Cruzerisms, The language of the A-49 Cruzers

Jann got it!!! Very good!

Robin's post made that pop into my mind. Thank you, Robin!

You're welcome, Jann. I'm all about teamwork. It takes a village . . . .
I'm glad you could put it all together!

POSSIBLE entry?? The Bald and the Beautiful is a definite!!

I don't know if this one is on the list, but how about, "All My Eaglet's".

How about these?

cuisine - cruzine

cosmotology - cruzmotology

Lemonade - Limuwnade

Cruz Nuz - when IWS gives us an update on the goings on of our girl Cruz

CRUZVILLE = The place where all Cruzers live - The Forum.
Courtesy of Marie/mtallent

eagletude = exhibited when an eaglet cops an attitude

Courtesy of LeicaEagle - Nestitecture

Another courtesy of LeicaEagle - Nest Western hotel (with room service)

Ok as requested and pertaining to Buddy's surgery:

BEAKODONTICS Orthodontics for eagles

BEAKGEAR appliance worn by eagles to align the beak or in human terms headgear/neckgear

Nestalgia - that sappy sentimental feeling you get when you're reminded the afternoon triangles over Cruz's nest.

Cumbrian photo of PH nest: (2006)

Bringing the updated list forward to make it easier to find (hopefully). As always, if I've missed anything, let me know.

CRUZERISMS

__ IN THE NEST = logged into the forum

ALL MY EAGLETS = Videos, pictures, updates & chat about the eaglets of the Channel Islands.

ALL'S NOT QUIET on the WEST NESTERN FRONT = drama between the 2 females on the West End nest (see also "As the West Nest Turns")

AS THE EAGLEWORLD TURNS = Story lines put on a series of eagle captures.

AS the WEST NEST TURNS = drama between the 2 females on the West End nest (see also "All's Not Quiet on the West Nestern Front")

AIR CADET = Cruz on fledging.......getting her wings.

AIR CADETS = Other fledglings who also have their wings!

All's quite on the NESTERN FRONT = nobody at home

BEAKGEAR = appliance worn by eagles to align the beak or in human terms headgear/neckgear

BEAKODONTICS = Orthodontics for eagles

BEANIEHOLIC = Obsessed with getting all the stuffed eagles we can find.

BEST NESTERN = birds other than Cruz staying at her nest.

BETTER NESTS & GARDENS = Eagle magazine like "Better Homes & Gardens"

BIRDOVERS = leftover bits of a bird meal.

The BALD and THE BEAUTIFUL = The Cruzers Favorite daily program.

CARUZMA = Cruz Charisma

COLD EAGLE = withdrawal symptoms when your computer crashes and you can't view any eagles

CRUZ DIRECTOR = KLJinUSA for coordinating details for fall trip to Santa Cruz, Ozzie's welcome party (as well as hosting it), and the spring trip to Santa Rosa.

CRUZ NUZ = when IWS gives us an update on the goings on of our girl Cruz

CRUZ-SCHMOOZE = The times when HRH returned to the nest to visit with all of us

CRUZAIDE = donating to the cause

CRUZECTOMY = feeling of being cut off from seeing Cruz

CRUZELLA DE VIL = nickname for the little brat when she was exhibiting hormonal behaviors such as excessive mantling and womantling.

CRUZERSHIP = Membership on this forum.

CRUZICANE = storm of eager Cruz watchers.

CRUZINARY = Dictionary of Cruzerisms

CRUZINE = Cruisine

CRUZMOTOLOGY = Cosmotology

CRUZNEYLAND = where the gang is going on Oct 22, 2006

CRUZOMETER = The cruise control button in your car

CRUZSIDE = Crusade

CRUZVILLE = The place where all Cruzers live - The Forum

DAYS of OUR NESTS = Daily drama on the eagle nests

Don't let the NEST BUGS bite. *also see 'N'

DOWN TIME = Time spent surfing the nest, Like that little white feather that floats off the eagle and around the nest.

E-BRANCH = branch at the back of the nest that looks like the letter E from the old camera view.

E-GAL = see R-EAGLE

EAGLE DEPOT = Home Depot for nest building supplies.

EAGLE-LY = We are all eaglely waiting for out NTV (Nest TV)

EAGLE McMUFFIN = An Eagle's EggMcmuffin

EAGLE-OSTERONE = Comparible to testosterone.

EAGLE SCOUT = IWS Team members who track and care for our eagles.

EAGLE-TISTICAL = Egotistical

EAGLE WHISPERER = Dr. Sharpe

EAGLECENTRIC = as in Eaglecentric Definition.

