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Posted on 04/16/2004 6:37:21 PM PDT by Mo1

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To: ValerieUSA
I had never happy houred before.

And why do they call it a happy HOUR ... you don't get happy till after the hour

1,321 posted on 04/28/2004 7:09:51 PM PDT by Mo1 (Make Michael Moore cry.... DONATE MONTHLY!!!)
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To: Mo1
You were a party girl, weren't you?
1,322 posted on 04/28/2004 7:13:25 PM PDT by lodwick
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To: westmex
Weeessstyyy, what is the news of the eagles? I went to your link and it was not of eagles. So, I went to the eagle site and it was too dark to see anything. And they have no news posted. Did the other eaglet hatch?
1,323 posted on 04/28/2004 7:32:28 PM PDT by Conservababe
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To: Conservababe
KENT, Wash. - Right next door to the Robbins family in a tree 100 feet high lives the eagle family. And what happened in the eagle's nest Tuesday afternoon in Kent is something neighbors will be talking about for months.

"She was adamant she was gonna keep them safe," said Loraine Robbins.

"She" is Star, mother of two, who was prepared to sacrifice herself to protect her eaglets, just three and five days old. The drama was captured on video thanks to carefully mounted cameras recording their every move.

It started when dad came in for a bit of a crash landing. His high-placed perch fell just feet from mom and babies. Then the winds picked up, threatening to knock it right into the nest. That's when maternal instinct took over. "When she hunkered down over them and knew the branch was coming down she prepared to take the blow for it," said Garry Robbins.

Mom used her body to shield her young from the four-inch-thick, 10-foot-long branch. Garry and Loraine could only watch and worry.

The branch that fell on the mother eagle may not seem that big, but to put it in perspective, imagine a 10- pound log falling on you, and only being able to use your teeth to move it out of the way.

The mother eagle had to move the branch off the nest and out of harms way. Dad wasn't around to help, so she picked it up with her beak and pulled it off to the side. It was a close call for the closely watched family.

"That shows you Mother Nature at her best," said Garry.

1,324 posted on 04/28/2004 7:41:44 PM PDT by westmex (To he!! with it all)
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To: Conservababe
Don't know why the link didn't work, but KING5 is a kind of quirky site...
1,325 posted on 04/28/2004 7:46:34 PM PDT by westmex (To he!! with it all)
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To: westmex
Okay, now I am confused. Was this OUR eagles or some other? And have you seen that the other eaglet has hatched yet? I usually chech on them about three times a day, but have seen nothing yet of the second eaglet.
1,326 posted on 04/28/2004 8:16:10 PM PDT by Conservababe
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To: Conservababe
That article is about 'our' eagles down in Kent, WA. I haven't seen the second chick, yet.....
1,327 posted on 04/28/2004 8:20:15 PM PDT by westmex (To he!! with it all)
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To: westmex
Oh goodness gracious, I wish I would have seen that on the cam.
1,328 posted on 04/28/2004 8:24:54 PM PDT by Conservababe
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To: Conservababe
Try going to the following url...I won't guarntee you will get in, but it's worth a try...The story is there plus a link to video....

http://www.king5.com/

1,329 posted on 04/28/2004 8:28:29 PM PDT by westmex (To he!! with it all)
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To: Conservababe
The following is an email I got from the Wildlife people...

I apologize for not realizing that you were referring to the Puget Sound Eaglecam. What you will see this year on the Puget Sound EagleCam is an abandoned nest that may be used as a feeding platform or resting area occasionally by the resident bald eagles that have moved “next-door.” Bald eagles are known to build multiple nests and to switch their use of those nests from time to time. No one is sure why eagles switch from one nest to the other but there are many theories ranging from available prey in an area to avoidance of nest parasites. The new nest being used by the resident eagle pair is located in a tree only 75 feet from the abandoned nest. We think it is unlikely that the camera had anything to do with this nest switch but as we gather more information from our wildlife biologists we will share that with you on this page. At this point in time we are not sure how long we will keep the camera active. Each WildWatchCam is an experiment in progress. So for now try to think like an eagle and enjoy the ocean view. There was a power surge April 24th, and the Eaglecam hasn't been rebooted. It won't be back on-line this season, but they are going to put a photo up this week.

Sincerely,

Customer Service
Wildlife Program

1,330 posted on 04/28/2004 8:49:45 PM PDT by westmex (To he!! with it all)
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To: westmex
Well, think I'll sign off and go to bed.....Nothing doing here anyway...Night yall....
1,331 posted on 04/28/2004 9:17:35 PM PDT by westmex (To he!! with it all)
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To: lodwick
You were a party girl, weren't you?

There were a few times I was still around when the bar closed *L*

Friends of mine were in a band back in those days

1,332 posted on 04/28/2004 9:39:01 PM PDT by Mo1 (Make Michael Moore cry.... DONATE MONTHLY!!!)
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To: Mo1

Turning out the lights...

*click*

1,333 posted on 04/28/2004 11:04:13 PM PDT by null and void (Tinfoil is my friend)
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To: null and void; everyone

Morning, all.


1,334 posted on 04/29/2004 6:30:24 AM PDT by lodwick
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To: everyone
What a computer should do...just type in your name
1,335 posted on 04/29/2004 7:08:58 AM PDT by lodwick
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To: lodwick; All
Good morning everyone.. I'm still shuffling clothes, and collecting paraphernalia.

I wish I could get into some nice hot bubbly water..but not yet.. I'll try to do this jacuzzi right next time.. Used wrong lights and you can't see the water... (for one thing).. ;)


1,336 posted on 04/29/2004 8:02:08 AM PDT by grannie9 (Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865))
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To: grannie9; Vicky
Morning, ladies.

Scrub-a-dub-dub there.
1,337 posted on 04/29/2004 8:08:47 AM PDT by lodwick
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To: grannie9; lodwick
Hi yall
Good news - I heard from my friend that he has the new hard drive and memory and OS and some anti-virus ware already installed in my computer. I can hardly wait to get it back and play with photos again. I feel crippled not being able to work on pictures.
1,338 posted on 04/29/2004 8:38:21 AM PDT by ValerieUSA
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To: null and void
Is that the new picture on your driver license?
1,339 posted on 04/29/2004 8:41:15 AM PDT by Mo1 (Make Michael Moore cry.... DONATE MONTHLY!!!)
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To: Mo1
No


1,340 posted on 04/29/2004 8:42:19 AM PDT by null and void (Tinfoil is my friend)
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