Hi Nesters...

Grizzy.. thank you and some day we will have Irish Tea and scones....

Debs and Judysj... Love your cards.. you two are just too funny amd i admire the way you post with such humor and love....

Ed.. .. You are welcome.. hope you too had a wonderful day...

Jude.. Sorry you are so busy...

Diana.. How is hubby topday? and how are you my friend

Kay .. Thank you for the card... and the link.. the baby elephant put a smile on my face.. he is so sweet... i saved that link to show my grandsons...

Hi Elle and Karen... this was a very upsetting day... i am lost for words about Hope...

Good Night Nesters...


See you all tomorrow....

Bev...

Evening Nesters

K18 Solitaire this years juvie at the Two Harbors nest ...is still visiting the nest ...she does not want to leave home ...in this scap taken tonight she was screeping her head off no doubt for a free meal ....she is six months old. Who can blame her...she has accommodations for the winter and free food


Deeply saddened to hear about Hope

Hope may you Soar High and Soar Free Forever More

Bev Thanks SJ and I do try to live up to our reps and if we back slide at all please send the rangers Did we get any sunlight at the NCTC nest today....to power our cam sure hope so yep yep yep. for posting your card....we wuv them all yep yep yep we do

Diana Hope you are getting some days off soon so you can really kick back relax and re-energize your widdle jets !!

Kari Great to see you here again g/f I totally agree with you...and you can imagine what it is like for animals to be kicked out of their homes in the dead of winter ....our winters up north are very harsh and many do not survive the elements and it makes me just livid when people neglect their pets especially when it is intentional!! Hats off to you Kari finding homes for unwanted pets is a commendable role and we wuv you for it If I could I would adopt them all

Kay Thanks for the card it is beautiful and big ole coming your way too. Any sign of Ma and Pa Sidney yet...counting sticks is fun but seeing our favorite families in the nest is much more enjoyable ?

Elle I was deeply saddened to learn about Hope I have never been a fan of hunting in general unless it was necessary to feed one's family...but bait hunting is deplorable in my mind and it should be illegal plain and simple but this is only my opinion. To think a hunter may have delibertly sought out Hope to kill her is truely sad

John Thanks I am pretty good at "pretending" I never slept very well so was up half the night so I will make up for it tonight. Yep I worked today...it was one of those lovely days....NOT

Grizz Great to see your post again....keep them coming k Times like this really does tug at your hey. I echo John ...your comments are very well stated and I must admit I fall in love with all the families I watch on cam and I bawl like a little kid if we lose even one ....we watch nature uncut in the raw and we see many successes and many unkind losses too ...after all it is the life cycle. I will never understand or accept trophy hunting thou ....hunting to feed ones family is a necessity for many but trophy hunting and bait hunting I will never accept and that is my story and I am sticking to it A sensitive topic for many and it is nice that we can share our opinion here. So wonderful to see you on your perch again I have to pinch myself to see if I am awake

Jude Great to see you on your perch again. You and the Dew have sure been busy hey... crossed things slow down soon

Well Nester Buds it is time for me to say

Stay safe and sleep snug as a bug in your own nests....see you all at timmie times yep yep yep.

Sad news from O.W.L. Their resident female golden eagle Goldie passed away today. She has been at O.W.L. for 20 years. Martina Versteeg has posted this message on O.W.L.'s Facebook page:

"Goldie our permanent education female Golden Eagle, who put fear into our volunteers and staff, has passed away after 20 years at our facility, She was lost under anaesthetic today will undergoing surgery for a ongoing foot problem. She has educated hundereds of people, on Golden Eagles, behaviour, taught young how to hunt, and even pushed some Bald Eagles around in her hay day. She will be greatly missed. Merrit her mate will still be around to continue educating. RIP Goldie"



RIP Goldie; your spirit soars free

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Sorry Grizz. After reading that newspaper article I have no respect whatsoever for the subhuman who wrote those comments on Facebook about Hope and Lily. That is beyond despicable.

I assume the FB thing was about hunting for Hope? I don't know because I refuse to use FB. No apology needed though because there are a whole lot of jerks here and one of them may be Rogers, the one who set the cam up. I don't know him but he has a whole lot of negative baggage in this state. He pretty much tames the bears to the point where he can go out and live among them. It gets him a lot of press coverage but I'm not sure of the scientific value. But then I am no expert but just a know nothing grunt.

