and she's back

  Not from article.

We observed a pair of Cryptic Forest-Falcons calling at each other yesterday morning. The birds came close to one another and then copulated for some 2 seconds. Perhaps is the first time anyone records this rare-to-see event. This species has been described in 2002 and very little is known about its habits. We got marginally acceptable photographs, but good enough for the record. A tapir bathing in the river, finding another pair of Cryptic Forest-Falcons, and seeing an adult Ornate Hawk-Eagle soaring from one of the canopy towers at Cristalino Jungle Lodge where today's highlights.

Raptors of South America

I don't know-Carol reports he is on watch with everyone, so he must be feeling better

He cracked and fell to pieces! (Not that Orion had anything to do with it).    Maybe he jumped, who knows! 

Sweet Orion, then & Now.

So cute and I will miss him when he goes!

Orion O on am 4

http://newsminer.com/bookmark/19834338-First-confirmed-sighting-of-hummingbird-in-Fairbanks

FAIRBANKS—When Debbie Dean saw a hummingbird hovering over her deck last week at her home off Murphy Dome Road, she had the same thought a lot of Interior Alaskans would have had.

“I thought, That’s funny. That’s a hummingbird! We don’t have those up here,� Dean said.

http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/local_news/norfolk/safety-of-eagles-in-jeopardy

Eagle nests could be relocated   Video and photos

http://www.oakbaynews.com/news/166120586.html

This predictability can also prove to be bad news for the hummingbirds. If they’re delayed by a storm, or lose a feeding site due to development, it can throw them off course.

For these reasons, and many others, rufous populations have declined by an estimated 63 per cent in the past 40 years.

Last year, the situation worsened dramatically. The rufous simply didn’t show up as expected.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-57494003/hummingbirds-facing-drought-and-food-shortage-get-some-human-help/

This year's migration is complicated by the lack of natural wildflowers, which have been hit hard by drought and forest fires.   

http://www.boston.com/metrodesk/2012/08/16/hummingbird-babies-hatch-franklin-park-zoo/UxXk4RkhWwjbt6QC4OYwnO/story.html

Bluebell, the zoo’s only female Costa’s hummingbird, is a proud mom of two tiny chicks, which hatched Friday and Sunday, zoo staff said in a statement.

(movie) He may need piecing back together to get a mold. That was quite a drop.

Holding a chicken bone! 

(movie)  Orville disappears!

Look out below!!

Carly, YES, it is very confusing. I wish I could figure him out too! Next year should be a hum-dinger, especially if he's still with both and both have multiple eggs. I shudder to think. He will be 

[Have a great day Dale]

Have a great day Dale