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[calhound]

hi jewelies is is 43 here 54 in the barn two raccoons

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[lupinelady]

Good morning everyone- 38 here and very foggy I think. cal- I hadn't realized Sweet's beard could get that long. I can't imagine he would let you trim it. lol He sure likes his cookies!

johoward- good to see you. Spiders in Australia- i'm pretty sure I wouldn't be able to get to sleep after watching that. On my computer google or whoever posts a picture from somewhere in the world just before I sign in. The nature pictures absolutely fascinate me- reminds me that there are beautiful places all around the world. Sometimes I just want to slap myself when I think the United States has all the beauty in the world. Such a small perception on my part. If I had tons of money I would visit national parks in every country of the world with a local guide or resident ranger.

I just started reading a book my niece recommended- The Eight Master Lessons of Nature by Gary Ferguson. Mostly I read mysteries, adventures and with a romance here and there so this may be a stretch for me. Will let you know.

Today on my list is cleaning the inside of bertha. The floor mats need a good cleaning and a thorough vacuuming is in order. I'm going to use an extension cord and do it here though i probably wouldn't see anybody at the car wash in town.  Yesterday I made split pea soup. Hubby had been requesting it so now he has a good supply. At the store on Monday I got the last package of green split peas. Go figure. That has never happened before.

I hope all of you are staying safe and keeping busy- Have a great day jewelies!

[calhound]

hi lupe i am heading back to the barn to clean a big area cause hay is coming later today shake out tarps an so forth no way can i trim sweets bears you are right he is proud of it would never do that. cleaning out his area what i can too lots to do today wow you got the last pack! do you have duke food for sat or does eat people food when he comes. my dogs got pops people food on top of their dry dog food boy they love that putting on extra pounds though. jim put the dry food in their bowls this morning trying to help me out that was nice of him. looky d27 up in your state is that close to you?

D27 phoned home! Our wandering eaglet sent a postcard from Bluffton, Iowa - roughly a mile or so from Bob's old peregrine falcon breeding project. She's been wandering more as the days grow longer and the weather warms. In January, D27 logged a total of 132.5 miles over 88 data points, with an average trip distance of 1.5 miles. She hunkered down just a tiny bit more in February: logging 132.2 miles, with an average trip distance of 1.1 miles. She spread her wings a bit more in March, traveling 202 miles (so far), with an average trip distance of 2.0 miles.

When will she leave for migration? We started tracking her in the fall of 2017. In 2018, she left for her northern migration on May 8. She left on May 20 in 2019 - a cold winter with a late, very wet spring! So far, this spring is shaping up to be a little earlier. We'll see how that affects her migration.

What would D27 look like now? We've haven't had much luck finding her and three-year-old eagles are extremely variable in plumage colors and patterns. However, she will have salt and pepper plumage, her beak will just be starting to yellow, and her eyes will be paler - much like the two caps we've attached from the Flyway cam. .

Fly high, D27! We're thinking of you. As always, a thousand thanks to Brett Mandernack and the staff of Eagle Valley for sharing the expertise, data, and maps. If you'd like to follow the travels of any of the eagles we've tracked, go to https://www.raptorresource.org/learning-tools/eagle-map/

[johoward]

Hi EV1,  Joan sleeping in her chair now.  We got up very early for us.  I was going to Walmart, but Joan says not to go virus will get me.  So I am able to post here now.  Baby eagles everywhere.  So nice to see.  She is waking up hearing things.  No One here but me.  I did not say anything and TV is muted.  I think she hears her own little snoring or is dreaming with her eyes open.  Kind of funny.
Took me over 8 minutes to see all those dogs sleeping in the sand box.  Wonder how they did that.
Don't see much on snowman since no corn. Maybe deers are safer though. I hope so.  The bears should come back soon to get the bird feeders.  Great to see Ted getting around so well.  Tired of sitting around.  CUL God Bless those in need.

[calihoula]

hi you guys hi joho! well i cleaned tons of hay in the barn jim was going to get hay today but thads wife is sick not ykw but still sick so jim said come friday i got down on the ground to go inside bottom of that furnace thinking i forgot something oh to shut it off! jim said volt kill me came back out shut it off got back in there took my screen out laying down looking up dusty bad i used my curved pool brush scraping the coils crud fell on my face lots of it that dust killing my lungs but its very clean now i made the mice a pineapple cake yesterday gave them the rest i set a big piece here over there and there they come out in a group eat it. washed out water tanks picked up pearl poop then picked up dog poop then litter boxes feeding time put some chili on the dogs food pops sent home now all dogs sleeping on the floor here and dogs passing gas pu i cant get a break. i made a carrot cake for the mice oh timer went off

[ruesgram]

Hi Jewelies! They announced last night that our county has its 1st positive case of the virus. Everyone was figuring it was just a matter of time before someone here tested positive because last week there was a positive across the river in Washington County, OH. People on both sides of the river cross over the bridges everyday. Many, many Ohioans work over here as many W Virginians work over there. I sorta felt safe as long as there were no confirmed cases. But not now. Staying home and social distancing is the new norm now.

