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[calhound]

Bears, Birds, a Bonanza, and More - UPDATE June 24, 2024

Turkey vulture
 Bald eagle
Bald eagle
 Turkey vulture
Turkey vulture
 Bald Eagle Juvenile
Bald eagle juv.
Assistant Bookkeeper ‘Eyes of the Night’ wanted her bookkeeping stint this month to be filled with wildlife. She brought beef fat, ham fat, bologna, and carrots. I don’t know how some of the critters can spot it so soon. An hour after a batch was out, one of the eagles swooped in and grabbed his first helping. He took three helpings like that before sundown. Soon there were three eagles on site, two adults (probably from the nest a mile away) and a juvenile. Also quick to move in were three turkey vultures with the first one landing on a tall tree stump and spreading his or her wings. Another posed by one of the piles of fat and gave us a better look at the featherless head that some say is pretty and some say not.

Herring gull w/meat
Herring gull w/meat

A Herring Gull showed the camera how big a bite he could swallow.

Bertha and Mate
Bertha and Mate

Bertha nonchalantly said it was time to mate three days ago, and they did, and we have not seen her partner since. Bertha was playful with another male just now, but I think it is all innocent.

 Snowball
Snowball
 Twinkie
Twinkie
Snowball was on her own for awhile after family breakup but in the last several days has spent a lot of time with one or the other of her brothers Twinkie and Cupcake. That’s Twinkie taking his share of the bonanza and showing his nice white yearling teeth.

Jewels 2 cubs
Jewel's two cubs

Someone spotted Jewel again and this time got a picture of her two cubs. We don’t know yet whether they are male or female.

Red fox
Red fox

A surprise today was the mangy male red fox that we haven’t seen for weeks and wondered if he died from the mange that you can see as lumpy skin on his face, the swollen eyelids that make him squinty, and the resulting lack of hair on his tail. I hope he gets better soon.

Guy
Gentle Guy

Perhaps most exciting was a picture someone sent of gentle Guy, probably in his mid-20’s that we are glad to hear is back.

Sundown
Sundown

The day ended with a pretty sky.

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

[calhound]

hi you guys its 83 here 72 in the barn 69 in the house dogs say are you going to wait here by the door cause we are just going to use the bathroom and be right back. i went off and forgot to say hi here got to get groceries and finish feeding everyone jim going about his phone bill his precious phone i called and no balance not due yet jim i do not want to hear about that phone anymore told him so he drives right by that place you go pay it. 


hi joho watched the weather channel last night flooding so bad for iowa and into mn but they showed dam breaking on the sides for iowa just awful

hi alice hope you are doing okay

http://www.jigzone.com/puzzles/E8055D4D78D2?z=0

[johoward]

6:36 Thanks Cal for posting.  Especially the update.  Summer looks rough on foxes and bears.  Wish I could rub them with Noxzema.  I may see them soon when we are up there in their neighborhood.  I will definitely be looking for them. I talked to Debbie to update my knowledge of our itinerary.  She has made reservations for us all the way, but I did not know any of them.  Now I do and I am thrilled.   She did a great job.  We will be in The Grand Ely Lodge with a "Lake View" room for the first and the last night in Ely.  The 14th and the 18th of July. We will drive between Duluth and Ely in a Monte Carlo so "I will not be cramped".  She is so thoughtful.  I love her.  If she does not get to hand feed a bear I will be disappointed, even though she may be relieved. LOL.
Cal I want you to know that I share your dog shames with Debbie and Karen and Kelly and Susie each morning.  They love them as much as I. Thanks!
 Wow hard rain hitting my window right now.  I love it! It chased the grass murderers away for now TYG!    Have to open up blinds.  What a lovely day.  Quiet now except for the rain drops.  Cloudy and coolish too.  I love it.  For me it could stay this way for a week, and then cool off a little more. LOL  Gotta go clean the blackish and greenish stuff off my sills now that they are damp.
Bye EV1 GBU, Israel, Ukraine and all who are suffering.