EAGLEDOM = Area full of eagles and/or eagleholics

EAGLEFISH BURGER = An Eagle's Burger

EAGLEHOLIC = As in "My name is _____ and I'm an Eagleholic". Those of us in need of a support group when the cams aren't working or turned off.

EAGLELOVELY = equally lovely

EAGLELOO = Eagle nest in the snow

EAGLELOO = as in "That chick did the backward shuffle to use the Eagleloo".

EAGLEMONIUM = as in pandemonium when mom brings lunch to the nest and the WE girls advance.

EAGLENGINEERING = Engineering Eagle Style

EAGLEPEDIA = Harpo's Egg-cellent Eagle Encyclopedia.

EAGLETELEPATHY = Telepathy regarding the eagle's movements, etc.

EAGLETISTICAL = excessive preening....or when you think the world revolves around your nest.

EAGLETIVITY = Activity in relationship to eagles.

EAGLETONE = Adult eagle vocalizations as opposed to a chick's peeps.

EAGLETOPIA = A state of mind where your consciousness is filled with images and thoughts of these most magnificent creatures or... the absolutely perfect environment for Eagles.

EAGLETUDE = Eagle or eaglet attitude!

EAGLICINATION = Hallucinating anything about eagles.

EAGLISH = (1) the language of love...the one we all speak; (2) eagle's vocalizations to each other.

'EGG US ALL ON' . . . . to greater achievements . . . . to SHELL out more cash.

EGG-CITEMENT = Excitement

EGG-SCELENT = excellent

EGGS-ACTLY = exactly

EGG-SPECTATION = Waiting for eggs with egg-citement

EGGS-RAY = (as opposed to X-Ray) device used to 'candle' the eagle eggs to check on their hatching progress.

FASTEST GUN IN THE NEST = Cumbrian's fast capture finger.

FISH CRUZETTE = white fish fried in butter and garlic

FISH STICKS = a twig to clean the fish out of your beak

FLUFFANATOR = Nickname for K10 when he brings in bunches of fluff for his nest.

FLUFFINATING = Fluffing up the nestbowl for the eggs and/or chicklets.

FLYBY = a quick check-in 'on the fly' by forum members when time constraints prevent active participation or lurking.

FLY MATES = Cruz's friends

FRED A. STAR = Nickname for 2008 Two Harbor's chick unofficially named 'Star' because it seems to be dancing when doing WINGERSIZES (see below).

GROUP MANTLE = Group Hug

GROUPIES = We are all groupies now. As in Eagle forum group "groupies"

Day Spa & GYM-NEST-IUM = place little birds like to rest and preen in the nest

HAPPY BIRD-DAY = Equivalent to wishing someone a Happy Birthday, but for the hatching of our eaglets.

HARPO HEAD = The white fuzz on the top of an eaglets head at approximately 1 month....like the eaglet in Harpo's avatar.

HORNBY WIGGLE = a nickname for the wiggle that K10 or K26 do over the eggs to get their brood patch in the right spot. A number of us saw the wiggle being done for the first time by the pair of eagles in the Hornby Island, B.C. nest in 2006.

INTERIOR NESTERATOR = Interior decorator to redesign/remodel next years nest

KEEPING OUR TALONS CROSSED = when we are hoping for some really good news

LIGHTEN THE LOAD = Poop before taking flight

LIMUWNADE = Lemonade

MAN-TLING = hiding food from dad - also keeping something to oneself

MASS NESTERIA = what occurs when chronic NESTFUL THINKING causes 2 or more forum members to simultaneously see the same illusion/mirage sometimes making claims that they see pinecones wearing 'WING-BLINGS' while preening.

McEAGLES = The eagle's McDonald's

MEST = the state of the Santa Cruz nest following breeding season.

Don't let the NEST BUGS bite. *also see 'D'

NEST BEAUTIFUL - Eagle magazine like "Home Beautiful"

NEST COAST = The west coast of the country, where the eagle's nest is

NEST DEPOT = like Home Depot

NEST DETECTORS = Dr. Sharpe & Steffani

NEST FATHER = Dr. Sharpe AKA "The Father of All Nests"; Cruz's Grand Eagle

NEST, FLUFF & BEYOND = Place to get fluff for the nestbowl.

NEST STOP = what the nest is being used for while it is vacant

NEST WESTERN = as in Best Western.

NESTABLE MANNERS = Eaglet table manners

NESTAHOLIC = for those viewing more than one nest

NESTALGIA = that sappy sentimental feeling you get when you're reminded the afternoon triangles over Cruz's nest.

NESTALICIOUS = food brought to the nest for Cruz. Fish is best

NESTANIMOUS DECISION = Unanimous decision

NESTARAMA = Drama on the nests

NESTAROBICS = Exercises on the nest

NESTATHERAPY = 12 step program we are all on until next season.