Cal, I wish they could get a pic of D27! Would love to see her! Nice pic of Bluffton, Iowa! Thanks for the Sweets video! He is so pretty. And that boy does have a looong beard! Loved hearing him chew up his cookies! Molly loved those sandwich cookies, too. One time I did go crazy and painted the bathroom navy blue! Yes, they noticed it and hated it! Lol! I hated it, too! It's a very small bathroom with no windows. When you walked into the room it felt like it was going to swallow you up! I quickly repainted it pale yellow. Took several coats to hide the navy. What a job. Yum...carrot cake and pineapple cake! Your mice eat very well!

Jo, did you notice the snowman and the goose had face masks on? I watched it for a few minutes the other day but not much was going on.

Lupe, I would like to travel like that, too! If only I was rich!

Stay safe out there!

[johoward]

I did see the masks, but it took me a couple days to figure out what that blue smudge was. GLOVES LOL
 Yes very scary times everywhere.
 Did not see much of the porcupines this Winter.  I guess they really liked the corn cobs which they held so nicely.

[calhound]

Daily Updates
A 2-week Shutdown and Some Nice Visits - UPDATE March 25, 2020
25 March 2020
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This afternoon, Governor Tim Walz ordered a Minnesota shut down from the end of this Friday to 5:00 pm Friday April 10. 6 o'clock gull
6 O'clock gull
It includes the Bear Center. The staff anticipated that a shutdown was coming and has everything covered, including feeding the bears.

Gull 6 o'clock
6 O'clock gull
The critters out the window are also covered. Two gulls came today?the usual 6 O?clock and another that is familiar with operations here but flew before we could zero in on its identification marks. 6 O?clock showed the grace of gulls as he flew from the railing to the bologna outside the window and back to the railing.

Stripe the mink stopped by the window for some of the same after being AWOL for several days. Three days ago, I saw a mink head off into the forest and haven?t seen one until today.Mink Stripe
Mink Stripe

Everything seemed normal in this forest paradise while life is on hold or in turmoil over so much of the world. Snow will be melting fast in the warm weather that is forecast for the rest of March.

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

[calhound]

hi jewelies it is 50 here 56 in the barn no raccoons but i heard them coming in their back door when i was heading back out. thought i heard a little one. i wrote dr rogers a minute ago making sure it was the bear center closed to the public but help still there taking care of ted and them must be they still take care of animals at the zoo and stuff and asked him if he is still going to his office and feeding all there. well all in this together even the bears. i did see on the world news that tons of dogs and cat being fostered now people at home and saw lots of adoption too one mom said we finally got a dog cause home to train it be with it. that is good cause lots also dump them off not able to take care of them that ykw bad in more ways than one.

hi lupe that bluffton ia is beautiful when i was young we would go on lots of float trips and the eleven point river was my favorite and it looked like bluffton.

hi rues! i know when i heard our county in lock down starting last night at midnight so far we have not had any positive ykw in my county but just a matter of time i know.  wow navy blue in a small bathroom lol small rooms light colors hgtv preaches that all the time. but you tried and hay they did notice! pearl likes them cookies too. but sweets he really loves them. his teeth are so pretty too. his bottom ones when he is sleeping sometimes he is like smiling in his sleep and you can see those bottom teeth. he has alot of personality. oh griz bark bark bark

hi ho! lol i mean joho! i just went to the smowman cam had not been there for awhile so funny yes mask and gloves. good to have a sense of humor about it. it made me sad no more corn i forget why did they stop that? but yes porky loved that corn dont understand why you cant feed your wildlife is that not their private property? cause no one telling me what i can feed mine maybe they should not of had the live cam shhhh sooner or later you are going to have to the store so yes your idea of going real early would be good. tell joan to sleep in you will be right back. does your walmart open and hour early for seniors? my friend she had to get medicine from her pharmacy she drove up and they came out to her car with it and she said they had on gowns and mask too. i saw too on the world news it is finally slowing down in italy so it will elsewhere too. well griz got finally got jims attention from his room shut up bark bark bark i best hurry on



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[lupinelady]

