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[neva]

   lol!   Yes ... my first thought.   Also, that first Russian prisoner that they just tried in court, looks like he could be Putin's son.

[calhound]

Chloe and a Male, Sharon’s Bear News - UPDATE May 24, 2022
Chloe and male
Chloe (right) and male share a meal

Yesterday early morning, Chloe was seen in the neighborhood being chummy with a male, but it is not Herbie. I don’t know where Herbie is, but if he is off without Chloe, he is missing out. However, Chloe might be with the male she wants. The male is said to be a little brown, which makes me think she might be with the male that sired Charlie Brown. Some females have a knack for finding a favorite old mate, as we remember year after year for June and Big Harry—also Braveheart and One-eyed Jack. I remember Braveheart getting attention from other males but leaving them to head to where she had mated with Jack two years earlier—and she found him. The male with Chloe (Chloe is the one looking over her shoulder) doesn’t look brown in the picture, but if he just finished shedding brown fur, he would look black if there wasn’t enough sunlight yet at 6:30 AM. The picture was sent from a cell phone, so it isn’t that clear.

Large leafed aster
Large-leafed aster
Bear foods are popping up all over, as with these large-leafed aster leaves from May 20, which is a week or two late. I think of that happening about May 8-10, and leaves on trees looking almost like summer by May 17. But it’s May 24 and looking like spring yet.

Spring is exciting, and it’s still developing.

Bear-keeper Sharon Herrell sent her very good Bear News about the four bears, their weights, the upcoming Half-Birthday Party for the bears, and more. Wonderful pictures in it. Bear News – May 23, 2022 https://bear.org/bear-news-may-23-2022/

If you are not already on the subscription to receive Sharon's Bear News in your email each week, click here to sign up! https://mailchi.mp/bear.org/newsletter

As Sharon said in her Bear News, Thank you for all you do!

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

[calhound]

hi you guys its 61 here raining rained all day yesterday times really hard neva take this rain! nice update bear dating and all. hope herbie is okay.

Hi Neva yes that russian tried and sent to prison for life does look like putins son. what a waste putin has really caused. read stealing grain from ukraine i swear how anybody could even think putin has a side. i also read 5 attempts on his life but he beat them all.  and henry kissinger says ukraine should just russia there land end this war he needs to be in a home. pres zen will not give putin any of their land he says. damn straight. zen says then putin be back take it all. other countries ramping up weapon help and i tell you sick of all these school shooting. killing little kids and teachers yes when will we do something about gun control.

hi joho how are you doing? do you have rain too?

God Bless Ukraine Poland and all the animals

In Bucha district, a modular town is being built for those who lost their homes as a result of hostilities, said Mykola Lyashenko, head of the Buchanska district military administration.
These modular houses were donated by the Polish government. There are bathrooms, kitchens, living quarters and children's rooms. Now they are assembling houses and connecting communications to 4 modules, each of which has 22 rooms.



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[johoward]

5:51 I am here just doing a lot of walking because it is so very nice out. 60's and sunny. now I gotta get garbage out and some Coffee. 
CUL EV1 GBU and GB Ukraine

[neva]

  Shoe Pots ...  28:35      97°  (3:05 pm)  Sunny, slight breeze --- and no rain likely for at least a month or so.  Yes, I accept donations of rain.  Thanks.

I hope that your day has been going well, both of you. 

Joho, it sounds like yours is ... a day with good temps to walk in. 

Cal ...  I feel the same way, Putin has no side.  I wonder if the Russians will ever realize that they need to take him out.  It's hard to think of who has the power and access to do that.  Who will ever trust Russia again, even without him?

[calhound]

Katrina’s Cubs, Raven, Raccoon - UPDATE May 25, 2022
Katrina's cub in red maple
Katrina's cub in red maple
Katrina's three cubs in red maple
Katrina's three cubs in red maple
 

Pictures came in of Katrina’s cubs up in a red maple eating the flowers and seeds, plus word that the cubs are a male (Luke), female (Leia), and an unknown.

Out the window, the raven continues to liven things up in its quest for bologna, usually losing to fast-swooping gulls but being pictured as a winner in this case.

Raven
Raven
Raccoon
Raccoon
Raccoons are coming in the dark to be photographed by the eyes of the night.

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

[calhound]

hi you guys its 55 cloudy i truly hope that it will not rain calling for some but i hope no. nice update today.

Hi Neva you make such a good point who could ever trust russia again i read millions have left there. got on underground internet. cant trace them many took what they could and left said when they got to the border no one really asked where they were going etc.  but they think that was about to change not letting you leave and putin raised age limit to go get yourself killed saw he went to see wounded soldiers make me sick. would not be any if you was to just up and die putin.  i have to say i after i saw biden saying yes us would protect taiwan i thought what and staff trying to fix that. joe needs to stay with the script. now global food problem caused because of putin closing off port so talking now of sending warships to ukraine and escorting the wheat and stuff out. one evil man controlling the world how did the world let it get to this point.

Hi Joho!

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GB UKraine

[calihoula]

3:21 lemon pink

jim mri came back yesterday torn acl and meniscus see surgeon tuesday i googled it not so bad jim will think it is but not ive had two meniscus fixed first long ago did well second years ago did not do well jim had his same time as mine and he did great right back up. mine was borderline for knee replacement which i cant do that too many depend on me. beside my luck it would not go well.  joho yours did didnt it? today is our ireland bear friend marge birthday!

