Hi Judy

Yes, I am very lucky as I just have to cross the street to be in the park so I can go several times a day (and evening)......I am off there right now but at this time they usual stay in the tree. I wasn't able to get there today but I know the park was full of people and boaters enjoying the sunshine.

Evening Friends

2012 Fundraising Drive & Update

Many of you are aware that Hancock Wildlife Foundation (HWF) is currently conducting their 2012 Fundraising Drive and I have offered to lend a hand and update everyone on our Fundraising efforts thus far ... where we are now and how far we have to go yet.

First and foremost on behalf of David Hancock and the entire Hancock Wildlife Foundation family it is my pleasure to extend our warmest thanks to each and everyone of you for your continued support .... your contributions in time and in donations keep this forum family thriving and without your support we would surely have to close its doors.

The forum and the cams provides all of us with a unique opportunity to share in the wonder of wildlife and to visit with our friends both feathered and human :-) here on the forum. So thanks again for all that you do to support Hancock Wildlife Foundation you truely are the heart and soul of our HWF community.

There are some amazing things planned for 2012 and if you have not yet seen the Needs List yet here is the link to the list:

forum/viewtopic.php?topic=356429#356429

As you can see HWF really needs $100,000 to make all those dreams realities!

Currently we have raised about $11,000 that means we still have a shortfall of $89,000 for 2012

The funds raised to-date includes all donations received between November 2011 to June 2012 so you can see although we have made some pretty good progress we still need to raise $89,000 to achieve our fundraising goal for this year.

I am not sure if you are aware of this ...but HWF is a not for profit organization; they do not receive any grants or government funding they rely purely on donations to keep the forum and cams streaming so your support is truely needed.

There are efforts underway to secure some corporate sponsors to help us meet our financial targets but it's a work in progress. If you have any corporate contacts that you believe would be willing to donate or sponsor HWF please contact me or anyone of our volunteers and we will certainly ensure that your tip or referral is followed up on. Please include all contact information to facilitate that process.

The birds will soon be leaving their nesting areas providing David with a very short window of opportunity to visit each site and perform cam maintenance and do any upgrades and/or installations, which must be completed before the birds return. So if you have not yet made your donation or if you can donate a bit more please consider making it asap so that the equipment can be ordered and delivered to meet this short timeline.

To make your donation click on the link below

staticpages/index.php/HowToDonateToHWF_Fast

Thank you to those of you that have donated already. To those of you that cannot afford to make a donation right now we thank you for your continued support.

Together we make a difference and as a team we create magic and keep our HWF family united

In closing on behalf of our forum family I would also like to extend our warmest thanks to David Hancock for his dream brought us all together and David is responsible for keeping us connected and for educating so many ... warmest thanks David from all of us here...you are the best.

As donations come in we will keep you updated so that we can celebrate our progress together as a family!

Now lets create some magic together ...... Lets Go Team Lets Go



PS Sorry for being long winded...next update will be shorter I promise!

Was down at Vanier Park nest at sunset today and both fledglings been told but haven't witnessed a flight by either let myself and took two fotos one of the female which I cicled in red and the other is much smaller so should be a male



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did not see either parent.......maybe I'll get lucky and see one let fly tomorrow

Saw both the ma parent and the fledgling flying together over the Kitsilano area from the Burrard Street Bridge.....It was thrilling to watch but i didn't have my camera with me.

Hi judy

Yes, it is thrilling, something you never tire of....one baby was flying over the beach in front of our house this morning at 6:00 am being chased by no less than 5 crows......these pictures were taken last week

Monday July 16th was down at Vanier Park eagles nest again and only saw one eaglet on the tree....no second eaglet and no parents



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Hi judy

Yes, it is thrilling, something you never tire of....one baby was flying over the beach in front of our house this morning at 6:00 am being chased by no less than 5 crows......these pictures were taken last week

Love these shots, Diana! I can't wait for fall migration so we can see eagles and other birds of prey migrating here, it's the only time we see eagles in Toronto.

I was attending a performance at Bard on the Beach on Wednesday night, and saw both fledglings flying into the nest tree and perching there.