[calihoula]

hi joho its so hot and awful humid i got pickup groceries went over to harps went in got stuff there had to hurry car full,of walmart groceries and its HOT yours and debbie trip to bear land sounds good! will debbie get to meet lucky holly tasha? you know back stage pass oh so i got home unloaded frig freezer stuff went downstairs to set up a fan for barn swallow nest that is under roof of walkout saw little bird laying in piles of leaves oh little how you get down here shoot saw nest other littles in nest so i came back up got ladder out of garage dragged it down the stairs out the door its a three step ladder use to use it to get on pearl said oh god please help,me i made sure i could get up on it reach nest yes i could so told little one lets do this got it went up ladder and put it back in with two others came down ty god took ladder back in sat on cat cart by patio door watching for parents here they came flew by where bird was i turned on fan now its blowing up toward nest then parents flew into nest food for all! at first when i saw little one down parent flying around it turned itself around opened its mouth so i went then to get ladder. joho that poor fox and guy bear yes need skin help i wish someone could help and bertha you need to get a room happy to do dog shames and puzzles xoxo

[calhound]

i just went and checked on those babies i was wrong not two in there was 4 and my little one makes five parents working overtime feeding they take a break on back of my folding chair that sits in front of that fan i got going and door has a crack from fan cord so little cold air coming out they sit there get that fan and little coolness. babies getting air too up there five heads hanging out i left my ladder downstairs may need it again.

[calhound]

joho i googled grand ely lodge wow what a nice place!! food places look good too!! now that is my idea of staying somewhere!! yay debbie!

[calhound]

hi you guys big storm hit here at 2 am power out generator on still on called elec said big outage all over around here crews working on it so i got jim up cause lighting rain he got extension cord in the barn i hooked up lights radio no ac but barn at 70 right now set for 72 i can run that big fan in there too jim is going to hook that portable ac in the barn it was hooked up took it out to have mellon fix that water spigot in there i told jim you need to hook that back up course we did not lets wait till no power no ac

http://www.jigzone.com/puzzles/1C055D59F4D6

[johoward]

4:28 Really clicking this morning.  Nice out.  Now it is only76 degrees at 8:49.  Supposed to really rain and storm later.  Good!  It can rinse of my car.
Had a nice stuffed pepper dinner with Karen last night.  Played a 500 game of rummy.  It was nip and tuck toward the end.  I am not sure now who won.  It might have been me, but not by much.  She is good.
I have texted the dog shame to several friends this morning. Susie has three dogs.  She says she does not believe it.  I am not sure what she means, but no matter.  It is funny. I can just see the dog doing his skat thinggy on the bridge.
My eyes are bothering me this morning.  Gritty and wet too.  Need to take a break from the screen I think.  So Thanks Cal and EV1 who visits here.  GBU, Israel, Ukraine, and all who are suffering.

[calhound]

Bearwalker: The Lynn Rogers Story - UPDATE June 26, 2024

Dr. Rogers with bears by lake shore
Today’s update from the WRI is a letter and video clip from award winning filmmaker, Dr. Ted Oakes, President of Oak Island Films

**WILDLIFE RESEARCH INSTITUTE ‘FILM FUND APPEAL’
BEARWALKER: THE LYNN ROGERS STORY**

Director, Peter Lown and I recently returned from a successful four-day research trip to the Wildlife Research Institute. Our goal is to make a feature film about the remarkable life story of Dr. Lynn Rogers and his 57-year history with black bears.

As the Producer of many BBC films about the Shadow clan of bears (Bearwalker of the Northwoods, Bear Family & Me, Bear with a Bounty, Planet Earth Live) I’ve come to realize how remarkable and timely this narrative is. Dr. Rogers' life has been one of the most incredible I’ve ever come across. His knowledge of black bears is unparalleled, and it’s never been more important for the world to understand these amazing animals and our troubled relationship with them. Dr. Rogers' difficult journey to reveal the true nature of black bears is one of the most important stories about nature yet to be told.

If you do one thing today I would ask that you watch this short 3 min video which captures the essence of what we are trying to achieve:

https://vimeo.com/923385138
Password: mmp
(all lowercase letters)

Our ambition is to make a 90-minute feature film for all the world to see—a film that will play in cinemas, on TV, in the North American Bear Center and around the world for the next fifty years. The film will be about bears as seen not only through the eyes of Dr. Rogers and a remarkable community of people in northern Minnesota, but also as seen by those trying to learn how to live with bears. This project will create many legacies - a legacy for the North American Bear Center, the Wildlife Research Institute, and anyone who loves bears.

