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This one is a lot different from the images I usually post-- and not as polished. Yet, for some reason I couldn't resist sharing it.
La question du moment pour ce tournepierre dans les rochers à droite des Kaolins. Pas de peur pour autant, juste une méfiance tout à fait fondée envers cette lentille qui brille et qui le suis.
Question For The Paranoid People Who Check Behind The Shower Curtain For Murderers...
What Exactly Is Your Plan If You Find One?
So after many wishes to make a q&a here it is. You can ask everything I will answer.
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The guy you see there is my new SigFig.
;-)
Huh, 30/52 was hard - spent several days in Moravia which was pretty exhausting (a lot of celebrating etc ;-)) and all of sudden I realized it was Sunday and I forgot about 52 weeks....Then my french fries were ready and idea appeared ;-)
And tomorrow work, gosh I want to be back in the USA - a carefree and fabulous time I had there ;-)
"Their common name refers to a distinctive silver mark on the hindwing." Can't see it here, unfortunately.. Proboscis in the sand?
I have a few questions in general :)
So if you couldn't tell by my stream, I don't do many self portraits. And I really don't know why either. I guess it's just easier to take pictures of stationary objects?! But I want to challenge myself, so would you agree that I should explore self portraits more, or disagree?
Also, Prints. Print exchange? Print giveaway? What do you guys think? Should I make something happen, or just leave it?
I'm not very good at decision making, it takes me 30 mins, to decide what I'm having for breakfast! So really any opinions, or answers would be much appreciated :)
RULES OF THE TAGGY:
-Copy these questions.
-When you get 2 favorites, answer the questions below.
200: My middle name is: Nun.Ya.Beez.Wax.
199: I was born in: A hospital
198: I am really: A flying purple people eater.
197: My cellphone company is: Boost Mobile
196: My eye color is: Brown
195: My shoe size is: ...4...AND I'M IN 9TH GRADE O.-
194: My ring size is: No clue
193: My height is: ..ehhh...4'7 I think...
192: I am allergic to: nothing
191: My 1st car was: A tricycle.
190: My 1st job was: None yet
189: Last book you read: The Summer I Turned Pretty
188: My bed is: FLUFFEH *.*
187: My pet: Is turtly enough for the turtle club.
186: My best friend: Well, real life wise: Ange, Amber, and Kyle :3
185: My favorite shampoo is: ..this question is awkward..
184: AIM name: Don't have one
183: Piggy banks are: Always bashed apart in t.v. shows
182: In my pockets: A quarter, a gum wrapper, and a doll shoe o.o..
181: On my calendar: Don;t have one in my room xD
180: Marriage is: Neh.
179: Spongebob is: VERY SPONGEY.
178: My mom: Is epic
177: The last three cd's I bought were?: Goodwill.
176: Last YouTube video watched: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LE-5sYqKbFY&list=PL74062CEF3A... x""D
175: How many cousins do you have?: 50 something?
174: Do you have any siblings?: Nope
173: Are your parents divorced?: Nope
172: Are you taller than your mom?: Nope :c
171: Do you play an instrument?: the guitar and mayonaise.
170: What did you do yesterday?: Climbed up my hill
[ I Believe In ]
169: Love at first sight: Yes
168: Luck: Sometimes
167: Fate: YUSH.
166: Yourself: Kinda
165: Aliens: I am one. So DUH.
164: Heaven: Mhm
163: Hell: Mhm
162: God: 99%
161: Horoscopes: Nope, but there fun to read :3
160: Soul mates: Yep
159: Ghosts: HELL YES.
158: Gay Marriage: Mhm
157: War: Nope. MAKE TACOS NOT WAR.
156: Orbs: The floating lint balls? Nope.
155: Magic: Ehh kinda
[ This or That ]
154: Hugs or Kisses: Huggles ^-^
153: Drunk or High: Dru- I MEAN NEITHER. (Jk, I don't drink, or get high.)
152: Phone or Online: Online
151: Red heads or Black haired: Gingers FTW.
150: Blondes or Brunettes: Brunettes (although I have a crush on a blonde :p)
149: Hot or cold: Cold
148: Summer or winter: Summer
147: Autumn or Spring: Both
146: Chocolate or vanilla: Vanilla
145: Night or Day: Night
144: Oranges or Apples: Apples
143: Curly or Straight hair: Straight
142: McDonalds or Burger King: DA DA DA D-DA I'M LOVIN' IT
141: White Chocolate or Milk Chocolate: Milk chocolate
140: Mac or PC: I honestly don;t know :o
139: Flip flops or high heels: Flip flops
138: Ugly and rich OR Sexy and poor: sexy and poor
137: Coke or Pepsi: Coke
136: Hillary or Obama: Obama
135: Burried or cremated: Not sure o.O
134: Singing or Dancing: Singing
133: Coach or Chanel: Eww. Neither.
