 'wild' and it seems to have decided to stay..at least until all the new plant shoots are eaten :rolleyes:

GOOD SUNDAY MORNING EAGLE WATCHERS!

I GUESS NO BABIES WERE BORN DURING THE NIGHT. HOPEFULLY TODAY! :X:

CAROLE, LOVELY POND CRITTER SHOTS AND EAGLE UPDATES. WATCH OUT FOR THAT ALLIGATOR!!!!!! <:::

PENNY, I SEE THE LILY HAS OPENED UP. WHAT A LOVELY GIFT.

DEB, SORRY TO ES HAVING A NASTY COLD. GIVE OUR WELL-WISHES.

Carole I was horrified to see that gator in 'your' pond :8O: What will happen if he decides on Sandhill eggs for brekkies? :o The parents can fly off at least, unless he sneaks up on them.

Would somebody from animal control remove it and take it to another less populated area? Keep Maya on a leash and watch your back!!! I would be absolutely terrified since it is so close to home :blink:

I'll have to check with the neighbours if animal control would come to remove it. Then again, if it got out, others can too and invade the pond. It's not a good thing as the Sandhills at the golf course have lost many eggs and babies :'( over the years with all the alligators there. The golf course is also a nature preserve so nothing can be done about it. Will definitely keep a very close watch on Maya, and a short leash around the pond.

Morning!!!

Penny, beautiful lily in bloom.. I love them but don't have them in the house anymore because they are poisonous to cats.. and I can't keep cats away from anything around here...

http://vetmedicine.about.com/od/toxicology...ts-And-Dogs.htm

Last night we went out with two other couples for dinner at out favorite restaurant. Our reservation was for 7 and before we knew it the time was 10:30. Lots of laughs and catching up since we really hadn't seen or talked to each other for such a long time :D

During the course of the evening I brought up the eagle cams :P In particular the app for the iPhone. Only people who are eagleholics can appreciate the stunned open mouthed gapes...what??? Why are you watching :<<o>>: :<<o>>: nests and more rolling of the eyeballs.


Pa Norfolk relaxing in his nest this morning :wub:

I just had to send off Part 1 and 2 of As the Nest Turns so they could get an idea rofl
Doubt it will convert anyone though :rolleyes: Some people will never 'get' it :lol:

Carole, is the gator in the same pond with the crane's nest????:8O:


EDIT: I see you answered above... :ok:

P and #4 just hanging around the nest on a foggy day :D





I don't know why that date is on the top :clk: because I just took it :wacko:

The last time they were both in the nest in the middle of the afternoon is because an intruder was nearby :huh: dare we hope for an :egg: today :P

More Norfolk eye candy :D

B-)) Is chatting on Ustream if you have any questions.
http://www.iws.org/interactive_nestchat_allUstream.html

Norfolk nest is empty now on a foggy rainy day.



You can hear the fountain below the nest and the occasional 'people' voices :D

ES finally got up, sat around then decided he was starving - we had a couple things to get so we ran an errand and then stopped at Panera for a quick bite of soup .... still overcast and chilly - no rain for now.

oh those gators .... be careful - my DB, some years ago, was doing some wiring for outdoor lighting, not far from a canal, when he thought he heard something, he turned and there was Mr. Gator watching him - so he packed his tools and left the lights for another day :) Carole - hope the nest stays safe

but I might have to get a pond at my next house - what fun to watch nature in your back yard!

luv the bunny penny - Trin saw her first rabbit a couple of years ago on one of our walks - she just didn't have a clue as to what it was rofl

I was so shocked when I saw it. :8O: All I care about is that he doesn't harm any of the critters who I have grown to <3 Your poor DB must have had a fit :hair:

Painted by Chinese Artists, Dai Dudu, Li Tiezi and Zhang An,
oil on canvas, 2006.
This painting is truly remarkable.
Even more amazing though, is that the canvas has been computerized.
When you click on the link below, a much bigger version of the computerized painting appears.
Run your cursor over the people.
The program tells you who they are - every single one of them.
BUT click on a person and you obtain the individual’s life history.
This is fascinating... Can keep you busy for hours!
http://cliptank.com/PeopleofInfluencePainting.htm

A few photos from yesterday ..... click on above

Carole - another reason not to live in FL - gators, hurricanes, humidity, hot - did I mention hot :)

We made it home safely. I am so exhausted; I will have to catch up later – maybe tomorrow. We had a wonderful time and the weather was perfect (75F/24C). No wind until this morning. Fished a little yesterday. I had several really good hits, but didn’t land any. :( DH didn’t even do that well. rofl I am going to take a nap before dinner. See you on Tuesday.

