(movie) another quick change...Archer so  's this

  WOW!! Volcano

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2YGJppt8jo  This just posted. Volcano from NASA

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/04/icelands_disruptive_volcano.html Some great pics of the volcano from the Boston Globe

[Yeah I would think strange too, going to an airport and not seeing any planes. Hope this ends soon and not a year like last time. I can imagine the ice that is melting from this.]

Yeah I would think strange too, going to an airport and not seeing any planes. Hope this ends soon and not a year like last time. I can imagine the ice that is melting from this.

Hundreds of exasperated tourists hunkered down Saturday at JFK Airport, sleeping on cots while waiting for word on the Icelandic ash cloud that kept them stranded in Queens.

Terminal 4 was filled with would-be passengers from Ireland, Germany, England and France as the volcanic cloud continued to wreak havoc on air traffic around the world.

Honeymooners Paul and Tracy Sheehan, of Kent, England, were among those trapped by the ashy atmosphere.

The couple arrived to catch a transfer flight on Friday night - only to hear the next available American Airlines flight home was one week away.

"It's been a nightmare," said Tracy, 30, after spending the night inside an airport Starbucks. "We both need to be back to work. ... One minute I feel it's all really bizarre, then I feel really stressed."

Ellen Gallagher, 58, of Dublin, spent her night on the terminal floor after missing out on one of the 250 cots with matching blue blankets.

She, her husband and their son had their Friday night connecting flight canceled. The earliest they can catch a flight to Ireland: Thursday, according to Delta Airlines officials.

"It's ridiculous," she said. "They're trying to cater to everyone, but it's hard. ... They didn't offer us anywhere to stay - they said the city's full.

"We don't know what we're going to do."

Scientists in Iceland said Saturday there was no imminent respite to the volcanic explosions responsible for the growing cloud.

"The activity has been quite vigorous overnight, causing the eruption column to grow," geologist Magnus Tumi Gudmundsson told The Associated Press.

"Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be an end in sight."

The enormous cloud of ash and grit - which poses a catastrophic threat to plane engines - still hovered over much of Western Europe and stranded travelers across the globe.

She takes up the whole camera

[12 eggs]

12 eggs

Don't even go there! 

[OMG...that's sick. Thanks MAK and Shaky thought I'd be at 2000 posts in April! I'm bad huh? They add up quick.]

Donna has passed the 3000 mark for posts.Congrats buddy!

OMG...that's sick.   Thanks MAK and Shaky thought I'd be at 2000 posts in April!  I'm bad huh?  They add up quick.  I type more than I talk! Go figure.

Ahem, psst psst, Archer....Yo..you forgot one!!

(movie) He's workin it   

   Love the music!   

Me too MAK! 

Ok, but pretty darn cute, all the same!     We need a cute smiley!   

How about this?

Yup, that's cute alright. 

Spoke too soon, Archer arrives @ 7:30  Check out the egg
Now this is a good way to get them all covered.
Archer leaves @ 8:27
Beauty back after an hour break

Beauty goes for a break 7:27 back @ 7:29  No Archer yet

 Date:  16 April 2010
Birds of prey have sought a heavenly haven to make their nest high above Preston.
These peregrine falcons have built a home in the tower at St Walburge's Church in Pedder Street, Ashton.

It is the fifth year in a row that the birds have nested halfway up one of the country's tallest spires.

The mother bird is currently sitting on a clutch of eggs, while the father can be spotted swooping protectively round the outside of the tower.

Parishioners and bird lovers can get a closer view of the birds via a TV monitor in the church, which has been hooked up to a video camera in the tower.

And plans are in place to introduce a webcam soon for the first time, to allow people a bird's eye view online.

Hughie Reid, maintenance man at St Walburge's, said the mother bird had moved positions after one of her eggs got soaked in the rain, but now appeared to be sitting on some more.

He said: "She is not for moving now. There should be at least three eggs, I'd imagine.

"Last year, she had five, but that was very unusual."

Peregrine falcons are a rare species which is protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act, meaning it is a criminal offence to disturb a nest.

The birds can fly at up to 200mph when swooping after prey, making them among the fastest creatures on earth.