132: Kat McPhee or Taylor Hicks: Who?
131: Small town or Big city: Love them both <33
130: Wal-Mart or Target: Target
129: Ben Stiller or Adam Sandler: Adam Sandler
128: Manicure or Pedicure: Manicure
127: East Coast or West Coast: East Coast baby <333333333
126: Your Birthday or Christmas: Birfday :3 (No offense to Jesus O.O)
125: Chocolate or Flowers: Flowers
124: Disney or Six Flags: Six Flags
123: Yankees or Red Sox: Red Sox
[ Here's What I Think About ]
122: War: Shouldn't exsist.
121: George Bush: BWHAHAHAHHAAHA. Joke.
120: Gay Marriage: Support it :)
119: The presidential election: Don't care.
118: Abortion: Well, it depends on how bad your situation is.
117: MySpace: Ghost town
116: Reality TV: Stupid people doing stupid things= entertaining.
115: Parents: a lil nagging but cool people xD
114: Back stabbers: Ahem, FUCK YA'LL STUPID HOES. I feel better.
113: Ebay: Correction: Evilbay.
112: Soccer: Blech.
111: Work: Referring to schoolwork: Ehh, not that bad.
110: My Neighbors:..Interesting..
109: Gas Prices: Too high D:
108: Designer Clothes: Don't need them. I like my damn Wal-Mart pants.
107: College: I'm a freshman. Not too concerned yet.
106: Sports: Eww.
105: My family: Loving their oddness :)
104: The future: PHIL OF THE FUTURE.
[ Last time I ]
103: Hugged someone: Yesterday (March 3rd, 2012)
102: Last time you ate: About 10 minutes ago
101: Saw someone I haven't seen in awhile: A friend that I thought I lost forever.
100: Cried in front of someone: 2 weeks ago?
99: Went to a movie theater: Freaking last summer xD
98: Took a vacation: Last July (referring to 2011 when I say last)
97: Swam in a pool: Last September
96: Changed a diaper: ...Last May..At a friends sleepover...Don't question it.
95: Got my nails done: 4 years ago.
94: Went to a wedding: Last October
93: Broke a bone: Never
92: Got a piercing: Never
91: Broke the law: ...Does not playing gym count?
90: Texted: 15 minutes ago.
[ MISC ]
89: Who makes you laugh the most: My friends
88: Something I will really miss when I leave home is: Just that homey feeling
87: The last movie I saw: Uhmm..I saw Scooby Doo Two: Monsters Unleashed on t.v. today :D
86: The thing that I'm looking forward to the most: Hanging with my crush soon :3
85: The thing im not looking forward to: Staying after Wed. for help in Algebra -.-
84: People call me:...I can't list all my nicknames xD
83: The most difficult thing to do is: Letting go of someone that you never had a hold of.
82: I have gotten a speeding ticket: Never
81: My zodiac sign is: Capricorn
80: The first person I talked to today was: My friend Amber over text
79: First time you had a crush: Kindergarten O.o
78: The one person who I can't hide things from: My friends Kyle and Ange
77: Last time someone said something you were thinking: On a schooltrip to boston last November
76: Right now I am talking to: No one
75: What are you going to do when you grow up: Hopefully be a director
74: I have/will get a job: Will
73: Tomorrow: Will be boring
72: Today: Was fun
71: Next Summer: Will hopefully be an amazing summer
70: Next Weekend: Better be fun
69: I have these pets: A turtle
68: The worst sound in the world: This teacher's voice that's in my school *twitch twitch*
67: The person that makes me cry the most is: Someone.
66: People that make you happy: My friends, family
65: Last time I cried: Didn't I answer this already?
64: My friends are: Crazy-ass mofo's.
63: My computer is: My child
62: My School: Is filled with whores.
61: My Car: I don't have one
60: I lose all respect for people who: hurt me in ways a friend should never do.