Hi Bev !

What a great book...must look that up!!

Closing down for the night and will see ya'll for brekkie!
I'm up early enough to have Tim's too but don't guarantee that I stay up as the dog's
like going out early and I'm a night owl!!

TTFN Debs, Grizz, Jude, ED, Diana, SJ and Bev!!

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Grizz Great to see your post again....keep them coming k Times like this really does tug at your hey. I echo John ...your comments are very well stated and I must admit I fall in love with all the families I watch on cam and I bawl like a little kid if we lose even one ....we watch nature uncut in the raw and we see many successes and many unkind losses too ...after all it is the life cycle. I will never understand or accept trophy hunting thou ....hunting to feed ones family is a necessity for many but trophy hunting and bait hunting I will never accept and that is my story and I am sticking to it A sensitive topic for many and it is nice that we can share our opinion here. So wonderful to see you on your perch again I have to pinch myself to see if I am awake

I too often cry like a widdle baby when I see some poor creature lose it's life. Yet we know full well that billions of wee innocent critters around the world suffer and die each day. It's the way of life, and it's one of the few things we can be certain will happen to us one day. Perhaps the best we can hope for is that there will be someone to cry for us when we fall out of our nest.

Hunting is a touchy topic indeed. It's no wonder so many hate it. I used to hunt but quit when I found myself hoping I wouldn't see any deer. I was well acquainted with the Department of Natural Resources, since I too worked for the state. I know of their efforts, and I know that hunters are among the few who are willing to pay for it. I've seen whole herds (yards if you will) of deer starve during the winter, leaving their carcasses littering the forest floor in the spring, because there were just a few too many deer for the available food. I've seen a couple Hollywood actors promoting the feeding of deer up here, which was a hot political topic at the time. They lost interest mid winter and the entire deer population along the north shore of Lake Superior just south of Canada was nearly wiped out. I'm talking about unbelievable devastation, because there happened to be a severe winter that year (and you folks in Canada, like us northern Minnesotans, know full well what a severe winter is. An un-knowledgeable person wouldn't last more than a few minutes in such an extreme.) The deer population didn't recover for years.

It's a yin yang sort of thing. * Compassionately, there are few more miserable ways to die than starvation. True, it's a natural way to go, but the deer population in this area was created by the affects of man on our ecosystem leaving the deer dependent upon us. * Sans compassion, entire yards of deer dieing to no avail in the middle of winter is a terrible waste. The meat of just a few of those deer could have fed many people, and the deer yard could have been spared for the wolves and other creatures.

You folks here know this well. We can cry for the fallen creature, hate the efforts of man to kill our animals, but at the same time know that it all must be for life to thrive where man populates the land. The best kind efforts of the un-knowledgeable can destroy life as we know it, and that's the ultimate threat. That's why our wildlife biologists are so important to us here, and it's why we work so hard to promote research and education.

What I truly detest are the hunters who seek trophies in Africa, animals that they cannot eat. Like the beautiful cats and the magnificent elephants. That is a true shame.

Well said Elle. I care not for people like that! Let's face it, hunters don't need to and oughtn't EVER to kill, except to help an animal(s)!

Aw yes, Sassy. It is so sad for Lily and esp. Hope! Love the pic of the young elephant! And am even sadder for Goldie!

Hi Kari, you are my hero for looking after and caring for the dogs in need!

Hi Bev! Yes, had a good day, thanks! NNST!

Debs, K18 knows a good thing when she sees it! She'll move on when the instinct kicks in!

Grizz, I think we all are stricken by senseless killing as well as death from difficult situations/weather, etc. and I have been known to tear up or even weep, for many!

Now, NNSTDLBBBYA!!!

Wednesday Sept. 28, 2011.



Enjoy your day..

Hugs Bev...

Kay.. So sad about Goldie..

Judysj... Looking forward to my Tea..

Debs.. Cam is still down at NCTC...

Ed.. You are welcome.

Karen.. I am touched by your caring for dogs...

To all Nesters .. have a good day..

Hugs Bev...