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Anything Else / Totally OT / Re: Tom (Cornpoppy)
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on: 27-Dec-11, 07:26:35 AM
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I just noticed on facebook that Tom (Cornpoppy) is leaving Kodak and moving to Arkansas to join Walmart. Tom was so good to us and the falcons for many years. Safe travels, Tom!
What??? Oh my, that's a twist! Best of luck to him. |
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Member Activities / Vacations and Holidays / Re: It's the most wonderful time of the year
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on: 24-Dec-11, 03:57:33 PM
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SANTA AND THE BATS Once upon a time, Santa and the reindeer were delivering presents in the Texas Panhandle and became lost in the middle of a big snowstorm.
A colony of Mexican free-tailed bats happened to be migrating to Mexico, and seeing Santa was lost, flew over to offer their help. When Santa saw the bats headed his way he became frightened, thinking the bats were surely after his long white hair. By the time the bats had landed on Santa's sleigh, he had frantically stuffed all of his hair under his cap. He looked so funny that the bats had to giggle before they were able to tell Santa that bats don't want to become tangled in hair – that’s just a silly rumor. The bats offered their help and Santa accepted. Guided by echolocating bats, Santa was out of the snowstorm in no time at all.
After parting ways, Santa and the reindeer flew off to finish delivering presents. As soon as the bats were out of sight, Rudolph breathed a huge sigh of relief. He thought all bats were vampires and wanted to suck his bright red nose. Poor Rudolph, he didn't realize that there are over 1000 different kinds of bats, and almost all of them eat insects and fruit. Santa decided he needed to reward bats for helping save Christmas. But because bats in the wild either hibernate or migrate during the winter, he could only reward the bats in captivity.
Santa carefully chose his treats for the different kinds of bats. He gathered mangos and figs for the fruit bats, and avocado, a favorite treat of the insect-eating bats. Santa wanted to surprise the bats on Christmas but he made a big mistake. He didn't think he needed to bother sneaking down the chimney, so he walked through the door and delivered his presents to the bats while they watched. Poor Santa, he still had a lot to learn; he thought bats were blind.
As an enlightened Santa flew off into the night sky, he could be heard proclaiming ..."Merry Christmas to All and to All a Good Night, and Please Help the Bats with All of Your Might"!
Happy Holidays, from the bats and the volunteers of Bat World Sanctuary!
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Other Nature Related Information / Falcon Web Cams / Re: Canada Falcons: All but those hatched in Rochester
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on: 24-Dec-11, 02:40:06 PM
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!!! Green Christmas
December 22, 2011 - Etobicoke - Sun Life Centre
Kathy Reports:
As I write this, it’s a balmy 7 celcius outside and with the sunshine, it feels even warmer outside. Angel and Jack were both sunning themselves on the ledge when something caught their eye and off they went together towards the lake.
Across the street there are literally hundreds of pigeons lined up on the rooftops basking themselves in sunlight and I can see flocks of Starlings flitting from tree to tree. It feels and looks more like Spring than Winter!
Let’s hope when Spring does officially arrive it won’t be looking and feeling like Winter as it has the past 2 years! Happy Holidays to everyone!
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