59: The movie I cried at was: None...I'm so heartless Dx
58: Your hair color is: Ginger red
57: TV shows you watch: Walking Dead, Dance Moms, Adventure Time, and many others
56: Favorite web site: Flickr and Twitter
55: Your dream vacation: Going on a world wide trip :)
54: The worst pain I was ever in was: When I twisted my ankle o.o
53: How do you like your steak cooked: I'm a vegitarian.
52: My room is: A lil messy but oh so cozy ^_^
51: My favorite celebrity is: Idk...o.p
50: Where would you like to be: Narnia.
49: Do you want children: Maybeee
48: Ever been in love: Yes
47: Whos your best friend: Ange and Kyle (I swear I don't have any friends in my real life xD)
46: More guy friends or girl friends: Girls..But it's a lot of drama x.x
45: One thing that makes you feel great is: Getting an answer right in Algebra xD
44: One person that you wish you could see right now: My crush :c
43: Do you have a 5 year plan: Psh..nuu...
42: Have you made a list of things to do before you die: Sorta
41: Have you pre-named your children: Yep! Girl: Haley or Aubrey Boy: Chase or Leo
40: Last person I got mad at: My dad
39: I would like to move to: Maine
38: I wish I was a professional: Hooker. LOL jk, I have no clue
[ My Favorites ]
37: Candy: Skittles
36: Vehicle: PUNCH BUGGY YELLOW SAFETY!
35: President: Idk
34: State visited: New York
33: Cellphone provider: Idk xD
32: Athlete: Don't care
31: Actor: Not sure O.O
30: Actress: Jennifer Aniston I guess
29: Singer: Hmm...Taylor Swift
28: Band: Asking Alexandria
27: Clothing store: Hot Topic
26: Grocery store: Does it matter?
25: TV show: Walking Dead
24: Movie: TWILIGHT. Lol jk, dumb sparkly faries aren't my cup of tea. It's the Smurfs :3
23: Website: I swear I answered this too....
22: Animal: Wolf
21: Theme park: SDoes the Big E count as one?
20: Holiday: Easter or Halloween
19: Sport to watch: Don;t watch them
18: Sport to play: Bowling
17: Magazine: Seventeen or MAD
16: Book: I'd Tell You I Love You But Then I'd Have To Kill You, The Summer I Turned Pretty, and Cut
15: Day of the week: Friday
14: Beach: I hate beaches xD
13: Concert attended: Blood On The Dance Floor local concert..( I got to meet Dahvie <33333333333333333333333333)
12: Thing to cook: Toast. The only thing I can cook without getting the fire department called on me.
11: Food: Stuffed peppers without meat
10: Restaurant: A local diner right near me
9: Radio station: No clue o.o
8: Yankee candle scent: I don;t remember the name, but it was purple and it had to deal with bad weather.
7: cologne: For guys? Axe <33 For me? I like Dark Kiss from Bath And Body Works
6: Flower: White Tulip
5: Color: Neon green
4: Talk show host: Dr. Phil (Mr. Mustache as my friend calls him xD)
3: Comedian: Jeff Dunham or Gabriel Ingecies (sp)
2: Dog breed: Tiny lil yorkie
1: Are you ready for this survey to be over?: Yush. I've had to pee. xD
I tag everyone who hasn't done this!!
How fascinating that during our lives there are moments in time that have the ability to go down in history.⏰📘
One such moment came at 17:42 on Friday the 3rd of July 2020, where were you at this momentous time, just in case anyone was out in the scullery jumping up and down on a bunch of grapes in order to make your next bottle of wine, let me pass on to you the following reportage, you cannot make it up.😜
The place was Downing Street, the subject matter, questions to the PM who had addressed the nation, what happens, yep this question is put to BoJo, “Prime Minister, should we drink a yard of ale to celebrate pubs reopening” well the cheers, whooping, trumpets being blown, beating of drums, singing, that rang out around this village, was just sheer joy. The village church bells rang to the tune of ‘Roll Out The Barrel’, Horace bounced up and down on his Olympic size trampoline, purely incredible scenes.
The noise was picked up at The Goonhilly Earth Station.🍻🎺🎶📡
The internet and phone lines in the village, all went into meltdown, morse code, tambourines anything that could be classed as a method of communication were put to use. Nancy Nancarrow, yes the lady that does glass blowing on the side, immediately swung into action producing yard of ale glasses by the thousand in her garden shed.☎️🏡🍸🍹
A crack team of ladies from the WI armed to the teeth with welding and fabrication qualifications assembled outside the church hall.