Good morning everyone- It was good to read all the posts. So glad that NABC is prepared and organized to take care of the bears. I think of Ted when I see strawberries and grapes in the market. Still am in awe of the physiology of hibernation. A few days a week I do intermittent fasting and I always think of Ted on those days. If he can go months without food surely I can make 16 hours!

cal-  I thought I did a bunch yesterday then I read your post. You outdid me by miles. I cleaned the inside of bertha in the morning- brought the floor mats in the house and vacuumed them and scrubbed them. Then I vacuumed inside of bertha. Took a long time but it is beautiful in there. Today i'm going to go to the car wash and get the outside cleaned and get gas too. In the afternoon I cleaned up the area where hubby moved the iron container that I used for annuals. Then I moved a huge rock in place. It was amazing that the maple tree growing there had sent roots between stones and into the dirt in that planter.

johoward- i.m amazed at how we've changed our daily routine also. Usually in the mornings we go our separate ways- rec center, coffee with friends, etc. hubby left yesterday to go to the local grocery for milk and bananas and he was back in 45 minutes! I'm just glad we are in the country and can go outside.

rues- a navy blue bathroom-how funny- i'm thinking that maybe we should paint our kitchen. It is bright (or not so bright) yellow. Right now hubby is doing lots of projects started in the past. Also working on the pile of clay left by the trenching in the yard. It is really heavy and sticky.

Our governer has not issued the stay in place order yet. Except for Nebraska and South Dakota all the states that surround us are in shelter in place. We shall see I guess. tomorrow is an infusion day for my sil so I may be gone all day.

Have a great day jewelies!

[calihoula]

hi lupe! i bet bertha just beautiful smokey needs an alternator big deal tear down part of his engine  jim off ford after friday so he will fix it next week i wish we would just take it to a shop.  today i went behind the barn raccoonies all wet coming in their hidey hole huge mound of dirt there and a pool of water where they go under the wall into the barn i had not cleaned that since last year overgrown mess too i started digging it out by hand had rubber gloves on tons of worms grub worms too had to be careful of them took couple of hours  but looks good oh news on unemployment number 3 million will add jim to that monday at least can do it online. i had to hurry behind on other chores came in pulled of a tick. so got my frontline for dogs did boo boo he tried to snap at me he got a yelling too. other dogs in here penny afraid of it she got on my bed and was good i put it on her back told her good girl then she peed on my bed  had to wash my bedding already tired brownie did good trusted me griz cali very good then i went to the barn and did sweets he was laying down kinda dozing off i moved fast got him! thru his bars did not go in there news saying ford opening some plants april 3 or was it the 6th wow if jims plant is one dont even need to file he said he is laid off next week this ykw stuff changes all the time good luck to your sil

[calhound]

Daily Updates
Bear Center Action - UPDATE March 26, 2020
26 March 2020
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Things were happening at the WRI today with deer, a woodchuck, and the Herring Gull named 6 O?clock bringing his smaller mate;6 O'clock and mate
6 O'clock and mate
 but the Bear Center had bigger action the last couple days. Yesterday, the trail cam captured bald eagles and ravens gobbling goods as fast as they could and a 2-year-old bald eagle showing his or her youthful vigor against a mature eagle?probably in competition over the food. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiT6Upi9FGA

Today, Ted took a slow stroll, stopping a lot to sniff the air. Then, in his lean spring form, stood up and eventually turned to eating leaves from a sapling. Then it was back to his chalet for some time in the sun with his tub on this 45? day. It?s always nice to see gentle Ted in action.

Someone asked if the updates will continue during the Minnesota shutdown when the Bear Center is closed. I don?t think the shutdown affects what I do. I?ll just be my usual hermit self going to the WRI and not mingling?complying but doing nothing different from usual, which means writing updates and working (writing updates is not work).

Ted at work
Ted at work
Ted Eating Leaves
Ted eating leaves
 

Bald eagles and ravens
Bald eagles and ravens
Ted sniffing
Ted sniffing
Ted on Tub
Ted on tub

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

[calhound]

hi jewelies it is 51 here 57 in the barn one raccoon it is raining but let up i can tell we got a ton of it smokey sitting with pools water all around him another big storm to hit tonight calling for big hail so will cover smokey be in the mud something i really hate mud ice. had to wait to post here when jim got out the door next week be ruff since he will be home. i called my friend missy works at the vet place with pete she was home very sick upper resp stuff went to the doctor they tested her for ykw results not back yet then i saw her mom posted that missy called an ambulance and is in the hospital they are worried for her and youngest grand at home alone she is 15 miss bil posted first test results be in today and they will make sure lindsay is safe we cant go see her either trying so hard to keep from getting it.

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