Why thank you Donna!  That was very considerate of you.      

Your welcome! Ya know I had to! 

Oh, I was following them too. Thought all was well since I didn't hear in a while. Bummer for that baby! Thanks Kris.

How awesome is that? Loved it, thanks jeanne!!

He will have the whole Winter to reflect! 

BTW, love that song!!

 

It's Alaska time.

   

[ARCHER:]

ARCHER: BEAUTY/UNITY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1F5BLLFAeM#

!!! Life Returns to Quiet
August 08, 2011 - Etobicoke - Sun Life Centre
Kathy Reports:

It’s been very quiet the past few weeks with barely any sightings of any falcons, even Angel - who has been finding new places to perch away from the sun and heat.   But today there was a nice breeze and it wasn’t as hot so she was back on the ledge for awhile once the sun moved around the corner.

Sadly there has been no sightings of the boys for the past 3 weeks at all.  One can only hope  they are safe and are taking care of  themselves in this dreadful heat.   

Today for the first time in a long time, I observed Jack flying in with lunch for Angel.  She was in the nestbox and the normal greetings between them ensued and she accepted his food offering.   When I left she was back on her beloved perch dozing with a nice full crop.

[Regardless of the method ... neither fences nor bulldozed dunes would stop the westward movement of the dunes, although that fact was not yet universally accepted as inevitable. On January 26, 1957, Governor Hodges dramatically asserted that the Outer Banks were slowly receding 'due in part to the action of the winds and ocean currents and to the destruction of the dunes and vegetation by man.' Unless every effort is made, declared Hodges, 'to rehabilitate, stabilize and protect the Outer Banks, huge expenditures will be required in the future to provide protective work for the mainland after the Outer Banks are gone.]

http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/2011/08/cape-hatteras-national-seashore-birds-turtles-and-humans-have-created-air-controversy8562

Regardless of the method ... neither fences nor bulldozed dunes would stop the westward movement of the dunes, although that fact was not yet universally accepted as inevitable. On January 26, 1957, Governor Hodges dramatically asserted that the Outer Banks were slowly receding 'due in part to the action of the winds and ocean currents and to the destruction of the dunes and vegetation by man.' Unless every effort is made, declared Hodges, 'to rehabilitate, stabilize and protect the Outer Banks, huge expenditures will be required in the future to provide protective work for the mainland after the Outer Banks are gone.

This short film on the trapping activity in Cyprus aims to explain how the situation of the birds in the country is getting more and more dramatic. A few weeks after the Conference on Illegal Killing of Birds which took place in Cyprus at the beginning of July 2011, BirdLife Cyprus published this video in order to create awareness of the reality of the facts in the island.

This is sick!! How could they?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Kk4B4YJWiQ&feature=player_embedded#at=187 I'm shocked 

[BRITAIN'S loneliest bird is set to find fame.]

BRITAIN'S loneliest bird is set to find fame.

The Snowy Owl has been looking for love in the Outer Hebrides for eight years.

Now it has been filmed by the Beeb's One Show and will be featured in the run-up to Christmas.

The roaming Romeo is at least nine years old. Another Snowy Owl was spotted in North Uist in 2008 but unfortunately it also turned out to be male.

At up to two foot in height and with a wingspan of over five feet, the Snowy is one of the largest owls in Europe.

The species was made famous by Harry Potter books, in which his pet Snowy Hedwig delivered his post.

Caption: Looking for his bird of a feather ... Snowy Owl

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110808083655.htm

[One of my favorite posts of all time here on Animal Oddities is about the "transformer owl" that can radically change the look and shape of its body. It's pretty stunning. This post is specifically about owl heads and the odd things they can do.]

http://blogs.discovery.com/animal_oddities/2011/08/owl-heads-are-remarkable.html check out this crazy video

One of my favorite posts of all time here on Animal Oddities is about the "transformer owl" that can radically change the look and shape of its body.  It's pretty stunning.  This post is specifically about owl heads and the odd things they can do.

Animal Planet

[Happy Birthday Gloria.]

  Happy Birthday Gloria. Have a great day.

HELP MEEEEEEE!

I don't see the white eye! 

That movie scared me, especially the "Help Me" part. I like Brundlefly!!