They have proved a popular draw with the visitors to the church's usual Saturday open days.

Hughie said: "We have had people in from all over the country and we ended up on a website in Australia."

The church will be open from 10am to 2.30pm on Saturdays.

PORTLAND -- The fact that all three eggs in the downtown Portland raptor nest hatched during a 24-hour window was a good sign that the Red-tailed Hawk chicks were off to a strong start, according to bird expert Bob Sallinger.

"This is good news for the chick in the last egg laid. If it had hatched 4 to 5 days after the first egg, it would have been at something of a disadvantage since it would be significantly smaller than its siblings. Viewers from prior years probably recall the smallest nestling taking a bit of a beating when it competed for food," Sallinger, with the Portland Audubon Society, explained in his online blog.
The first hawk egg hatched at about 4:05 p.m., on April 14 as viewers from across the nation and Portland watched live on the KGW/Audubon Raptor Cam.  The two other chicks hatched in the cover of darkness either that same night, or early the next morning.

Since they emerged, the chicks' two parents have been taking turns sitting on the babies to keep them warm and feeding them small bits of meat.

"The parents will continue brooding the young to keep them warm. They are not yet able to thermoregulate effectively on their own. At seven to ten days out you will start to see them out in the open more although a parent will always be close by," Sallinger said.

The chicks will grow "incredibly fast," Sallinger added. and could be ready to take their first flights within about 42 days.
First hatching spotted on live Raptor Cam

Paul Kenney, a news employee watching the bird's nest from KGW Studios, spotted the first new chick and was excited to announce it in the newsroom
Kenney said he watched as one of the adult Red-tail hawks got up to shake out its feathers just long enough for Raptor Cam viewers to see the chick crack through.

Within moments the adult hawk, identified by one viewer as the male, moved back over the three eggs.

Viewers across the United States, from Florida to Albany watched.

"While Dad was rearranging the eggs I could see a little one pecking at that hole with a tiny beak," KGW.com user mattsmom said. "Wait til your mother gets home!"

"Interestingly the first egg last year also hatched on April 14th, so she is on virtually the exact same schedule as last year," said Sallinger.

"What an amazing event occurring just over our heads! It is a reminder that we should look up more often. In fact, our yards and neighborhoods are full of birds going through the very same process," Sallinger added.

http://www.kgw.com/video/featured-videos/Raw-video-First-raptor-egg-hatch-90894269.html  video of hatch

http://www.kgw.com/lifestyle/raptor-cam  This is the cam with the plastic bag in it.

Three months after their arrival at Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research, Newark, 16 brown pelicans are being prepared for their return to the wild. These pelicans were brought to Tri-State from southern Maryland in early January, suffering from frostbite and starvation as a result of the early freeze in December. The birds were given medical care as well as a steady diet of fish, and have continued to be housed at Tri-State awaiting warmer weather. A sizable number of pelicans did not survive the effects of winter.

In anticipation of their upcoming departure, Tri-State staff gave each bird a final medical evaluation to ensure that it is healthy and will be able to survive in the wild. Each pelican was fitted with a permanent metal band, so it can be identified and tracked if spotted by the public or wildlife biologists.


In cooperation with the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Tri-State returned the birds to their home in the Chesapeake Bay this week. With the help of U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service biologists, the pelicans were transported by boat and released into an island colony. By introducing them to an existing flock that did migrate, Tri-State and local officials hope that these birds will not stay too long in the area next winter.
“It is heartwarming to give these beautiful creatures a second chance to soar freely over the gentle waves of the bay,� said Tri-State’s executive director, Heidi Stout, VMD. With the last of the release plans in place, Stout reflected, “This couldn't have been done without the support of our dedicated volunteers who cared for the pelicans rain or shine and the generosity of the donors who enabled us to purchase thousands of pounds of fish to feed the pelicans.�


Tri-State Bird Rescue & Research is a licensed, nonprofit wildlife rehabilitation organization that cares for nearly 3,000 injured, orphaned, and oil-covered native wild birds each year ranging from hummingbirds to eagles. For more information about Tri-State, visit www.tristatebird.org.