[EGG #2 just arrived!]

EGG #2 just arrived! 11:52   

[This is a real video from a French documentary about Africa. You may not understand a word, but the video is a hoot. There are trees that grow in Africa which, once a year, produce very juicy fruits that contain a large percentage of alcohol. Because there is a shortage of water, as soon as the fruits are ripe, animals come there to help protect themselves from the heat. What happens next? You can watch for yourself. I like the elephant that won't give up reaching for more of the fruit even though it can't stand. Should we say "Been there, done that."]

This is a real video from a French documentary about Africa.  You may not understand a word, but the video is a hoot.  There are trees that grow in Africa which, once a year, produce very juicy fruits that contain a large percentage of alcohol.  Because there is a shortage of water, as soon as the fruits are ripe, animals come there to help protect themselves from the heat.  What happens next? You can watch for yourself.  I like the elephant that won't give up reaching for more of the fruit even though it can't stand.  Should we say "Been there, done that."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-g5BGggzk-c

This is too funny. Thanks Janet

[Hope you and Scratch have a wonderful day.]

Hope you and Scratch have a wonderful day.

                                     

[WOW, what great Birds!]

Flocks of starlings are renowned for forming a variety of shapes in the sky.
But on this occasion they must have been overcome by vanity – and created a giant starling for us ground-dwellers to admire.
The countless creatures created the awesome display by using the winter breeze as the low-setting sun caused the sky to glow red.
The amazing spectacle was spotted over Taunton, Somerset.
Elsewhere, starlings created a bizarre image of a rubber duck in the sky as they flew in formation across Britain.
Animal experts have been stunned by the sight, which was spotted above home in Tolladine, Worcestershire.
Couple Thelma and Fred Stamp were amazed when they saw the feathered thousands mass above their house.
They had been racking up hours watching the skies over the past few weeks, hoping to catch a glimpse of them.
Mrs Stamp: ‘We have been watching them for two weeks now and it is so lovely to see.
‘It starts with four or five of them at first but then they start coming from all around.
‘It’s been truly incredible to witness.
‘When you watch it on TV you don’t see how the birds come from different directions, at least half a dozen places - It is quite a sight.’
Starlings form a tight sphere-like formation in flight, expanding and contracting and changing shapes in what is known as a Moot.
The organised technique means every bird has a turn to lead and also allows them to keep watch for predators at the same time, Alexis Johnson from the RSPB said such a massive flock of birds was a rare sight to see.
He said: 'Seeing starlings fly in these incredible formations truly is an amazing sight.
‘The birds flying together like a school of fish, all their movements in sync.
‘Because of their recent decline, it is unfortunately becoming more and more rare to see.’
These large flocks forage together, in a practice called roller-feeding where the birds at the back of the flock continually fly to the front to forage for food.

WOW, what great Birds!

[Fresh fallen snow has covered the lowly patch of remains that the *witty* *sneaky* *camera dodging* *probably the only chance we would have seen her all Winter* Beauty has snatched.]

Fresh fallen snow has covered the lowly patch of  remains that the *witty* *sneaky* *camera dodging* *probably the only chance we would have seen her all Winter* Beauty has snatched.

We have  about 3 inches here today...yippee!!

Real nice....loved the moon also and the planes going by. Really cool Paul. Thanks.

Can the tape be reviewed to see who took it in between frames? Figures, I was waiting to see Beauty come back for it and she dodged the cams.

(movie)   No sign here either, it just disappears.

(movie)  The invisible napper

I was hoping to see her take it, (if it was Beauty). WOW

  It's been Falcon-napped

http://www.hungryowl.org/barnowlcam.html

What a face

From Pancam it looks like there is a head on this poor bird.....then............. This freaked me out!!!! 

Look how close the Main Camera (aka Dead Pigeon Cam) is to the prey. It's nice to know that it can focus on objects that close to it. This will come in handy when curious eyases start exploring the platform.

I'll say it's close and soooooooo clear!  It's a

  Eww, it's headless!! 

[Sadly Janet, he did not make it]

Yiks!  I feel badly for both the eagle and the pilot.  I hope the big guy heals.

Sadly Janet, he did not make it   

WAYNESBORO -- A bald eagle believed to have been struck by an aircraft near Newport News-Williamsburg Airport has died.

The adult male, believed to be 7 or 8 years old, was taken to the Wildlife Center of Virginia in Waynesboro last week. An examination revealed it had an open fracture in its left wing and a possible lung infection.

The eagle died Sunday morning just after completing the day's treatment.

"It was started throwing up fluids and showing respiratory distress.　 He was tubed and epinephrine was administered, but the eagle could not be revived," stated Randy Huwa, spokesman for the Wildlife Center of Va.

The bald eagle likely was struck on January 20, but a search that day and the next turned up nothing.   Then, last week, airport officials called to report finding an injured bald eagle.

After being stabilized at a clinic in in Williamsburg, it was sent to the center to determine whether it could be saved.