Todays Post Standard has an article and photographs of the eagles that are wintering on Onondaga Lake.  There is also a link to a video of Mike Allen.

http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2011/01/the_eagles_of_onondaga.html

Kay

For those who are quilters - this fabric is coming out in October from South Seas Industries - check out the panel - there's a peregrine.

http://www.rentedmulequilts.com/cgi-bin/Store/store.cgi?product=majesticwings&productid=73230-427&tracking4=search%2073230-427&pid=1#73230-427

Kay

(yes I have pre-ordered the kit!)

Janet 

I live with a beekeeper and we have hives on our property in NY.   He also had hives on our previous property in Mass.  One thing I found when we moved and went to secure insurance for the new mortgage is that some insurance companies (Geico) will not insure you if you have bee hives.  So check before placing them.

We have lived with bee hives for a long time.  In regards to dogs - I had a samoyed (white) and a keeshond mix (black) - the samoyed was able to take the top off of the hive,  the black dog couldn't get near the hive (think Bear!).  In any case both of them learned to stay away from the hives and flight paths fairly quickly.   

My kids did not get stung by honey bees unless they stepped on them.  They learned to put honey on their fingers and feed tired bees and watch them fly off replenished.

Kay

I took these last winter - I didn't see the 'hit' but it left it's mark -


http://picasaweb.google.com/kayward3/HawkPrints?authkey=Gv1sRgCJbG-uLC3Mb-lgE#


Kay

Kris
You were right - front page of today's Post-Standard said it snowed big flakes that hit the ground north of Syracuse yesterday morning - Yuck!!

Kay

Contrary to Buffalo weather forcasts - it has not snowed here yet - we are getting lake effect rain and it is cold (low 40's) and rainy - but none of that white stuff yet.

Kay (in Syracuse)