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[calhound]

hi jewelies it is 30 here 47 in the barn. jim just left he went to get dee take her to the hospital to see ron they did his biopsy yesterday see what is going on with him he has been in there for a week.

Hi Lupe i watched roger win i missed the first set or so but saw him win it. they both looked really tired and hot. i need some stuff at walmart but i have to drive to the city for my crown to start long drive and not dr westman  have no idea what to expect now like rues said about kobe never know when your time is up poor dr westman ben finally takes a family vacation and dies at the airport he was only 63. how is brother and sister in law doing? i hope okay feel bad for them.

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[lupinelady]

Good morning everyone- Just finished watching Novak beat Raonic in 3 sets. I should go back to bed but will go in to walk and class this morning. Our gravel roads were really slippery yesterday. I took sil to get bridal shower and wedding gifts to an Amish store.First time anyone we know was registered there. I had a hard time getting to her drive. Hubby left at the same time as me and waited at the corner to see if I made it up her drive. It's steep and she had her car stuck on Saturday. Hubby spread ashes from our stove on it and I had no problem.I did, however, slide around the corner a bit. When we came back there was a grain semi at our corner stopped headed my way. The hill was slippery and I got stopped in time but couldn't take sil home because the semi was too wide to pass. They had a tractor from a farm somewhere come and pull the semi up the hill.
Took 2 tries. Then hubby took sil home in the 4-wheel drive vehicle.  supposed to maybe get a little drizzle today too and snow tomorrow. 

Bil in hospital may be coming home today. Or tomorrow. His son is still here and we hope today is the day. Tomorrow may be a problem because sil had oncology appointment. We may have to split up. Hubby's brother doesn't know about their sister's diagnosis yet.

Hawkeye basketball team won their game; Sofia Kenin won her match but Tenys Sandgren lost to Roger. I missed that match but it is being shown this afternoon so I can catch it then. I am seriously lacking in the sleep department.
Forgot to tell you that the guy who is getting married- hence the gifts- is Duke's  human brother. I got the invitation and it had duke's name on it too!!! He probably won't be there but maybe he'll spend a few days with me around wedding time.

Have a great day jewelies!

[calhound]

hi lupe no surprise to hear novak won straight sets that is something a tractor pulling a grain semi. i hate when a big 4 wheel drive truck is heading toward me on my gravel road places pretty darn narrow and they too are no where like payment highways i can see for a distance on some and i get over and stay there till they past the men wave ya ya move it along. yay kenin ..won what gift did she get at that amish store? i have never been in an amish store. so funny Duke involved with the wedding well everyone knows his name oh i hope he is the best man or at least there.  be cool if he came to stay with you and hubby for a few days! i hope he has been enjoying tennis too but the hours are bad for him a dog needs his sleep! i decided to go to walmart tomorrow too much for me to try to go there early walk that whole store then hurry to the city. i did that last time drove like jim dont want to go there again.

[Nora in IA]

"......poor dr westman ben finally takes a family vacation and dies at the airport he was only 63"   

"Nora- was quill from the Snowman Cam? or NABC? "  Wasn't Quill the one that was brought in from out east/southeast from the bear place out there??  And then got full of porcupine quills??  I found this update and none since as far as I know, from April 20, 2018.   "The big news on the wild scene is that Quill showed up on the edge of the community about 9 PM on April 20 and generated calls among neighbors. Last night, Quill made Peggy?s day a little before midnight. Actually, it is the nightlife that makes her day. Two nights ago she finally got the picture she wanted of a flying squirrel showing the flap of skin that lets them glide. She didn?t want to go home until a bear appeared, and it was her favorite Quill with his upturned nose?lit by a light on the deck. She left today."

"Tasha, arrived on June 6, 2016 from Kentucky."  It's bugging me I can't come up with Quill's arrival.