[calhound]

I Love Lucy—and Lily and Jack - UPDATE May 26, 2022
Lucy w/ a yearling
Lucy w/ a yearling
Lucy was here today with sweet Desi and Arnie. Lucy weighed 157 now at 6 years of age. She has always been a bit small and didn’t have cubs until she was five. Great to see her—the same old Lucy. Calm as can be. Desi, too. Arnie is a bit skittish. Personalities vary. She and her yearlings were here for about an hour and a half but Lucy had things on her mind and didn’t eat much. She was roaming the area sniffing trees and the ground. I was wondering if she was just catching up on who had been here or if she is approaching estrus and sniffing for males. By the time I thought to snap pictures, she and the yearlings were on their way out making the only photo proof of their visit what you see. She left grunting to her yearlings as usual, but break-up can happen suddenly. I hope they come back enough to know when it happens.

People are wondering if Lily and Jack are okay. I believe so but am waiting, as always, to see. Both were spotted last fall after the main hunting was over. But that brings up a question about whether Lily will have cubs or not. Pregnant mothers are usually the earliest to den up. Everyone here is anxiously waiting to see.

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

[johoward]

Yes Cal, my knee went well.  I should not have put it off for 15 years.  Can't get that time back now.  So I find myself anxious to do stuff every day to make up for lost opportunities.  Sad part is my partner is not here to share these times.  I keep going, but it is just not the same with no-one to point things out to, and talk about.  Also covid has not been helping.  Yesterday I rescued a little bird from a city sidewalk in Medina.  I watched it while people walked around it for about an hour.  Then I put it into a donut box and started calling around for a rehab to take it.  I finally found a vet hospital that would take if it was injured.  The left wing looked odd so I said it appeared hurt.  They said bring it to them then.  So I did.  It was not easy to find them.  They were 1/2 hour away in another city.  I came into detours at the worst time too.  Really was lucky to find them.  Finally I got into their lot and called them for curbside pickup as shown on many signs in the lot. Lots of people were sitting in cars around me. Two ladies came out, and had me sign papers.  They took the bird into the hospital along with my drivers license to make sure I stayed until they decided to keep the bird or not.  Finally they brought back my license, and told me they would keep the bird.  No follow up or other contact would be allowed. I went back to the donut shop who had given me the box, and helped me get directions.  Melissa the shop owner was glad to hear the bird would be cared for.
 This was different than Back To The Wild who took the little squirrel and encouraged status calls.  He is ok BTW.  Now I will go for a walk while it is cool.  CUL EV1 GBU and GB Ukraine.

[calihoula]

hi joho im so happy what you did for that little bird! xoxo you are my good friend and good friend to all animals only kind of friend i would have sorry i got big list of chores today forgot puzzle dog shame on my ipad short break i have to sit for a minute so will post that tomorrow hoping usa sends ukraine long range missiles they need so badly iran sending putin missiles and stuff should of sent long range missiles at first and other stuff only way ukraine win is with big weapons world cant let this evil person win cant be his prisoner. i heard on pearls radio news wv rues state this man at an apt complex was told to slow down kids. he came back later people living there outside visiting this man pulled out his rifle and shot into the crowd a woman there took out her handgun from her purse and shot him dead  she did not need an assault weapon or 300 rounds of ammo in her purse

gb ukraine putin needs to get hit with an assault weapon use 300 rounds of ammo and then hit him with a long range missile

[calhound]

What Do Cedar Chips Do to Bears? - UPDATE May 27, 2022
It made them roll around like this today:

Tasha (click here)

Lucky (click here)

Holly (click here)

Ted (click here)

And why do they do that? Bear Center staff wrote this:

Blacks bears have two layers of fur. The first layer is an undercoat that is short and thick. The outer layer is made up of guard hairs which are long and thin. This coat keeps most biting and stinging insects at bay, by not allowing them to get to the skin. However, some parts of the bear such as; the belly, muzzle, nose, and face have significantly less fur. They are not so well protected in this areas. In order to ward of insects, black bears rub cedar sap on themselves. Cedar trees, and more specifically cedar sap, repels insects. Here at the North American Bear Center, we give our bears cedar wood chip piles so they can practice this behavior in captivity. As you can clearly see in the videos below, all our bears seem to thoroughly enjoy rolling around in the wood chips.

Apparently, bears don't like mosquitoes any more than us humans do!

Starting this weekend we'll be open 9am to 6pm every day. Come visit us to see our bears and learn more about them!!!

Lincoln
Lincoln
At the WRI, Chloe was here alone and ran into Lincoln who she rambunctiously chased up a tree all the way to the top, looking ferocious but stopping five feet short of him—all just body language talk. Then she’d come down and be perfectly calm until she’d see him edging down. I should have taken her heart rate in that situation. Now I think of it! They went their separate ways mid morning.

Next was Lucy still with Desi and Arnie.

Notch plus 1 Play
Notch plus 1 Play
On the other side of the cabin were two bears playing. One we’re calling Notch (for the notch visible in his left ear) until we figure out who he really is. He looks about five years old and still playful, taking a slightly subordinate position so his smaller play partner will confidently make a good game of gentle biting. Ted used to do that when playing with little Lucky. Big Ted would lie on his back so little Lucky could stand on his chest and get aggressively playful.

All fun.

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

[calhound]

hi you guys its 58 here and right now clear but of course may get thunderstorms later

GB Ukraine and all of us

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[johoward]

6:15 HAGD EV1.
Feeling tired.  Will rest today.
GBU and GB Ukraine.

[calihoula]

3:20 hi joho rest up i need to go mow but i dont feel like it season finale of blacklist last night and yay will be a season ten