I got it all and Bobbie-I wish you a happy groundhog day! 

Well, aren't we la di da!!!!   

[Don't they teach math in New Jersey schools?]

Think Spr-inter   

Or think wing.

I am sure this is wonderfully ironic... but I don't get it.

Bobbie, I think he means Winter - Spring = Wing. lol

Let a = first consonant block of "spring" ("spr")
Let b = first consonant block of "winter" ("w")
Let c = "spring" - a = "ing"
Let d = "winter" - b = "inter"

Then:
a + d = sprinter
b + c = wing

Also:
a + b = sprw
c + d = inginter

  What the??????????

Don't they teach math in New Jersey schools? I know the governor doesn't know how to count calories.

Ok, class, what is a + c?

b + d?

Yeah 150 years ago!!

Think Spr-inter   

Or think wing.

I am sure this is wonderfully ironic... but I don't get it.

Bobbie, I think he means Winter - Spring = Wing. lol

Let a = first consonant block of "spring" ("spr")
Let b = first consonant block of "winter" ("w")
Let c = "spring" - a = "ing"
Let d = "winter" - b = "inter"

Then:
a + d = sprinter
b + c = wing

Also:
a + b = sprw
c + d = inginter

  What the??????????

I assume this is an appropriate post for "General Nature Discussion"...

 

Could be an Event too!!    Happy GHD Bobbie.

Think Spr-inter   

One of these falcons was washed in the leading laundry detergent, the other in Tide Ultra. Can you tell the difference?

YUP!!  No surprise who uses bleach more!!!

http://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/lifestyle/2016/01/27/airigami-balloon-adventure-lifts-friday/79362672/?from=global&sessionKey=&autologin=

This looks awesome......wonder if they did a Falcon!!     Love the owl in the pic!!

 

http://boston.cbslocal.com/2016/01/28/maine-bald-eagles-tree-photography-birds/  Nice

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-01-29/falcon-peregrine-chick-survives-trafficking-ordeal/7123444  Look how adorable!!

The baby peregrine falcon, worth tens of thousands of dollars, was almost smuggled to the other side of the world in the UAE by a confessed wildlife trafficke

   

http://www.wnyc.org/story/court-rules-port-authority-can-kill-snowy-owls-near-airports/

A federal appeals court in Manhattan ruled Tuesday the Port Authority could kill most migratory birds to protect planes. The non-profit Friends of Animals had sued several United States agencies in 2013, including the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Fish and Wildlife Service, after authorities shot and killed three snowy owls at JFK airport.

For South African PPO fans: Grab a copy of "Die Beeld" newspaper today - 28 Jan. There's a nice article about PPO.
I've been asked to provide a rough translation to the link that Cheryl Decker copied and paste below. Here is the rough summary:
"The Spotted Eagle Owl known as Pot Plant Owl who won the hearts of people around the world, is possibly dead from rat poisoning. She became well known in 2008 when she chose to nest in a pot plant on the balcony of Allan and Tracy Eccles. Allan said "We suspect she ate a poisoned rat from somewhere in the complex after we told people not to use rat poison. She came to the balcony and was struggling to breath a few weeks ago and we suspect she came to say goodbye." Pappa and the little chick are okay. "No poisons should be used in gardens for any reason" says Allan. And then the article talks about how PPO helped save a wetland with the petition everyone signed and her coffee-table book / photos. Allan ends off quoted in the article as saying "It was an honour to know PPO. I hope the male (Pappa) and the young owlet (little chick) will come and still visit".

How nice but the rule is "No fighting for food", there will be plenty for both!! 

Thanks, Donna! That is a great story.

I had never heard of Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre, so I checked and found that they are in Brookfield, Nova Scotia.

The article said that the eagle was "cold, dehydrated, full of ice" but their Facebook page states that she was full of lice for which she also had to be treated.

Cobequid's Facebook page has a lot more information, and many more photos of this beautiful eagle.

https://www.facebook.com/CobequidWildlifeRehabCentre/

I had to look it up also Alison, never heard of it! 

http://globalnews.ca/news/2477547/in-pictures-bald-eagle-reunites-with-mate-after-treatment-for-lead-poisoning/