Beauty

[dosey]

On 4/16/2015 just bee said:

Geezerette -- have I posted the bird cam addresses here? I can't remember. In case I haven't, these are my current addictions.

http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=1592549&mode=2

(Mr. and Mrs. Eagle and the kids.)

http://hdontap.com/index.php/video/stream/red-tail-hawk-cam

http://hdontap.com/index.php/video/stream/albatross-live-nest-cam

There are others, but this is a good start.

The hawks are also eating. Can't tell what is on the menu, but it must be fresh because I see red. Yuck. The albatross is snoozing.

[just bee]

On 4/17/2015 Dosey said:

On 4/16/2015 just bee said:

Geezerette -- have I posted the bird cam addresses here? I can't remember. In case I haven't, these are my current addictions.

http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=1592549&mode=2

(Mr. and Mrs. Eagle and the kids.)

http://hdontap.com/index.php/video/stream/red-tail-hawk-cam

http://hdontap.com/index.php/video/stream/albatross-live-nest-cam

There are others, but this is a good start.

The eagle (mom or dad?) is having lunch with the babies right now. Looks like part of a fish. Ewwww!

In the late afternoon, Dad joins the family for dinner. He brings home a LOT of fish. There are days when Mom and the kids are surrounded by them. And considering the size of the average eagle, these have to be big fish.

How to tell the difference between Mom and Dad? A female eagle is 25% larger than the male. I never knew that.

[dosey]

On 4/17/2015 just bee said:

On 4/17/2015 Dosey said:

On 4/16/2015 just bee said:

Geezerette -- have I posted the bird cam addresses here? I can't remember. In case I haven't, these are my current addictions.

http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=1592549&mode=2

(Mr. and Mrs. Eagle and the kids.)

http://hdontap.com/index.php/video/stream/red-tail-hawk-cam

http://hdontap.com/index.php/video/stream/albatross-live-nest-cam

There are others, but this is a good start.

The eagle (mom or dad?) is having lunch with the babies right now. Looks like part of a fish. Ewwww!

In the late afternoon, Dad joins the family for dinner. He brings home a LOT of fish. There are days when Mom and the kids are surrounded by them. And considering the size of the average eagle, these have to be big fish.

How to tell the difference between Mom and Dad? A female eagle is 25% larger than the male. I never knew that.

It did not take long for them to finish the fish. Thanks for posting the links. It is relaxing to see animals enjoying a simple life.

[just bee]

On 4/17/2015 Dosey said:

On 4/16/2015 just bee said:

Geezerette -- have I posted the bird cam addresses here? I can't remember. In case I haven't, these are my current addictions.

http://www.portal.state.pa.us/portal/server.pt?open=514&objID=1592549&mode=2

(Mr. and Mrs. Eagle and the kids.)

http://hdontap.com/index.php/video/stream/red-tail-hawk-cam

http://hdontap.com/index.php/video/stream/albatross-live-nest-cam

There are others, but this is a good start.

The hawks are also eating. Can't tell what is on the menu, but it must be fresh because I see red. Yuck. The albatross is snoozing.

The kids are getting so cute! They're developing so fast, too. They're really starting to look like hawks. Occasionally Dad stops by to visit. Mom brings home a variety of chow. Birds, rodents, lizards, snakes. The eagles seem to eat mostly fish. There have been a few rodents. No one ever touched the black one that's still in the nest. (Some thought it was a skunk.)

There is more than one albatross baby. This one is fun to watch because the adults will show up and they are magnificent -- and odd. But the cool thing to watch is the chickens. Chickens everywhere! There's a gang. The roosters come and wake everyone up in the morning.

This has become my new hobby.

[just bee]

On 4/17/2015 geezerette said:

It sounds like everybody needs a vacation, including me! I think it's hard oftentimes to just sit back and appreciate what we have--nowadays it's just hard to sit back for so many people who are busy, busy, busy. I'm so very lucky that I'm not out in that rat race anymore, but even so, times can be trying. Life in general just seems to be so accelerated now, and only promises to get worse.

justbee: Not only don't you have fleas, you don't have ticks either. It's that season again here. The cat gets treated twice monthly and because he goes outside in the woods and tall grass he still comes in with the occasional creepy-crawly. (Gotta really watch that since my husband ended up in intensive care a few years ago with Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever.) I keep telling myself when I'm missing my little pup that at least that's another thing she doesn't have to deal with now.

And you don't have humidity. We've been without air-conditioning for over a week now. Lucky because it hasn't been overly warm, but that's because it's been raining for almost that whole time so everything, and I mean EVERYTHING, is wet. Hopefully, our needed part will be installed later today.

As for spring winds, I think everybody gets those. I do remember though, when we visited northern New Mexico many years ago and commented on the winds. One older native gentleman said that everyone went crazy when the winds blew. Maybe that's what's got you down.

But we all carry on and do what we gotta do. And gripe about it in places like this thread. You think you got it bad, then read about what others are going through, and realize your life isn't so bad after all, no matter what your present situation is.

Thanks for the birdie links. I've come to the conclusion over the years that really young baby birds of any type are not particularly cute. "A face only a mother could love". Unlike puppies. But once they get their feathers, it's a different story.

Wishing everybody a wonderful weekend, however you're going to spend it. Happy compacting!

Birds are essentially lizards with feathers.

I met up last night with a couple friends I haven't seen in a very long time. I mentioned last night that the trick is to associate with people who have it worse than you so that you can walk away thinking you really don't have it that bad at all.

Separated at birth strikes again.

[dosey]

I am home while my car is being repaired. It has a bulge in the brake line. I am using my phone but will try using our desktop. The mouse is acting up so I'll see if it will work for me. It's always something. I'm thinking about moving into a nest. Something small with low maintenance.

[just bee]

http://hdontap.com/index.php/video/stream/great-horned-owl-cam

I was just getting into the owls when they were suddenly as big as Mom -- and then they flew away. I never see them in the nest anymore, but occasionally another bird will land there and check it out. One day there was an amazing black and white osprey in the nest. But what I like about this one is the location. How would you like to live there? Choice real estate.

http://cams.allaboutbirds.org/channel/46/Great_Horned_Owls/

Here's the nest again, but on this site there are other nests and other birds that you can check on. Maybe I should quit my job and drop out of school and just watch the birds. It's habit forming!

But that's probably one of the things I do like about New Mexico: The birds. We see a variety of migrating birds who visit the state. We have our roadrunner, of course, but we also have a lot of hawks and eagles. The cranes are always fun to watch and occasionally we'll see herons and egrets at the bosque. Egrets were as common as pigeons in Northern California, so it's nice to see them here. Saw three this week.

[just bee]

On 4/17/2015 Dosey said: I am home while my car is being repaired. It has a bulge in the brake line. I am using my phone but will try using our desktop. The mouse is acting up so I'll see if it will work for me. It's always something. I'm thinking about moving into a nest. Something small with low maintenance.

I'm pretty sure that one in Georgia's available!

[just bee]

I swear the baby hawks have grown since yesterday. They used to be all white. Now look at them! (Who are they eating?)

[just bee]

Am I right? Lizards with feathers. (Baby egrets are adorable.)