Feature films are expensive, requiring the best staff and equipment the industry has to offer. Sadly, we’ve encountered resistance from many American broadcasters who fear this controversial story that is not just Dr. Rogers’ story. It’s also the bears’ story and your story. We’ve been continually amazed by your involvement and passion.

We need your help! As film-makers we’ve been able to raise some funding from a Canadian broadcasting fund and generous donations in the US, but we need more help - big and small. All donations would be to the Wildlife Research Institute’s 'Film fund’ and will be tax deductable. These gifts will help us create the assets needed to convince feature film funding agencies to back this project. Most importantly, donations will demonstrate that there is extensive international and local community support from people who want this story told. A story that could soon be lost forever.

Your donations will be pledged toward:

(1) A major feature film shoot and associated edit using ’top flight’ camera talent and equipment in August/September 2024 - $100,000 USD.

(2) Developing the film by creating development proposals, a 'taster tape,’ and travel to meet funding bodies and broadcasters in fall 2024 - $35,000 USD.

(3) Capture and Preservation of the 50-year Film Archive that has been created of Dr. Rogers and his research bears by nearly every major broadcaster including Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom, National Geographic, ABC, the BBC and many others since 1972. We need to employ an archive specialist to reach out to broadcasters this fall and make digital copies of the master tapes before they are lost forever. This archival material could then be digitized, catalogued and used in the feature film and for exhibits in perpetuity in the North American Bear Centre - $30,000 USD.

All donations to the Wildlife Research Institute's 'Film Fund’ can be anonymous or publicly acknowledged according to your wishes.

Thank you for your love of bears and for helping if you can.

Dr Ted Oakes
Managing Director
Oak Island Films
www.oakislandfilms.com

Dr. Oakes, thank you for this letter and all you are doing to create this feature film.

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

[calhound]

hi you guys its 66 here and not humid or raining just nice. i gotta go to town get gas and go to the bank

hi joho i think if for some reason i was walking say cali and on a bridge she would poop on it i dont think she would try to kick it off now when i was alot younger and rode my horse across one she did poop on it and her back hooves probably did knock it off. i can see a dog doing that. well there go my kitchen coyotes howling away cali she is a barker not a howler but penny and brownie big barkers big howlers then all the sudden both of them just stop when they first start up it like the ac in the barn hear a humming then goes into big blowing i saw on my local news earlier the debate is for tonight i dont know if i will see it i like to sleep but would like to see if turning off the mike keeps trump from stealing bidens time.now that is something that has my doubts not that dog shame

i see tv babies in front of that bale of hay against the wall

http://www.jigzone.com/puzzles/E7055D5330B6?z=0

[johoward]

5:21  68 degrees and cloudy at 8:35.  Eyes are very watery this morning.  May have to ask doctors about it. Really weird. 
Not very comfortable.  Feel kind of agitated for no reason.  I guess I am not used to nice weather, and don't know how to enjoy it. LOL
Did a lot of shopping all over the county yesterday.  Tried to get things on sale.  Probably spent more than I planned, but I won't have to shop for a while. Did not see Karen or anyone else yesterday.  I did text to warn her and Debbie about the bad weather warnings I saw on TV.  Everyone got through all right, but it was scary for those East of Cleveland in Ashtabula.  My cousin Ken lives in a trailer in Rome, Ohio, which is was close to the storm area. I hope he is OK.  I will ask today.
Hard to see the screen now.  So I will say thanks and CUL EV1 GBU, Israel, Ukraine , and all who are suffering.  Especially Haitians.

