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Re: 2023 Great Spirit Bluff Falcons
« Reply #675 on: December 03, 2023, 06:12:17 AM »

December 3, 2023  Sonday
SNOWING!
All 3 area cams are snowing

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Re: 2023 Great Spirit Bluff Falcons
« Reply #676 on: December 03, 2023, 10:42:32 AM »

Heavy, wet snow at GSB this morning.

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Re: 2023 Great Spirit Bluff Falcons
« Reply #677 on: December 12, 2023, 09:37:36 AM »

Sure miss this cam, especially overnight!  :)
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Re: 2023 Great Spirit Bluff Falcons
« Reply #678 on: December 14, 2023, 12:44:54 PM »

Thank you for getting cliff cam up and running again.  This camera is my favorite for viewing life on the Mississippi.  Some people don't find anything to view there unless the peregrines are present, but I like the road, rail and river traffic just as much.  And the eagles.  And the weather.  And all the plants and insects and critters our camera operators find.  Thanks again.  :)
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Re: 2023 Great Spirit Bluff Falcons
« Reply #679 on: December 14, 2023, 03:27:12 PM »

eburg, thanks for the update about the GSB cam back on live.  Speculation, about why it was down:  In the Giving Tuesday presentation, John & Amy talked about adding a camera to the "far side" of the cliff so that we can see what's going on there.  Perhaps they were installing the new equipment.  Feel free to chime in if anyone has more accurate info.   :D

I like watching GSB for all of the various activities, too.  Mostly the peregrines, of course. Last season was the best since I've been watching this location, 5 years or so.

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Re: 2023 Great Spirit Bluff Falcons
« Reply #680 on: December 16, 2023, 06:37:11 PM »

This camera position makes me feel like I'm being punished....standing in a corner!!  :-[ :-[
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Re: 2023 Great Spirit Bluff Falcons
« Reply #681 on: December 22, 2023, 12:24:09 PM »

White swans on the ice at GSB.  Cannot tell if they are Tundra swans or Trumpeter swans.

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Re: 2023 Great Spirit Bluff Falcons
« Reply #682 on: December 25, 2023, 01:21:35 PM »

So, sorry for not visiting sooner.
Been catching up.
Many, many thanks for the great snaps and information.

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Re: 2023 Great Spirit Bluff Falcons
« Reply #683 on: December 25, 2023, 01:21:52 PM »

Merry Christmas !

And, a most joyous and blessed day to you and your families.
 With love, Jim, Phyllis and Maggie, too.
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