"He was chasing/hunting/harassing shorebirds, gulls and ducks, but didnt get anything"

That sounds like Orion from this mornings watch. Man he was terrorizing the birds in the river, even took a shot at a Great Blue Heron! At supersonic speed!!! 

 

Thanks Bobbie you started my day with a smile! 

[has been established by the Federal Government]

From Norfolk:

Eagles at Norfolk Botanical Garden
Everyone at the Garden is saddened by the impending removal of the eagle nest. We will miss the joy of the eagles and the daily interaction with our friends in the eagle community.

The Garden's position has been from the start that there should be an effective solution to the airline/bird, or eagle in this case, problem. Only time will tell if removing the nest is a solution. The current course of action, nest removal and dispersion, has been established by the Federal Government. It is necessary for the Garden, which does not own the Garden property and only manages the Garden at the City's prerogative, to follow the City's lead in matters dealing with the Federal Government.

Norfolk Botanical Garden staff will not remove the nest or apply dispersion tactics. These actions will be done by contractors hired by the City or by state or federal authorities.

Thank you very much for your support of the Garden and the eagles.   

 

You got it! 

Great story!

Uh huh! 

AN IRISH-BORN red kite has nested and bred chicks in Ireland for the first time in nearly 200 years.

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2012/0828/1224323097336.html

Thanks, DG - HOW did I miss THAT ?!

Yes Bobbie, how did you miss THAT?!  Of course not too much gets by Donna! 

  Either those are very little snakes or that's one big glue trap!    

Sad news-Lincoln and Roger_Paw's blogs today say that the female seen since Aug. 20th with Pale Male is not Zena who has been missing for quite a while now.  The new female (if he choses her for a mate) would be Pale Male's 3rd in a year (Lima, Zena and ?) and his 8th total.

               

Oh man, but it does prove what a great survivor Pale Male has been over time. 

He didn't eat the bread cuz he heard fish was better for him! 

Oh no, those poor kids! 

Those are some high steppin' horses! Gorgeous too!! 

What a lucky guy! 

http://youtu.be/gZB7gSQRIuM  Anyone remember these commercials?

http://youtu.be/ECq4cq8rFlg

Yup!  Boy Donna you know some famous people eh!? (the 911 lady too) 

She's from New Jersey, what do you expect?  Sinatra, Bon Jovi, Les Paul, the World Champion Giants....   

And! Bruce Stringbean!!!

 

Um, 2013?  

lol It's way too late and my mind is not working well.    Fixed it.  Thanks Donna!

and thanks to Donna for being the first one to send me 2012 pictures! 

As we knew she would be!