Evening all. Wonderful rainbow over Santa Barbara this afternoon; more like April with heavy showers then sunshine. Don't forget to check last week's chat for Tiger's link to the Roy Dennis site about a French osprey that's already completed its migration, and Patriciat's recommendations for places to eat in Grantown (for when we all go to visit OG's son!). :-)
Alan
Whatever you do, don't plant the mint directly in the garden - it's very invasive. Better to bury it in a large pot.
Another Italian peregrine webcam is up, Florence cathedral. No eggs yet. On birdcam.it this nest is "Giotto & Monna Tessa" http://www.ustream.tv/channel/falco-pellegrino-duomo
This is a video of the fire brigade abseiling down the dome to instal the webcam. This isn't a manmade nestbox - the peregrines had been nesting in this alcove for several years, before workmen discovered them: http://video.google.it/videoplay?docid=-8991889014950900654#
Good afternoon dibnlib and yes I am so relieved and looking forward to doing everything we have planned. The site for Lily is below. I have so much saved in favourites that it takes me a while to find everything.
http://www.wildearth.tv/static/wildearth/channels/we_bear_den_noload.html
There is a lovely video of Hope taken when Lily left the den for a couple of minutes and it the cutest little thing ever.
Sorry you couldn't have your swim.
Margobird
Thanks for the links Sue C, another one for my favourites.
Margobird It's a pleasure - was pleased to hear about your good news yesterday.
Thanks Sue C I am a very happy person today.
SueC : Thanks for your good advice re the mint. I will keep it in a pot.
First egg at AEB Amsterdam this morning:
http://www.werkgroepslechtvalk.nl/ccms.104.Werkgroepslechtvalk.LIVE-BEELDEN.html
Rutland Ospreys now on Twitter:
http://twitter.com/rutlandospreys
One migrating - heading north:
Friday, March 5th, 2010Etang de Léon / Léon (40)≥1 Osprey (Pandion haliaetus) [ Paul Lesclaux ] Comment : 1er migrateur, qui file plein nord
Awake now and see Diane, that I left out the word "visitor" after "your late-summer" in my earlier post.
Cirrus: Bubble wrap? I was wondering if there's some secret to all this clean up business. We don't have fat balls though.
Alan: Yes, well, men are known to be more linear thinkers. My approach depends on how much time I have, but when the shoe gods are smiling on me, time becomes irrelevant. :-) Your garden center outings sound like a fun routine. That San Jose webcam (live) must be the same one the birding lady in Chaucer's told me about - http://www2.ucsc.edu/scpbrg/nestcamSJ.htm It's pretty far from the next - we're just spoiled I guess. .How do you sneak up on those birds to get such great shots! :-)
dibnlib: Don't you hate it when you show up all ready to exercise and can't for some reason. The pool at the Y, where I go, gets closed now and then for the same reason. Fortunately, I tend to use the aerobic/weight equipment. The Lily site I use is http://www.pixcontroller.com/WebCam/BearDenWebCam.htm Here's another site for Lilly that Sue C (I think) posted - it's the You Tube video site for Lily wbcam highlights.. http://www.youtube.com/user/gypsylinda#p/u/0/VfmxDByCU4s Was on the live cam a few minutes ago and Hope was makng an incredible racket for such a tiny thing.
SueC: Thanks for yet another webcam!
Geez. Seems like a lot going on in the world of birds today. Thanks for updates, folks. Now must really get moving. Take care everyone.