[calhound]

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New Excitement and a Trip to Michigan - UPDATE January 28, 2020
28 January 2020
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A new mink! One look at the glimpse I clicked gave her her name?Banjo. Mink Banjo
Mink Banjo
I say her because she is small enough to very likely be a female. I asked a neighbor a half mile away if they had ever seen this one and they did for the first time a few days ago and not since. But here, it knew where to look for bologna, Mink Banjo
Mink Banjo
but if I came out when it was coming up the steps, it turned and ran down. Clear, Stripe, and Streak always keep coming, knowing that I represent?bologna (but not that I?m full of it). We?ll see if she becomes a regular. She sure made a lot of trips for it today.

Starting the drive to Michigan for my mother?s funeral either tonight or early tomorrow. The funeral is Thursday morning. All the kids and grandkids are going, too?plus sister, old buddies, etc. So likely no updates for 2-3 days.

Thank you for all you do.
Lynn Rogers, Biologist, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center

[calhound]

hi jewelies it is 28 here 47 in the barn and i saw sweet stick his nose though his bars at the far end by the wall and he can hit the button on his thermostat! i yelled leave that alone! jim said he did not touch that button it was sweets i said oh sweets cant reach that jim said yes he can well he can but he did not i think he just did that once but maybe i should duct it.

Hi Nora i went looking for update on Quill found some here is a couple  i will go thru the others later.

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Bears and Birds - UPDATE October 6, 2018
06 October 2018
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Bears and birds are my two favorite subjects. Birds that came to a mulberry tree outside my bedroom window as I was growing Rusty Blackbird
. What brought this paragraph on is that we?re nearing the end of the year for seeing bears. But I can never be sure. Two cubs (Stratton and Quill) who were orphaned or separated from their mothers continued coming to one feeding station or another in the community into mid November in recent years.

Thank you for all you do. 

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Ted?s Last Supper, Snow - UPDATE November 10, 2018
10 November 2018
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The last I heard, Ted didn?t come out for dinner yesterday. If he didn?t come out today,
No bear tracks in the snow. I suspect they are done for the year. The last bear this year left at 10:15 PM on November 1.


Back in 2015, Braveheart?s son Stratton set a record for the latest bear I knew of in the community here. Stratton was an unusually independent cub, often coming into one of the feeding stations near here alone. He kept coming after all the other bears had called it a year. He left at 7:15 PM on November 11.

In 2016, another lone cub, Quill, set a later record?12:07 AM on November 18.


We don?t know why some cubs are on their own staying up late in the year. Stratton?s mother Braveheart was still alive, and still today. We suspect Quill?s mother, who we called Shy Mom is alive, too. I say suspect because we recognized Shy Mom mostly by her cubs and her skittish behavior, not by any markings. We never saw her well enough to reliably identify her without her cubs. Since then, a shy female with the same behavior has been around. It could be Shy Mom, but we?re not sure. Some things remain a mystery.

Give MN is just 5 days away.

Thank you for all you do.

Lynn Rogers, Biologist, Wildlife Research Institute and North American Bear Center

[calhound]

hi again jewelies so i went to see dr platt and his assist nina nina so very nice with a cool swedish accent i really like dr platt alot he is a huge animal lover and i am too. rues he has mia a bernese mtn dog she is a beauty and sky a 40 lbs black dog his daughter said to him we can foster her for 30 days okay well he told his wife betty jo i know i thought of petticoat junction you know we will have another dog and that was 3 years sky has ice blue eyes dr platt would like a goat was really interested in sweet laughing unruly goat and pearl not an outside horse. he did good on my shot and my tooth. nina made my temp she would ask me if i need to use the restroom and just really nice. so when i got done they put a door in the back that leads into dr westman office i went in there to pay was very upsetting to by his area see his family pictures. tanya and abby and desina happy to see me i got them some valentine mms i did go to walmart before i went to the city but i parked on the other side and just got pet food and left no milk i did not walk that whole store. jims said ron and dee came home yesterday afternoon and his dad gets to come home tomorrow at 10:30 jim will get him.

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Quill, Nature Notes - UPDATE October 18, 2016
18 October 2016
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I think Quill came to his feeding spot a couple times, but I wasn't there to see him.  I took the camera with the long lens in case I saw the wary little guy before he vamoosed.

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Quill, Tasha Christmas Card, Pavilion - UPDATE October 19, 2016
19 October 2016
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Lily Fans have been praying. People who care in this community have been praying. Little Quill needed a miracle. I saw him today without quills.
I'm not asking anyone too many questions. I'm just happy to see that something happened.

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Ted, Tasha, Quill, Chickadees - UPDATE October 20, 2016
20 October 2016
 

Quill showed up HERE last evening about 8 PM and got on the scale for the first time ever--32 pounds. Today he came back at 4:27 PM. I wondered what made the ducks fly away. I checked. It was Quill here to eat sunflower seeds mixed with walnuts. The bowl of formula was empty. I'm becoming more confident he will do okay.

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Quill, Feathers - UPDATE October 21, 2016
21 October 2016
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A good feeling this afternoon was seeing Quill at a feeder eating date mash for about 15 minutes. He'd take a bite and look at the 30-40 ducks 30-40 feet away. Quill
Quill
The ducks didn't fly away like they did the other day. Behind a window, I'd move only when he wasn't looking as I positioned the camera. Quill is very timid. He eventually noticed me and moved off, looking back warily, then pivoting as if to come back, but stopping for another look. The two looks gave good views of the left side and front of his mouth where the quills had been. I moved away from the window but then saw him out another window heading for the bowl of Hope Formula. Good. Aside from looking toward gunshots from grouse hunters, he spent a steady 14 minutes lapping up a little over a quart of formula--I'd guess 36 ounces.

Quill
Quill
When I arrived at the WRI, I checked the bowl this morning and it was licked clean like he left it today.

I brought my camera when I checked the bowl, as I did yesterday, hoping that a hungry bird or two would hold briefly for a picture that would show feather detail. Two did. A White-breasted Nuthatch showed the long bill used to get insects out of crevices on tree trunks. The gray crown says it is a female. A young White-throated Sparrow in winter plumage was another tan-striped one, which is mainly what I've seen this fall.

Quill
Quill

Quill, BWCAW, Desk Day- UPDATE October 22, 2016
22 October 2016
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To escape the desk, I checked Quill's bowl of formula several times today. At 2:20 PM, I found he had come in unseen and licked the bowl clean--a quart of Hope Formula. Gray Jay
Gray jay
I suspect that filled him up because there was no sign of his eating the date mash. As I expected, he didn't touch the old hot dogs I set out for the 2 pine martens and 3 gray foxes next to his formula bowl.

Quill, Tasha, Party, Nature - UPDATE October 23, 2016
23 October 2016
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Quill came as I was leaving last night. He was eating walnuts as I left but this morning the bowl of Hope Formula was empty (1 quart). Pine Marten
Curious pine marten
I turned out the inside lights so he wouldn't notice me standing on the far side of the room watching him. He couldn't go more than 5 seconds without looking at me in the dark. Tonight, I walked through that room with the lights on. He could see me easily and didn't look nervous. I've noticed the same thing with deer being more nervous when they couldn't see me well.

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Jewel, Quill - UPDATE October 24, 2016
24 October 2016
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Quill continues to do well as Jewel steals the limelight. Neighborhood records and a trail cam revealed some of what Jewel and her three male yearlings Caleb, Zac, and Brennan have been up to lately.

Quill, Bear Milk Recipe - UPDATE October 25, 2016
25 October 2016
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An astute Lily Fan caught my error from last night. I wrongly referred to Jewel's cubs as yearlings. I was three months early on that. Orphan cub Aitkin
Orphan cub eating crabapples
They won't be yearlings until their first birthday coming up in January. Thank you.

I've been getting calls from people who are seeing orphaned cubs now after hunting season. They should still be nursing. Calls are from areas with little or no food because of the lack of oaks, beechnut trees, and hickory trees in their areas. The picture is of the cub I was called about today in north central Minnesota. At least this one found a tree full of crabapples. When people see little hungry cubs sitting scared, high in a tree, they want to help. It seems fair to give that help when it was a human that took their mom. Leaving orphaned cubs to slowly starve is not fair chase, is not a quick kill, and is not what hunting is supposed to be about. Orphaned cubs and wounding loss are the two biggest problems in bear-hunting. So where it seems appropriate, I'm suggesting people leave a bowl of Hope Formula and maybe some raw, unsalted peanuts at the base of the tree for the cub to eat when no one is around. Maybe also leave some raw, unsalted pecans, hazelnuts, and/or walnuts plus apples, romaine lettuce, suet, dates, and fresh or dried fruit.

Here is the Hope Formula that Nutritionist Lily Fans helped develop to approximate the nutrition of bear milk.

Bear Milk Replacer (Hope formula)

1 quart goat milk (which has taurine and good fatty acids; but if you cannot
find it, use whole cow milk. Hopefully, the taurine in the egg yolks will
be sufficient.)
1 cup heavy whipping cream (good fatty acids, some protein)
4 egg yolks, raw (protein, good fatty acids, taurine, biotin)
2 teaspoons fish oil
2 teaspoons olive oil (or other vegetable oils)
4 tablespoons plain, full-fat, unsweetened yogurt
1 calcium carbonate tablet, finely crushed
1/2 vitamin C tablet, finely crushed
1/2 B50 complex tablet, finely crushed to powder

Mix and store in refrigerator. If warming is required, warm in a hot water bath--not in the microwave or on the stove (damages the milk proteins).
Red squirrel eating male cones
Red squirrel eating male cones
I filled Quill's empty formula bowl this morning. He'd been here overnight. He's the only bear coming now, I believe. It stayed full all day. I meant to watch for him around 4:30 PM when he often comes. Then I noticed the time (5:30) and the bowl was empty. I put the last quart in and will see if it is empty in the morning. A Lily Fan who loves Quill is making and delivering the formula as fast as Quill drinks it.

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Quill and Two Hurrahs - UPDATE October 26, 2016
26 October 2016
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Came to work early, thinking about words to write. Checked Quill's formula bowl about 4 AM--empty. Good. He must have drunk another quart overnight. I went upstairs to type. Quill looking up a tree
Quill looking up a tree
Heard a sound at about 5 AM. Grabbed the camera and went quietly downstairs. Still dark out. A motion. Quill was on the scale. I snapped a picture lighted by the yard light. Very slow shutter speed. Any movement by Quill and it would just be a blur. He held perfectly still listening for sounds. The scale had read 19.5 pounds earlier, down a half pound from last evening, so he might have gleaned a half pound of food from the scale overnight. Now he was on it again. The color of the crumbs on his lips looks like he is selecting walnuts. The full reading with Quill on the scale--60.5 pounds. So his weight is 60.5 minus 19.5 equals 41. Super! He is up 9 pounds from 32 pounds a week ago--gaining over a pound a day. He is up 28% in a week. Hurrah! The Hope Formula is working, thanks to the Lily Fan nutritionists who helped develop it and the Lily Fan who makes it and brings it over. Quill at 41 pounds
Quill at 41 pounds
She and her husband came over with a new batch mid day. I put a quart in the bowl.

Quill, Courses - UPDATE November 12, 2016
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Pictures don't lie. Little Quill has become a porker. And we now have photographic evidence he is male. Crow with mouse
Crow with mouse
The picture of him standing up looking in the window with a pot belly left a smudge on the window, 41 inches from smudge to feet. I might have been off on the calories yesterday. I learned today that a 14 oz can of sweetened condensed milk (1,300 calories) was added to the recipe each time, so I think that comes out to a few more calories per cup.

Pudgy Quill
Pudgy Quill
Last night, he ate 1 1/2 pounds of nuts from the scale, making him weigh 59 pounds with the nuts. Then he went to the feeder, stood up for the picture, and lapped up just short of 4 cups of formula. He left just after midnight weighing 63 pounds, including 5 1/2 pounds of food for a probable lean weight of 57 1/2.