HOPE EVERYONE IS HAVING A NICE RELAXING SUNDAY. :D

We are alll nestled in ....the winds have been blowing strong for several hours and the promised rain has finally begun here on the Coast....Catalina and the Channel Islands were getting it before us. Kitchen all cleaned up after another one of DH's awesome Sunday Brunches.

I have my my KANSAS JAYHAWKS T-SHIRT, all ready for the last game of the day that will determine who is the last team to go to the FINAL FOUR next weeked. This game is between KANSAS AND NORTH CAROLINA TAR HEELS...we like both teams...but our all team favorite team is KANSAS.

so far: OHIO ST..LOUISVILLE...KENTUCKY are in...

COULDN'T AGREE WITH YOU MORE!!! MAY I ADD...THE BUGS! DON'T FORGET THE BUGS AND THOSE FLIES MOSQUITOS!! :lol:

CAROLE AND DH , GLAD YOU ARE THERE FOR WINTER, WHICH IS THE ONLY PLEASANT TIME IN ANY PART OF THE SOUTH.


CAT--WELCOME HOME, SO GLAD THE WEATHER HELD UP FOR YOU TWO AND HAD A NICE WEEKEND OUT THERE FISHING AND WITH MOTHER NATURE.

Carole...first time I was in Florida...I got to my hotel room and on the wall near the ceiling was the biggest roach I had ever seen...called the front desk and the guy came up and said, "That's a palmetto bug"!!! I'm still not convinced...still think it was a roach!!!

Chiquita

YOU KNOW DEB, FOR A WHILE I HAD FORGOTTEN CAROLE, WAS IN FLORIDA, AND SCRATCHING MY HEAD, WONDERING WHAT GATERS ARE DOING IN TORONTO. rofl rofl ALL THIS TIME, WHEN LOOKING AT THE POND CRITTERS, rofl

PENNY, SOME PEOPLE GET IT (WATCHING ANIMALS AND ANIMAL CAMS) AND SOME DON'T. I HAVE TO TELL A CUTE STORY. I JUST GOT BACK FROM CHURCH LATE THERE WAS A BABY SHOWER. ONE OF THE GAMES WAS NAMES BABY AMIMALS. I DON'T HAVE THE LIST WITH ME, BUT THE ONLY ONE THAT REALLY STUMPED ME WAS AN ALLIGATOR - HATCHLING, I KNEW THAT - BUT I COULDN'T REMEMBER, AND ACUTALLY THERE WAS A MORE ACCURATE TERM, WHICH I CAN'T STIL REMEMBER. :wacko: WELL, I TIED FOR FIRST PLACE AND WON A DOOR PRIZE. WHOOHOOO.

SWAN - SYGNET,
KANGAROO - JOEY
ELEPHANT - CALF
DOLPHIN - CALF
ZEBRA - COLT/FOAL
BEAR - CUB- EVERYBODY SHOULD KNOW THAT ONE.
CAMEL - CALF
FROG - TADPOLE OR POLLIWOG
GOAT - KID
GOOSE - GOSLING
MONKEY - THIS WAS REALLY HARD, INFANT -BUT I GUESSED BABY AND IT WAS ACCEPTED.

Chiquita - Palmetto bugs ARE cockroaches! Check this out on Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmetto_bug

CHIQUITA, IT'S GOTTEN REALLY WINDY. THIS IS GREAT QUILTING WEATHER, BUT I TIRED FROM THE BABY SHOWER, HELPED CLEANED UP AT THE SHOWER.

YAWN, NAP TIME.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KATERS! HOPE YOU'RE ENJOYING YOUR DAY :bday: AND WATCHING EAGLE NESTS, TOO!!!!!!