[calihoula]

hi joho getting hot humid here its 83 now big storms they said i think tonight jim still has not brought indys er ac back to barn   i went to bank stephie telling me about cop who left his k9 in the cop car no ac dog died pissed me off! when i take pollys car it sits outside i make sure no flies no bugs are in it before i shut the door.  i got gas at town gas station where iran people own it now and one toward city where jim goes i went in and my nice lady amy was back!! did not see that iran guy i said real happy to see you ! she said happy to see you again !  she said those iran men were very very hard to work for extremely hard so all the women who worked there left i said how long were you guys gone 6 weeks what happened she said their business went south like no business and those iranian beg them to come back gave more money i said im not surprised small towns dont play that i hope you guys stay she said we will see one day at a time i left thinking seems choice is leave them women who have worked there for years or sell out maybe go back to iran joho in all these towns  that have trump posters up vote for trump this is one reason why they vote for him radio talking about debate tonight trump ahead on inflation ahead on illegal border stuff something else get to aboration biden ahead oh lots of cars at that gas station now charlie use to own it then his son then iran
get your eyes checked do it before bear trip

[calhound]

hi you guys its 72 light rain it is humid big storms tonight high wind so power will probably go off. hope not.   well i did not watch the debate last night early this morning i saw my local new showing them and biden looked little dazed fragile where as trump did not i google it and saw stuff like this ATLANTA — President Joe Biden was supposed to put the nation’s mind at ease over his physical and mental capacity with his debate showing Thursday night.

But from the onset of the debate, Biden, 81, seemingly struggled even to talk, mostly summoning a weak, raspy voice. In the opening minutes, he repeatedly tripped over his words, misspoke and lost his train of thought. 

In one of the most notable moments, Biden ended a rambling statement that lacked focus by saying, “We finally beat Medicare,” before moderators cut him off and transitioned back to former President Donald Trump.

Trump also pounced on Biden, saying at one point that he didn’t understand what Biden had just said with regard to the border.

“I don’t know if he knows what he said, either,” Trump said.   

Nearly an hour into the debate, a Biden aide and others familiar with his situation offered up an explanation for his hoarseness: He has a cold.

But there were problems aside from the shakiness of Biden's voice. When he wasn't talking, he often stared off into the distance. Trump frequently steamrolled over Biden, accusing him of being a criminal and of peddling misinformation — many times without a response from Biden, though he did fire back with a handful of one-liners throughout.

should be an age limit on all positions of gov

http://www.jigzone.com/puzzles/65055D597C59

[johoward]

81 and not comfy any more. 6:41 on puzzle.  Finally got to it.  Late for me.  Had a good class lunch today at Oliver Garden. Got some numbers and sent a photo of us all to each that was there.  Betty will pass it on to the ones missing, because she has the contact info at home.
I will send it to Cal too, because I know she will like to see it. LOL  I am the youngest at 84.  Cal Keep that in mind.
Biden did not make it clear enough that we are all suffering at the stores, restaurants, and gas pumps because the MAGA CEOs have all banded together to raise their prices just to make him look bad to us.  Don't be fooled.  They are raking in excess profits off our pain and blaming Biden's Economy.  BULL!

[calhound]

hi joho well i will like to see your class photo i will keep in mind your are 84 just a kid  you are kind love animals wildlife food your family and i guess fishin but you always let them go!! well when i ordered groceries at walmart monday almost everything i get went up again so i did not get icecream or my frozen strawberries sugar free but not really they use that sweetner i dont care cause so good taste like sugar but i did not get that stuff and try to offset price hike cause animal food always comes first jim goes to price choppers and buys his extra stuff meat more cookies etc big price on that meat but you know cow had to die so pay up people. cow paid with its life that is my soapbox  at some point someone needs to fix these high prices esp on food. food something you have to have your pets has to have if trump does manage to get it he just better fix that but he has not won yet and may not joho  if biden gets it will be last time probably last time for trump too get two new people to run i still say should be an age limit  i want roy cooper is is 68 and gov of nc he has been for awhile and other stuff nc a red state and he is a democrat that says something right there. jim said those iranians bought out gas station i go to and bought one jim use to go to and judys in town but people stop going there too and now those ladies that work there are back there too. but they bought these all on the highway to raise prices but caseys is in town and they are american owned and they have been packed and they keep the prices lower yay for caseys yay for the ladies who stuck together and left and then begged to come back. jims old gas which is down toward the city iranians still working there and jim use to get gas and ladies would see him thru big window let him know go ahead and pump and pay inside then iranians came and ladies shook their head no and jim went in and they said new owners said cant do that anymore and jim said well you tell them new owners and one was right there they can stick it up their a** i wont be back here again   jim he has such a way with words dont he but i agree with him on that