NESTAVIST = Patti who knows how to get to those people where it hurts most to listen to the plight of our beloved eagles.

NESTEL = Eagle 'love nest' - 'cheeeeper' than a motel!

NESTER CARPENTER = Master Carpenter

NESTERIOR DECORATOR = Interior Decorator

NESTERVATION = A reservation made by K10 and K26 for a night at the nest.

NESTFLIX = screen captures and videos of nests; with or without eagles

NESTFUL THINKING = as in we want soooooo much to see activity in the nest that our eyes and minds play tricks on us and we see eagles and other visitors that aren't really there.

NESTGAME = whole ball of wax = ballgame = whole other story = whole other hornet's nest = whole other set of problems.

NESTICATION = Cumbrians' "dedication" to the captures!!

NESTINTORY = what the adults need to do to get the list of supplies for rebuilding the nest.

NESTITECTURE = as in star was cramming for her entrance exams for the Eagle School of Interior Design and Nestitecture.

NESTITURE = Sticks on the nest....i.e. furniture

NESTIVITIES = The festive activities of eagles in a nest or eagleholic gatherings!

NESTORATION = Restoration - K10 & K26 remodeling nest for new clutch

NESTOMINIUM = as in: time share on the NESTOMINIUM

NESTORIAN = Historian of the nest(s) aka Cumbrian/Pat

NESTOTOS = photos of the nest

NESTOVATION = Renovation of nest by K10 & K26

NESTOVERS = any tiny scraps left from a previous meal

NESTPLOITATION = Birds other than Cruz and Mom and Dad using the nest

NESTPLORATION = exploring the nest over and over to the nth degree.

NESTPECTIONS = Observances by the jay and raven cleanup crew on what is needed to prepare for nestorations.

NESTRAIDERS = Ravens, jays and an assortment of sometimes unidentifiable LBBs ('little brown birds') that are trespassing at the nest.

NESTRISE = Watching the nests come into view at the beginning of the day.

NESTSICK = Eaglets missing their nests. Similar to homesick.

NESTSITTER = Jim Spickler for sitting in the nest while waiting for Cruz to be banded and tagged.

NO EAGLE-ITIS = A withdrawal affliction caused by not being able to see any eagles on any of the nests.

NTV = Nest TV or Nest cam. The whine heard whenever Cruzers are without our nest cam: I WANT MY NTV!!!!!!!!

OED = Obsessive Eagle Disorder

PEAGLET = Piggy Eaglet

PERCHING = (as opposed to lurking) Hanging out on an upper branch of "the nest" reading, observing, and contemplating jumping down and getting into the middle of it all - kinda like wingersizes prior to first flight.

PETE-MOBILE = Vehicle Dr. Sharpe uses to drive Cruzers around Catalina Island on their IWS tours.

PETE-PETE = eaglet baby talk for Dr. Peter Sharpe

PUDDLES = Nickname given to Hulabird by Manu after 'puddling' Joanie out in her picture next to Dr. Sharpe.

R-EAGLE = see E-GLE

SHARPESTHESIA = Comfort from updates, etc. given by the IWS crew & Dr. Sharpe

SKY-YARDS = sky area above our own yards

SKYWAY = the path that the birds fly around the nest then stop for a rest

SPREAD-EAGLED = capture of eagle with wings fully extended in front of the camera.

STICKORATOR = Nickname for K10 who is so precise in placing the sticks on his nest.

SURFING the NEST = surfing IWS material like the internet

TALON-TED = (1)Eagles that can build and rebuild/repair nests and hunt successfully; (2) all our posters

THE BALD & THE BEAUTIFUL = The Cruzer's ongoing Soaps....stories of all the nests.

TRIANGLING DOWN = what the Triangles do at the nest - opposite to Ringing Up which is what the Eagles do when flying on the thermals.

TWIGNAPPERS = twig and stick thievery from the nest by NON-owner birds

UN-FLUNG HERO = IWS crew member Dave

WING BLING = the wing tags

WINGER = ringer...aka... a bad bird pun.

WINGERCIZES/WINGERCISES = Young eagle exercising their wings building up strength to get ready to fly.

WINGOVER = the morning after the night before when Cruz went cruzing!

WINGPITS = armpits for wings

WING UP = (kind of like heads up). When somebody announces an eagle alert they are giving us a wing up.

WOMAN-TLING = hiding food from mom

THE YOUNG and the NESTLESS = A soap opera about all of us who are suffering from empty nest syndrome

ZONE (as IN THE ZONE) = Female eagles showing the posture for laying an egg