Are my eyes deceiving me or are there 2 birds up there?

That was the funniest part-they're all like...WTF is that stuff?... Nu uh...not going in there...

http://youtu.be/PrPajlIsKd0

For the first time in their lives two dozen recently rescued ducks get their first taste of life in a pond. They had been living for years with a hoarder who had them in pens without adequate access to water or proper nutrition.

via Nothing to do with Arbroath

http://youtu.be/AEtr9nmhK-Y

I'd guess this is Beauty

http://youtu.be/3dlW4A4TCso

http://youtu.be/ITZiZcHfj8s

Thanks! I always forget to check for this show.

Whatchoolookinat?

Eagles at Norfolk Botanical Garden
A Sad Day
And, isn’t the love of eagles, their well being and survival what we are all most committed to? If action is possible that will reduce the chances of even one eagle being killed by an aircraft it is action that should be taken. Nest removal is basically an action that is being undertaken to increase the odds that there will not be future eagle deaths attributed to aircraft at Norfolk International Airport. It is also increasing the odds that there will not be human loss of life that may occur at the same time.

Pfft!

[following months of discussion and study]

City officials said Norfolk Botanical Garden, Norfolk International Airport and the city agreed to support the recommendation of the USDA Wildlife Services to remove the nests following months of discussion and study of the USDA’s Wildlife Hazard Assessment and Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries reports on the status and population of eagles in Virginia.

A stinking crock of hooey.

I'm shocked that Austin TX isn't at the very top.
There's this SCOURGE called cedar fever.
I couldn't believe it.

Yup-spent some time in Austin. I don't have asthma unless I'm in Austin during cedar bloom.

Save us from the hypocrites in this universe...

And then this comes in from Audubon, who refused to take a stand on the Norfolk nest issue...


Dear Friend,

We know birds don't have a political party and that they don't vote.

We also know it's both disrespectful and simplistic to pigeonhole a commitment to conservation as progressive or conservative. Protecting birds, their habitats and our natural resources is just plain common sense.

Bird lovers come in all political flavors. But many politicians and their media messengers have polarized the debate, pitting everyday people against each other. It's causing gridlock that makes progress nearly impossible. And the clear losers are our children.

It's time to send a message: conservation is too important to be held hostage by partisan politics. Please join me in signing the American Eagle Compact.

Audubon has joined forces with ConservAmerica, a leading conservative pro-environment group, on a campaign based on common ground called "Because Conservation Doesn't Have a Party." Our hope is to deliver hundreds of thousands of signatures on the American Eagle Compact to the winners of November's elections. It's a set of principles with a simple message: conservation is not left, or right, or center—it's common sense.

Your signature will tell legislators that playing politics with nature and with our children's future isn't the right path forward. You can tell them that there's a better way to move ahead, a way to support smart conservation practices that we agree on in communities across America.

As President of Audubon, I take great pride in the political diversity of our bird-loving community. Sharing a commitment to conservation isn't progressive or conservative—it's American.

Please sign the American Eagle Compact today.

Thank you,
David Yarnold
President and CEO
National Audubon Society

Moving forward, USDA representatives will monitor and report any eagle activity at the Garden and conduct appropriate dispersal techniques.


this is the sentence that bothers me the most

They've been talking about paintball guns & noisemakers.

But, as our watchers know, we ground dwellers can't be everywhere.

The whole thing is just sickening. But the eagles will win in the end.

So who payed them off.
What a bunch of fools

Rita - Syr.

I don't think it was a direct payoff.

I think enough people were afraid that there was enough of a risk of a plane striking an eagle and that the City of Norfolk would be on the hook for any damages or injuries if they "ignored the experts" that they went with the most politically expedient choice.

I saw enough comments in all the articles that we (eagle supporters) were putting the nest of 2 birds ahead of the lives of a plane full of humans who would surely die in a fireball any minute if the eagles are allowed to stay that I knew the handwriting was on the wall.  They've washed their hands of any blame for anything. Typical politicians. Except for one brave councilman, Tommy Smiegle (sp). I hope enough people remember this on election day.

But you can't fool Mother Nature. The eagles will move a few miles away. And continue to fish in Lake Whitehurst. And raise many generations of eaglets. Who will all learn to fish in Lake Whitehurst. And some of the eagle supporters will find them. And we'll know that they're OK.