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08-07-2008, 11:38 AM | #1 | |||
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I am here at the laundromat charging up and the wifi is working....by some miracle!
I have an eagle story for you all, since our eagle threads were so popular. There is at least one juvenile out of the nest here, which I have been watching. He sits on rocks and waits for Mom or Dad to come feed him. But I did see him carrying a snake the other day, so he is trying to hunt. On the other hand, I did witness an adult eagle killing a Mom duck/merganser early one morning. She shooed the babies ahead and was dive bombed for about 10 minutes...squawking and diving, and apparently lost that battle. I didn't see her "go" but we did see the orphans. So I have a picture of them, here. There are six of them in this shot. I watched them try to find a new Mom...it was pretty sad. Merganser's are not ducks, but look like them. So these babies tried to join other families. Mergansers combine groups, so I thought they'd be okay. But alas, we watched the little guys get pecked away, and they ran cheeping from several attempts. Then they got broken up into 4 and 2 ---the group of four finally found a Mom, we saw a duck with two small babies and 4 slightly larger ones, go by yesterday. But the two little ones left over have disappeared and I fear were eaten. But that is how Nature is I guess. We have never seen eagles hunting as much as this season, either.
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08-07-2008, 01:04 PM | #2 | |||
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. MrsD....good to see you and sure hope those adorable "ducklings" will make it with the new mama and that the other two maybe made it as well. When I lived in africa and went to the game reserves, it was always that awe tinged with sadness to see a magnificent creature take down its prey. looking forward to the updates on your own lil eagle there . hope you are having great R&R .
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08-07-2008, 01:38 PM | #3 | |||
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Hi Mrs.D!! I hope you go often to the laundromat!
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08-07-2008, 03:39 PM | #4 | |||
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YAY! It's Mrs. D!!!
Thanks for the news. . The picture is absolutely adorable, but I'm so sad about those losses (even though I know this happens). I hope the little ones all find/found families. Thank you! .
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08-07-2008, 03:50 PM | #5 | ||
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Oh I miss you MrsD
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08-08-2008, 07:32 PM | #6 | ||
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Such cute babies mrsD. The advice that is always given on the eagle page update says to leave little critters alone usally. I hope the two were just hiding but it does sound bad for them. Enjoy vacation big time for all of us. I always look forward to new pictures from your trips.
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