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By: cockatiel (offline) on Wednesday, September 28 2011 @ 04:25 PM EDT
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Scott, Good news about Buddy and was he has is treatable, now just waiting for the other test. 
That's a nice pic of Hope.
Gord, funny Steve Martin. I miss his early stuff.
Lori, so sorry to hear about Goldie. She sure was a beauty.
Scott, thanks for the start of a new day.
Jean,
Judy,
Laurie all such pretty cards and thoughts.
Linda, cute little chubby Bobwhites. Boy, does she lay a lot of eggs.
Laurie, your window must be clean enough to get such a good pic of the hawk.
Judy, like Jayden's skull and crossbones. He looks like a biker to be. love his eyes.
Annie, I had a hummer around for a bit. Problem I wasn't in much of a position to see him if he was around more.
Kat, thanks for the FOTD. Those roses look so pretty so full.
Linda, elle, I feel like you. I've let go of so many tears. Seeing my wild birds and them waiting for me to feed them gives my mind a little break.
Jeanie, mmm, never thought about staying logged in to the show. Good one.
Anna, I'm anxious to check you video of S2.
Lori, I'm going to check out your funny later too.
I'm here because I had a neighbor visit....now I'm off for a haircut. Figure I could accomplish something in a short time.
Later, 
Candy
Milwaukee, WI
The soul is the same in all living creatures
although the body of each is different
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By: mmud (offline) on Wednesday, September 28 2011 @ 05:00 PM EDT
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By: yalitldevl (offline) on Wednesday, September 28 2011 @ 05:01 PM EDT
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By: garyandjudi (online) on Wednesday, September 28 2011 @ 05:06 PM EDT
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By: anna-holland (offline) on Wednesday, September 28 2011 @ 05:42 PM EDT
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By: AnniesKatz (online) on Wednesday, September 28 2011 @ 05:47 PM EDT
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By: CovingtonKat (offline) on Wednesday, September 28 2011 @ 05:54 PM EDT
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Hullo, Bestie Nesties! 
I haven’t done any ketchup for a while…and it’s about time!
Jeannie – lovely granddaughters! Would love to hear Lexie having a giggle attack!
Rose – Love your lil handygirl!
Tx – I wanna smell the pine needles and sit under that tree by the lake with you!
Lori - *#%)(#$*& * doctors…I hope you get those results soon, GF!
Annie – love your hummer!
Elle – love your cabin! And the pics from your visit there…but we never heard the “alien cougar/hammock(?) story?!?
Dede – where the heck are you, GF?!?
Scoot – I hope the vet finds the right treatment so you and Buddy can rest easy…I continue to appreciate your bear links...
Grody – You’d best get better real soon…Oct is almost here!!!!
Linda – love the BOTDs…and will miss your posts for a couple of days…I hope you get out for some nature therapy...
Pruney – so glad you’re back and visiting more often! I love your humor, GF!
Iona – your pup pics were so cute…such big ears!!!
Judy – cutie pie grandson!
Laurie – great shots of the sharp-shinned hawk! (Did we get a consensus on that ID?!?) 
Anna – I will keep doing the close-ups of the roses – I love them too! And I love the Grebe doing the Egyptian dance!
Nanc – Still hot and humid down there?!? We’re actually enjoying a sunny cool fall day here! 
Sue – keep on getting out there and enjoying the fresh fall air and critters in your yard. You are in my thoughts soooooo often…
Kath – big hugs to Eva – I hope she’s enjoying her visit – your Cannon Beach pictures were awesome!
Awwwwwwwwwwww Hope…there are just no adequate words… 
So sad about Goldie …and the mate she left behind…and the O.W.L. staff who cared for her for so many years…
Laurie mentioning her dirty windows reminded me that I hadn’t posted some pictures that I took last weekend…Here’s the story:
It was Saturday night, and we had turned off the TV and were heading to bed. I went to the sliding door and turned off the backyard spotlights and then turned on the outside light just outside the slider to see if it had rained and the deck was wet. I saw some big smudges on the sliding door, and when I looked closer, I could make out the distinct outlines of a couple of small birds. Look closely and you can make out the head and the edges of the wings.

I tried with and without flash and held the camera as steadily as I could due to the lighting conditions.
Then, as I bent down lower, I saw a much bigger smudge! I layed down on the carpet, and took some more pics and called Lance to come back in and check it out! See his reflection!

Here’s the best pic of the largest birdprint – you can really see some detail on the wing feathers and tail. I measured the imprint wingtip to wingtip and it was 20+ inches…and the tips were curved upward so the wingspan is definitely larger than that. Lance swears he can see an eye print there! I’m guessing this was a Cooper’s chasing one of the smaller birds…but we’ll never know.

I remember that someone else posted a picture like this a few months ago, but not who it was.
Guess we need to take some action re the windows to keep this from happening …poor birdies!
I didn't miss anyone, did I?!? XOXO, CK
ETA: Hey, Anna! Vollendam hasn't changed much since I was there in 1998!!!! 
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By: garyandjudi (online) on Wednesday, September 28 2011 @ 07:14 PM EDT
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