Imorton2001..."The guy" wasn't about to fool me as he called the cockroach a Palmetto Bug...I just hadn't seen one that BIG before...maybe that's what they call them in FL.!!!!! Guess it does sound better that saying it's a cockroach!!!

Marsha...Still sunny with a few clouds around...waiting for the rain...wind has picked up. Getting ready to go to dinner with our friends at our favorite Mex restaurant in La Mesa...portions are so big that DH and I share an entre.

Chiquita

WOOHOOOO!!! KANSAS IS IN THE FINAL FOUR!!!!

Quick hello - It's pouring here in Upland. Watched Dolphin Tale with the boys and ate popcorn. Great fun. :D

Welcome home, Cat. A hit is better than nothing. :lol:

Alligator Carole :8O: Sure hope the crane eggs survive. :X:

Poor :<<o>>: :<<o>>: got soaked today. :(

HERE ARE THE 2012 FINAL FOUR FOR NEXT SATURDAY

KANSAS vs OHIO STATE
vs

LOUISVILLE VS KENTUCKY
vs

WINNERS PLAY IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME , MONDAY NIGHT APRIL 2ND. :)

My boss is a Jayhawk Karen!

GOOD AFTERNOON/EVENING -
EAGLEWATCHER - Hope the Shark didn't get you! rofl

DEB - Glad you and ES had a good day . Hope ES feels better soon!

CAROLE - Busy eagles / alligator tooooooooo scary! :8O:

PENNY - Very pretty flower basket :D

CATM - So nice to go fishing even if you don't catch something! Have a good
rest. :Zz:

CHIQUITA - IMORTON - OH! I CAN'T HANDLE COCKROACHES :8O: Was to Fla
one time / Never again!

SCLADY - JILL - Enjoy your games :X:

Amethyst - Marshaz - Ojailala - Topa - Hope you all have a pleasant evening!

Hope all goes well at my GS's Recital. He has worked VERY HARD getting
ready for it. Again I have to drive to Florham Park tomorrow. But I so much
want to be there.

Am signing out!

Then he MUST BE A BIG HOOPS FAN TOO!!! :)^

ROCK CHALK ...JAYHAWK...KUUUUUUUU!

hey cat - get rested :)
karen - wow sounds like lots of us are having "weather" today - sounds like a great reason to hang out at home today :) - oh yeah the skeeters whooeee guess I'll just stay up here in the north :)

marsha - we've had a warm winter in the northeast for sure but not that warm LOL yeah carole's pond critters are way down south .. and beautiful aren't they :)

oh yeah - last weekend, on our ride back from the beach, we noted one of the osprey was home on one of the nests! woo hoo ..... will have to keep an eye out for the rest!

ALLIGATOR - HATCHLING hmmm wouldn't have known that LOL

GO OSU - GO BUCKEYES !!!

speaking of which - one of the little high schools around my home town, made it to the state finals in basketball but lost the final game by 2 points :( - but how great for all of them - woo hoo my DB and his grandson attended the semi-final and final game and had a great time (and I'm sure they can't say a word after all the cheering) LOL

LOOKS LIKE THE WORST OF THE RAIN IS OVER FOR CATALINA...NORTHERN CHANNEL ISLANDS MAY GET SOME MORE ...

WE ARE IN AND OUT OF SHOWERS NOW...HAD SOME PRETTY GOOD RAIN THIS AFTERNOON...A BLESSING!!!! :)^

I am sure your brother and his GS had a blast! All regional and State Championship Games are over the top excitement. :)^

Here I am an old 67years old and still look back to my Jr. High and High School Basketball teams and games. I did not play, but we went to all the games. Nothing like being in a hot, wild and noisy gymnasium for BB Games, come outside in the dead of winter to snow and icy chills. Heck, when you are a teenager it is so exhilerating during and after the games. Then head to the local diner with friends for shakes and burgers and await the Team arrivals. Fun, Fun, Years!!

Okay, DEB--Buckeyes vs Jayhawks......Ohio State Buckeyes have an awesome team this year and Kansas Jayhawks will have a very hard time winning that game...I will have my Kansas T-shirt on next Saturday. :ok: