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[johoward]

Hi ev1,  Really happy for the Chief Nation.  They earned all the glory they can get.
We are very happy for  Cal their most dedicated fan also. 
Watching Nova now, and wondering about global warming.  Seems so very near, and scarry.  Good night and God Bless for now from us on the edge of Lake Erie which is deeper than it has ever been.

[Nora in IA]

We have had very few birds around since about a week before Christmas.  We also have a Coopers Hawk in the neighborhood.  Even the darned house sparrows are VERY sparse.  I finally saw a cardinal today.  Yesterday I saw two collared doves streaking through the yard, they NEVER fly that fast.  I got the feeling the were clearing out of the area.  Had a Downie every so often, but not the last few days when I've watched.

It sounds like you're trying to get your body clock "reset" Lupe.

Rues, maybe Freddie makes his own predictions.  Phil's "people" go off together a few days before groundhog day and decide what the outcome is going to be for him ahead of time.

Hi all and have a good night. 

[calhound]

Daily Updates
Banjo and Naughty Words - UPDATE February 5, 2020
05 February 2020
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No, it wasn?t Banjo saying the naughty words. Mink Banjo
Mink Banjo
She just wondered where the bologna was this time and then ran down the steps and into her hole in the snow.

Mink Banjo
Mink Banjo
It wasn?t the standing doe, either. She just uses body language, but she might be thinking naughty words, as she tells the doe to the right in the picture that she and her fawn are not welcome right now.

The culprit was the red squirrel with glaring eyes chattering naughty words to a fellow squirrel that he just had a tussle with. It is interesting in the tussles that they usually keep their heads away from each other and flail with their feet, front and back.

(editorial comment: here is a slow-motion video showing just that technique, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89RsAHzfTww)Red squirrel
Red squirrel

A nice caller today reminded me to say that pictures in these updates that are received via e-mail don?t enlarge when you are reading with your phone. Deer 
Deer
To see the pictures full screen, you have to view on bearstudy.org. We have made it easy, you can click on the title of the update (tonight's is: "Banjo and Naughty Words - UPDATE February 5, 2020"). If you click on that heading, it will open in a browser where they enlarge to feel more like you are there.

I heard talk today of the usual spring bear gathering being in May. I don?t know the date yet. It is always fun to see everyone, but I?ll miss Emily and Ardell this year.

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

[calhound]

hi jewelies! it is 20 here and when i hit my spotlight in dogs yard i saw my rabbit but she was behind the fence trying to get out of the spotlight i got her to move way back then released the hounds went out with them and got them back in. i have seen the squirrel yelling at each other this squirrels looks like it needs to go with me this morning to the dentist drop if off next door at dr westmans office let desina clean it teeth. i get my crown today we did not get hardly any snow yesterday so no problem with that driving down there.

Hi JP! Lots of chiefs fans at the parade but not as many as the royals parade course lot warmer for that one. still lots did come the cheetah and mathieu got off the bus and shook hands with the fans. fans threw a little football to patrick and he threw it back kelce was yelling that right to party stuff again. i watched it some then did pearl saying same stuff over and over really by the time clark hunt came up at the rally he was saying same stuff too coach reid was banging that big drum on the stage that was pretty funny oh snap there goes grizzie.

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[lupinelady]

Good morning everyone- thanks cal for the celebration pictures. All that red!!

I hated seeing those squirrels fighting but it must be mating season. That mink looks adorable but I think they can be fierce too. Hubby set trap out two nights ago. We really want to see what kind of critter we have. He checked it before he came to bed and there was a raccoon in it. He released it- don't know if he'll set it again. I argue that the path in the snow was made while the raccoons should have been sleeping. Therefore we must have some other critter that really likes to dig. Hubby not sure since it hasn't been all that cold. Trail cam would be nice.
We went to Cantril yesterday- saw 10- 20 bald eagles. So beautiful. It was nice to get out of town for a day.

cal- good luck at the dentist today and am glad you didn't get snow. Better to travel on dry roads.

Have a great day jewelies!

[jpalmken]

I am back from the Miami eye shot trip yesterday.  All went well.  My overall eyesight is deteriorating and I need bright light and magnification.  I guess that is one of the joys of aging.

[Nora in IA]

Wow that's a lot of people for the parade.  Don't they have to work???

RA did you do fine with storms last night?  I know it's farther east, but saw those storms tracking NE last night and the tornado damage at Spartanburg from overnight.

Nice you got to see the eagles Lupe.  At least there wasn't a skunk in the trap 

Sorry your eyesight is deteriorating JP.  Those shots have held things in check for quite some time.  But with eyesight a person can do things when they can't do others anymore.

Our squirrels have been a little crazy lately too.  I agree, time for "getting together".

[johoward]

hi JP Good to hear from you.  FYI my drive is ice covered and dangerous right now.  Furnace man on way to replace a vent blower motor. Sure hope he does not fall.  500 bucks, and only 14 years old.  My previous two furnaces lasted over 30 years each.  There is my phone .  Better go.
Bye for now EV1  God Bless and be safe. CUL

[calihoula]

hi jp! oh jp hope bright lights magnify will help you see. i am happy you went and got back home safe. youve been doing that long ride and shots for a long time i hope they continue to help the deteriorating process. dr westman donated his eyes his beautiful blue eyes they said what a gift he gave. lots of fans unhappy with some of the chiefs actions yesterday at the parade esp kelce drinking on the bus in parade patrick riding with him copying him drinking throwing beer get to union station falling down drunk kelce cussing really bad i mean bad kids there parade over at 2:30 get drunk then if you must.

hi nora nope lots of work places closed for parade all downtown business closed school closed so kids could go to the parade see their idols get drunk and cuss.

hi joho! oh jo be careful hope you get that furnace fix too bad jim cant fix it for you do you want to ask him something about it? keep jo in the house away from that ice i know ice is so bad

ra are you okay?

hi lupe so raccoon was okay? you guys are though with trapping right?  when i first read hubby set a trap i thought wth then read on. lupe some chiefs drunk acting awful esp kelce probably why he doesnt have a girlfriend. i got my new crown and i love it! feels so good like a new tooth and fits tighter than my old chipped up tooth. i thought nina had a swedish accent but tanya said she thinks russian she was not there i really like her different girl she hurt me trying to get the temp off dr platt numbed it then he took it off i told him tell nina i did not break it took good care of still on.

[ra]

Hi Jewelies!  Yes... I'm still here... floating, but still here.  Still raining.  As of 4pm, we'd already had around 5 inches of rain today, and it's been raining hard since then.  Lots of flooding and we even had thunderstorms on and off all day.  Spartanburg had a tornado, but they're quite a ways from here.  I had to work tonight... sorry you guys were worried about me. 

cal... What a shame some of the chiefs were acting less than appropriate.  That's terrible.

I'm ready to go to bed early... the rain woke me up at 4am, so I'm tired. 

Hi to everyone!

[calhound]

Black bear people of Ely MN said this...No update tonight - all is well. LM

[calhound]

hi jewelies it is 24 here and the moon is full and bright.

Hi Jp! hope your eyes are feeling better today. pretty soon my niece jeanne and her scott will be in key west! they are very excited. i showed her the mallory square cam and she thought that was so cool and she will go there and wave to me tell me when she is going i hope to take a prtscreen pictures and email it to her i also sent her two friends one on duval street and she is going to ride in that little train like deal. going to see those famous cats and butterfly places she said now are you sure you have not been there? no my jean jean but i told you got a wonderful friends who has lived there for a very long time and hope a lot longer.

hi ra! i saw on the world news at 2:30 am all the rain you got said flooding and bad weather for virginia and west virginia too hope rues crow robin all okay. funny you woke up at 4 am i am in the barn at 4 am with pearl hitting her bottom rung on her gate pearl stop that trying to hurry back there with her grain so she will stop that sweets ramming his door raccoons looking at me mice running all over birds flying overhead dogs baying in the kitchen were are you. i stopped outside on my sidewalk to see the moon. yesterday jim and i went to the feed store the girls who work there now say how is pearl see you are stocking her up on her alfalfa well not just alf premium alf and premium pearl is good one girls said oh i am getting a show horse i would like to name her premium pearl is that okay yes that is fine she said what a cute name oh pearl is  cute but sometimes it is impatience pearl too. i tell you kelce he needs to just stay on the football field i know patrick does not act that i hope he doesnt hang with kelce much i doubt his girlfriend or his parents let him stray to the dark side. the chiefs are going to the white house hay kelce you can there!

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[lupinelady]

Good morning everyone- cal- glad the parade was a success and too bad for the inappropriate drunken behavior. Stuff happens. So glad you like your new implant too. And i'm so impressed that you took a moment while you were outside to enjoy and appreciate the full moon. So many people fail to see the wonders of nature on our planet and beyond.

ra- wow the rain you have gotten. We are located in the middle of 2 storm paths so we haven't gotten anything all week. Go to the north and go to the south of us. Our road has frozen up again- ruts are frozen and it's dusty in places. A friend who lives in town saw 2 robins this week- way early for that!

jp- good to hear from you. I love your attitude! and maybe sarcasm. lol

johoward- still ice! ours has all melted. I can walk to the bird feeders without stepping on ice or snow. Be so very careful.Hubby here has our furnace working with some advice from his friend who does that work.

I forgot to mention the results of the Iowa basketball game Wed night. Freudian slip I guess- we got beat royally 104 to 68. What a nightmare!

Busy day today- sil has PET scan this morning at 8:30- she got a call yesterday saying it would be probably take
 2 hours. Then lunch and then we'll see the doctor at 1:30. Hubby is going to go out during the test to shop for a humidifier for my other sil who is in care center. She is getting nose bleeds from the dry air.

I hope to stop after lunch if we have time to get veggies for a tray to take to the bridal shower/ pot luck tonight. Men are invited too. Different- but I like that. We know the groom but had never met the bride. Looking forward to the social time.
Have a great day jewelies!