Laurie/whales1 and Mel/4voyage. I am so pleased Muse Winery welcomed you even though it was not a day of business for them!! Apologies. I not only was not thinking what day it was ( aren't holidays wonderful) but also probably would not have known/ remembered they were closed Mondays.
It was great to meet both of you as well.

Here are two short videos of Solo flying to the nest. They were taken today, not at Fledgefest, but I am taking a bit of licence and posting them here now because we did get some videos on Fledgefest day that were too dark because of the weather conditions at the time.

Hope you enjoy.

SOLO MISSES FIRST TRY

SOLO MAKES IT TO THE NEST ON HER SECOND TRY

Those were great Elle! She sure went from to quote Harry "fat pud" to "high flier" in a short time, did she not? What a beautiful eaglet!
Thank you so much!
carolyn

Thank you all for the pics and reports. Harry, your video brought tears to my eyes. What a real honor to have witnessed Solo fly. Thank you Terry for doing all the organizing and for roughing the uneven ground( if only we could fly). Everyone looked to have a great time. I guess seeing ma, pa & witnessing Solos graduation to fledglet made it all worthwhile for everyone getting together. Thank you all for your pics and reports.
eta: Elle- those were beautiful videos of Solo landing in the nest- it brought tears to my eyes.she really made a successful transition into fledglet. Great work ma & PaI could almost hear solo singing I can fly...Look all I can fly!
Thanks everyone for sharing your day with those of us that couldn't be there with you to celebrate.
Cheers

Great updates and photos from all the Fledgefest attendees. Thank you so much.

so much elle!!! It was a pleasure to see our girl, Miss Solo Sidney, flying like a pro!!!

The quiz was not asked for but David permitted me to hand it out at the luncheon. It was merely a collection of some trivia about things Canadian with a dash of eagle sprinkled in. HWF is not responsible for any inaccuracies nor correct items, it is all on me. Those who tried it will see a few changes because the guy from Texas mixed up Prime Minister and Premier. The deleted question was about the Latin terminology of eagles and I decided, after talking with David while people were working on the test, that it was best deleted. Remember, it is only for fun.

FLEDGE FEST 2010 TRIVIA QUIZ

1. Enter the official two-letter abbreviations for the provinces in Canada
Alberta ....................._AB__
British Columbia.....___BC
Manitoba..................___MB
New Brunswick.......___NB
Labrador..................___NL
Nova Scotia..............___NS
Ontario.....................___ON
Quebec.....................___QC
Saskatchewan..........___SK
Prince Edward Is....___PE
2. What is on the reverse side of these Canadian coins :SHOULD SAY NON-SPECIAL
Penny - TWIG Half Dollar - COAT OF ARMS
Nickle - BEAVER Loonie - LOON
Dime - SLOOP/ BLUENOSE Toonie - POLAR BEAR
Quarter - CARIBOU
3. The Canadian flag has a maple leaf on it. How many points are on the maple leaf? __11____

4. What is the hottest temperature ever recorded in Canada? ___44.4c SOMEONE HAD A HIGHER____
5. What is the coldest temperature ever recorded in Canada? _______ _59c

6. What is the significance of CROZET ISLAND ? ___MOST DISTANT POINT OF LAND FROM vANCOVER_____________________________________
7. If you traveled due east, would you be north or south of; London __S___, Moscow _S____, Japan __N___

8. Who was the first Premier of the Province of British Columbia? JOHN FOSTER McCREIGHT
9. Who is the present Premier of the Province of British Columbia?___GORDON CAMBELL
10. And what number is he? ____34

11. We are in British Columbia. What Premier has the initials B, C____ BENNET, CECIL
notice the comma after the b
12. In size, what number is Canada in the list of Countries ? ______1____________
ussr was bigger, russia is not
13. What is the second smallest Province in Canada ? ____NOVA SCOTIA_______
14. Question deleted -

15. How many talons on each foot of an eagle? ______4
16. The female is normally larger than the male eagle. how much larger is the female?
A. 15% -20% B. 25%-30% C. 10% B

17. Unscramble these groups - all are provinces of Canada

a. A Irish built comb _BRITISH COLUMBIA b. I am no bat __MANITOBA
c. Lewd Nun no fad _NEW FOUNDLAND d. Oral Bard __LABRADOR
e. Avian Coots _ NOVA SCOTIA f. I ran too _ ONTARIO

g. Aha, wet snacks _ SASKATCHEWAN h. Win knew scrub _NEW BRUNSWICK
17. What is the best selling beer in Canada ? BUDWEISER
THAT'S ALL. END OF TEST

Quote by: sandra gee

Hi Larry (Urbaneagle) , I think your photos of Solo and the parent are the ones taken between 2:00pm and 3:00pm on Friday afternoon. Kay, elle and myself (Sandra gee) met you and Dawn on the roadside and pointed out Solo perched in the old nest tree. Your photos are wonderful.... knew they would be with that huge honkin' camera you have. It was nice to meet you.

Thanks for all the photos and recaps from FF2010 everyone, sounds like you all had a wonderful time .

From the photos I recognize John (eagledude) as John Simpson from Courtenay , or am I terribly confused .

Yes, Sandra that is probably me but, from Campbell River! I have met you at FFs and the Campbell River Eagle Fest, I believe!

And thank you Mel/4eagles for doing that Quiz! I enjoy a challenge and it was very good of you to set it up for us! I hope to see you again! I believe we will have a FF2011 and 2012, etc. I never did get to ask if you had been to Victoria before?

John/Eagle Dude

to Elle and Ian for the videos of Solo. You're right on Elle, Solo is a very smooth flyer and getting really good with the landings too!
Thanks again and good to see you at FF.