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[calihoula]

lupe doing an mri on his knee today why with his injured ankle he was doing a qb sneak for that yard guess he wanted too and he did say his ankle was good..they popped his kneecap back in place on the field as soon as i know something will post it hoping he will not need surgery. all chief nation hoping for that. defense really stepped up.

[calhound]

Who's Mom's beau? It's DM2! Like a lot of you, we've spent the past couple of weeks trying to figure out who Mom Decorah is spending time with. He looked like DM2. He acted like DM2. But was he really DM2? We got confirmation yesterday when one of our camera operators got up close and personal with his left iris and captured his distinctive fleck! This mark, combined with distinctive head and facial features and his behavior with Mom around the nest, allows us to ID him as DM2 beyond the shadow of a doubt! The biometric attributes we capture with our cameras are a powerful tool for identifying eagle field marks.

So why did DM2 vanish over the summer? We had a long conversation about that when the sub-adult eagle showed in mid-July. John pointed out that 2019 was probably his first year settling down, which may have made him more inclined to wander than Dad. The early rehab/dispersal of D32 & D33 may also have affected his early absence from the valley. Brett's research shows that eagles with no young to care for can get quite mobile within and beyond their established territory: not necessarily migrating (the regular, endogenously controlled, seasonal movement of birds between breeding and non-breeding areas), but wandering or expanding their area of use. And Jim Grier added that eagles really differ in their behaviors, including fidelity to nest sites. Some individuals stay on their territories and some don't, and some moves result from competition, fighting, or what might be called mismatching personalities, while some eagles just seem to want to move.

We don't know why DM2 took off this summer, but we are very glad that he's back from his vacation...and very eager to see what happens next. Thank you for watching, learning, and caring with us!

Just for clarification:
Mom is Mom Decorah, an adult female Bald Eagle.
Her mate is DM2 (for Decorah Male 2)
They are nesting at N2B near the Decorah Trout Hatchery.
You can learn more about them here! https://www.raptorresource.org/birdcams/decorah-eagles/ (click 'About The Decorah Eagles' below the video stream
If you'd like to learn more about the marks we use to identify our eagles, read this blog about 2018: https://www.raptorresource.org/2019/01/06/19892/

[ra]

Hi Jewelies!  Nice and cool here today and getting ready for a totally rainy Saturday.  Yay.  They said in September we a grand total of .17 rainfall, so this will take a little bite out of our drought.  I'm getting ready for our high school game tonight... it'll be chilly,so I get to wear one of my coats!  lol  It's been voted as our local station's game of the week, so that should make it more exciting. lol 

cal... I found out that the Clemson defensive coach's son, who is our opposing teams QB, got hurt last week and won't be playing tonight.  They're 6-0 and we're 5-1, so it should be a good game.  Thanks for the update about DM2... interesting that even eagles may have "mismatched" relationships.  lol   I was thinking the same as you about why Mahomes tried that QB sneak!  What were they thinking??  And the announcer, Troy Aikman,  said several times that you don't know what goes on in that pile.  I thought it was a good sign that Patrick seemed to be walking pretty good after he got hurt.  Too bad he has to miss any games though.  I was nervous at the start of the game with all the penalties again, like Sunday.  But, they did good.  Broncos looked pretty pitiful...  Thanks for keeping us up to speed about Mahomes...

lupine... So... is your roof totally done now?  Hope so!  Glad you got it all cleaned up too.  Our low this morning was only a couple of degrees warmer than yours was!!

Just got a call from my daughter... she has a headache, so we're not going to the game.  Oh, well...

Hope everyone is doing ok and you all have a good evening!  Blacklist on tonight...

[calihoula]

hi ra just got my chores done reading about your game tonight well was your game tonight we are suppose to get rain tonight and in the morning we have had lots of rain thanks for blacklist reminder now you can watch it! i was worried about the penatilties too like sunday but patrick getting hurt scarey patrick dont do that stuff! it will kill him to not play.

[ra]

HI cal... You're right... It will kill him not to play.  Glad his injury wasn't as serious as it could have been!  He sure is fun to watch!

[calhound]

Black bear people of Ely mn said this..No update tonight, Dr. Rogers joined in a NABC Potluck celebration. LM

[calhound]

http://www.jigzone.com/puzzles/351703F2016?z=21

[lupinelady]

Good morning everyone- wow- it is 50 here this morning with rain on the way. Wind must be straight from the south- not stinky so far today.

ra- yes we are done with the south and west side of the roof. And all the clean up is done. We took 1,260 pounds of old shingles to the landfill yesterday. And we unloaded them by hand- took an hour but we were glad to be rid of them. We went to lunch after. It was a beautiful day. I'm glad to be able to use the pickup to haul away the trimmings from the perennial beds to the compost. Doing it using the wheelbarrow takes forever.

cal- so bad about Mahomes; the friend I travelled with last week likes football and had taped the game last week and we watched it when we got to her place.  I'm not surprised KC has so many fans around the country. I've run into Steeeler fans all over too.

Iowa plays at 11 this morning and it will probably be raining then. I like muddy games.

cal- thanks for the Decorah update- wondered if DM2 would be back. I'm glad the site is back on line.I  check Ted first in the morning- he's sleeping outside his chalet now. Then I go to Decorah to see if anyone's there.

Time for breakfast- have a great day jewelies!

[johoward]

10 Minutes on "airedale blossom". XX@@@@@@@ CIRCLES!  Did I do that right JP?

Joan had a cortisone shot in her knee.  She has had two pain free almost normal days.  Even went out for friday fish fry at VFW last night.

 Thank God, and all of you for prayers.

May God bless you all as needed in each of your lives.

[calihoula]

td tigers! what a catch!

[ra]

Hi Jewelies!  Raining here... it's all good!

cal... You have to be talking about the catch right before the end of the half!  Wow!  Glad you're getting to watch the game!  I've checked and I don't get yours...   

lupine... 1260 pounds??  That's a lot of work!

Johoward... So good to hear the cortisone is working for Joan!

Hi everyone!  Are we all enjoying football today?  Rues?  I know you're watching...  lol

[calihoula]

hi ra yes that catch i am looking at clemson lupe hawkeyes which right now winning too yay hawkeyes and crows mountaineers which right now not winning go wv! and looks like i aint seeing my wildcats either on fsn and i dont get that channel. watching the games in between chores. been raining here today.

i kissed that wiener dog in 4:33 in the circles!

[calihoula]

wow ra clemson 23 not cool at all! good he got kicked out! booth?

[calihoula]

wow swinney really chewed out 23!

[ra]

He will be in major, major trouble after the game.  And, probably for awhile after that, too!!  Swinney doesn't put up with that behavior!  TD Clemson!