He might be slowing down. He did not come back to get the remaining 2 cups. He might be resting more now. Quill is becoming more comfortable here in this good food spot, so I suspect we'll see him next year. I believe he'll keep coming for awhile yet this fall, too.

Deer at Quill house   
 

The only animal we caught checking out the Quill House was this deer.

[lupinelady]

Good morning everyone- ty cal for the quill updates. did you see the Rafa match? It just finished and he got beat by Dominic Thiem. Really good match- 4 sets. Hard to believe Rafa could lose. tonight the last American Sofia Kenin plays at 9 PM. Then at 2:30 AM it's Roger and Novak. I just hate it when my favorites play each other. When Tenys Sandgren was playing Roger my hubby said who are you cheering for? I said well- I want Tenys to win but I don't want Roger to lose. lol

I guess we have snow or freezing rain maybe today. We have lots of stuff to do.  Bil is coming home to the hospital- well- he is going into nursing care at the same facility as his wife just not in the same wing. Luckily his son and daughter are staying on a few days to see to that and get him settled. Need to get new tires on his car and take other sil to her appointment and then there are haircuts this afternoon.

Have a great day jewelies!

[calhound]

hi lupe no yay i did not see my rafa lose. rats ..it started snowing here about a two hours ago first weather lady said just expect a dusting well lady already dusted now she says expecting snow for another few hours. what a ditz really i just look out the door see what is going on earlier when i was heading to the barn feral runs behind me i tell NO you run out by the propane tank a coyottee get you NO when i came out  i heard a coyottee howing right by that shared fence it was behind my cedar trees by the propane tank! i yelled you best not pick on my bunny then i heard it taking off. i feel bad for them would feed them but i know i cant do that my raccoons were in the barn but not all of them they come thru the cedars still feel for them at least i got the horse way up the pasture for them and the dogs pond way over in the hay field too. when i got back in the garage i told feral boy did you hear that coyottee?  so true dont want to see roger lose but want sandgren to win 

[Nora in IA]

Wow Cal I had found some of those Quill updates, not all.  That was a lot of work, thank you!  I wish he'd show up again, it's been quite a while or at least since he did and they saw him.     Leave it to Sweets, my Morgan used to turn lights on and do things when she could reach them.

Hi JP, take care and pop in when you can.

[johoward]

Hi ev1,  Joan in bed now.  I am trying to message her most recent, and only effective, doctor who increased her meds today. My eyes are burning so soon will be gone.  I wanted to say how much I appreciated seeing all the quill posts.  I was a little surprised to see it was almost 4 years ago.  I wonder if we would recognize a 5 year old Quill right away.
Prayers for all in need tonight.  Joan calling.  Guesds i better go.  Bye now and God bless

[calhound]

hi jewelies it is 30 here and 47 in the barn i had lots of racoonies too. i was short on cookies had to break them in half there is one for you and you and you and you and you and you did not hear my fox this morning. hope dr rogers got to mi okay.

hi nora! i was still looking for a couple of quill update dr rogers got him that dog house everyone was so worried he was a little orphan with all them quills in his face but someone and not saying who took them out cause a big crime to DNR to help out an animal that is some messed up sh** i think someone would know him now with that turned up nose. maybe he will be back this spring i truly hope so. if pearl could get to that thermostat she would too i got a regular one back in her area and it has gotten knocked down a few times. but the temp for her same as up front on sweets digital one to the furnace.

Hi JOHO! are you getting ready for some football? i know i could not believe quill 4 now years just fly by anymore. when you was a kid seemed like take forever to get older and then you are old oh them dogs baying and howling in the kitchen i leave griz in there anymore he is in here for a five minutes and wants back out but wait wants me to stay out there with him. jim will be yelling in a minute or extra hard baying hang on oh jim was that gate getting the girls more excited. boo boo still in bed. got to hurry along.

Hi JP! been forever since you been here i sure do wish you would. miss you are you going to watch the superbowl and if so are you for my chiefs?

hi lupe i did not watch any tennis i went to sleep how did it go and how is everything else going when is that wedding oh rats big boy up digging on jims bedroom door

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