Someone's visiting the nestbox...I think it may be Tiago...

From the Blackwater site...they've shared photos by Bob Quinn that he's taken at the refuge...here are some he took at his home during the blizzard

Blizzard Birds

Thank you, Dumpsterkitty!  You have made my day!

Gayle

Someone posted that on KFC a while ago, it's still one great video. Thanks Ei, love the clock..HELLO!!!

The clock is great!  And I love the little galoshes by the door!

Via Birdchick...gets better with each watching...

Cool digs

I noticed I haven't seen any posts from you today...'puter stuck in a snow drift or something?

Just being a worry-wort!

LOL Ei! After digging my cars out for 1 and 1/2 hours this am, the *&%$ PLOW came back back and pushed all the snow back to where I just dug out. SOOOOOOOOO, I had to do it all over again.      Um, yes, I flipped him as he probably laughed all the way to the end of my road. "NO MERCY". Then I had to go babysit all day..."SCHOOLS CLOSED" but I'm here and all is well, SO FAR! Thanks for noticing. I'm trying to catch up now.

I see you got busy posting right after I wrote  just glad all is well!

Thankfully I didn't have to deal with it this time...we only got 2-3 inches.  But we're due...still plenty of winter left!

I noticed I haven't seen any posts from you today...'puter stuck in a snow drift or something?

Just being a worry-wort!

At least it's still early enough in the season for another clutch if the weather ever clears.  Blackwater & Norfolk are getting hit today too.

I think that's actually what first went wrong on Saturday...Dad arrived, she stood up & the wall of snow fell in on the 1st egg.  Then she laid the 2nd egg on top of the snow...no way to stop that once it starts. 

I missed seeing her move, but she cleared the snow off & turned around...brood patch still on the egg...

Apparently she laid another egg yesterday...she's not letting this one out from under her...she's been on the egg all night.  You can just barely make out her head & beak top right.

http://www.theonion.com/content/news/bald_eagle_tired_of_everyone_just

posted this as "OT" because...uh...birds don't write, huh?
Must be fiction.

Quite the eloquent fellow, isn't he?

I took these pictures through a picture window with a sun glare. I did not want to go out side to spook the bird. I hope this post works

My first impression is red tail hawk, though I may be imagining seeing a belly band.  My sense is that the tail is too long for a peregrine-they also don't usually come down that low-chest seems too pale for a cooper's hawk or red-shoulder.

Good mystery bird!

Blackwater updated their blog with videos of the second egg being laid...

Blackwater Blog

I swear I saw a stooping Peregrine Falcon in the middle of the Callaway commercial just before the Superbowl started.  Cool!

http://www.kxan.com/dpps/sports/super_bowl/2010-super-bowl-commercial-callaway-on-fire-jgr_3224298  YUP!!!

Thanks for finding that, Donna...now I don't actually have to watch the game just to see a commercial   

Not that there's anything wrong with football...it's a long story, but I can't sit & watch the whole thing...

Norfolk Mom just laid egg # 3!

Up to her wings, but not buried this morning...