Posting this from my nephew, Ryan Loysen (Monroe County Parks) re BoP Days coming up. I have been and they are wonderful!


"As the countdown to Bird of Prey Days ticks, please be sure to help us spread the word. Tell all your friends, family, co-workers, colleagues, club members, students, and anyone you know about the 25th annual BOP Days, this Friday through Sunday at Braddock Bay Park.

Please visit www.bbrr.org or like our Facebook page www.facebook.com/BraddockBayRaptorResearch for event details."

Saw that on GVAS and thought so, your Nephew!! 

Yup! Very proud of the lad. A stalwart in the world of environment, conservation. "The torch is passed..."

Wonder who this is... not even going to guess!

Thanks, Bobbie!  I think I'll plan to go for at least some of the time.

Hope so, Patsy. It is a great place, and the people who run the day are excellent - and kids enjoy it too!

Ach! Gone again!! She is doing my head in!!!

Posting this from my nephew, Ryan Loysen (Monroe County Parks) re BoP Days coming up. I have been and they are wonderful!


"As the countdown to Bird of Prey Days ticks, please be sure to help us spread the word. Tell all your friends, family, co-workers, colleagues, club members, students, and anyone you know about the 25th annual BOP Days, this Friday through Sunday at Braddock Bay Park.

Please visit www.bbrr.org or like our Facebook page www.facebook.com/BraddockBayRaptorResearch for event details."

Beauty, come ONNNNNN!!!

In egg-laying pose. Again.

In my opinion, this is the same unbanded tiercel that courted Beauty a month ago.  Attached are two pics of UT on crossroads. One taken March 10, the other yesterday April 14.  I don't see a difference.  The markings are the same.

I agree...it does appear to be the same bird.

Oh my! NOW what?!

MAK and Dan having trouble keeping track this morning? Really?? I cannot believe the "new" male and his boldness at entering the NB - AND bowing to Beauty!! Can't wait to hear what DC has to say about this... (At least B did not produce that egg in my absence.)

Beauty just left, new guy in nest! Beauty and new guy!

Bowing? Are they actually BOWING?!

She's back. Again.

And she's gone!

She's up. She's down. She's down. She's up...

New guy on wall, he's still here! 

And Beauty still in NB, right?

I tell you what. I know what is going to get her to lay that egg - the fact that I have to go out for a bit. Just for a bit, mind, but that is EGGS-actly when she will do the biz.