Their immediate task was to reacquisition the bus that is used for the Sunday school outings and prepare it for an exhibition pub crawl through Cornwall.🚌
They would cut the roof off the bus with Oxy-Acetylene torches and turn it into a cabriolet, these measures were required in order to follow guidelines that it is safer for large groups to be in the open air.
Next step was to expertly cut out the double seats and weld in a job lot of chairs from the church hall at two meter spacings.
Bus conversion complete, these ladies were good to go.🔥🔥
Trixie Trebillcock and Betty Beswetherick, had been in a bubble or on a bender some miles away in Wadebridge when they heard the cheer from the village go up, they immediately phoned back to the village to ask Nancy what was going on, once informed they asked, could they be picked up from Wadebridge next day on route for the pub crawl to celebrate this momentous moment in time.👯♀️🎉🎊
Mrs Trebogus said she would drive the bus for the pub crawl.
With representatives from many of the organisations in the village sat in the single seats of the bus cabriolet and every member armed with a yard of ale glass they set off from the village via Wadebridge, duly collected Trixie and Betty, then headed off through Cornwall, stopping off at numerous hostelries testing their yard glasses before one final stop in Penzance.🍺🍺🍺🍺🍷🍺🍷🍺🍷🍺🍺🍷🍺🍷🍺🍷
Following the consumption of about twenty yards of ale each in Penzance alone, some of the ladies were a bit worse for wear, some even went missing.🙈😜
As it was getting dark Mrs Trebogus had to get back to the farm in order to milk her Friesian cows. Therefore she took the decision to round up the ladies she could find and transport them back to the village. (I bet you have all been out on a day like this if you are honest)🐄🐮🐄🐮🐄🐮
When Trixie and Betty staggered back to the RV point, they could not believe they had missed the bus, Trixie said “we will have to walk home”, Betty responded, we can’t do that, we are not fit to walk, we will have to drive. 😱😱
Trixie said “but we don’t have a car”, Betty responded don’t worry we will borrow one, Trixie said “don’t be stupid, there won’t be a car around here that is taxed, so forget that, how about we borrow a bus from Penzance bus station”, brilliant idea responded Betty.🚗🚌
So Betty stood guard outside the large bus station while Trixie went into borrow a bus, well after about half an hour of engine revving, clattering and banging, Betty shouts in “what on earth are you doing”, Trixie responds, I’m doing my best but the bus for Wadebridge is parked at the back.🚌
Betty shouts, “take the one for St Columb, we can walk from there”.🚌🚶♀️🚶♀️
Thank you so much for viewing my photos, the banter and comments you leave are so appreciated.
Take care, have a lovely weekend
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Early marriage is a tradition of our very defensive religious society. It's like a curse to that girl who actually not ready to get married both mentally and physically .
So questions throws to the society How long they have to carry the burden of the early marriage
I wanted to mod my Brickmania Easy Eight, I am wondering if this new cupola looks good. What are your guys' thoughts? Also, expect some new uploads mid-May....
This is the caterpillar of the Question Mark butterfly (Polygonia interrogationis). There is a tiny mark on the underside of the butterfly's wing that gives it the unusual name. I photographed this spiky creature at the Butterfly Haven in Pingree, Idaho.
What I know about lightning:
“Is a powerful natural electrostatic discharge produced during a thunderstorm. This abrupt electric discharge is accompanied by the emission of visible light and other forms of electromagnetic radiation. The electric current passing through the discharge channels rapidly heats and expands the air into plasma producing acoustic shock waves (thunder) in the atmosphere” (Wikipedia dixit).
It’s a very spectacular phenomenon, specially at night.
It’s not easy to get a good capture if you don’t know how to do it. It’s pure chance.
It’s pure chance that your building gets struck by lightning.
So, I got this capture and three weeks later my building was struck by lightning.
I said goodbye to my monitor, printer, TV and toaster. CPU, Hi-Fi and microwaves survived (by chance).
Corollary: lightning and chance are two sides of the same coin.
Elle rassemble les corps de 2208 soldats, dont 577 inconnus. La bataille de Morhange dont il est question s'est déroulée du 19 au 20 août 1914 et fit plus de 8000 morts.
As we approached the outer limits of the Chicago Terminal, near Gary, trains were beginning to pile up. This is actually quite normal, but there was chatter on the radio hinting to a train ahead experiencing trouble.
The railroads changed to narrow band radio communication a few years back. This system makes it extremely difficult to hear a locomotive radio from more than ten miles away. If a portable radio is being used, then the limit seems to be around three miles.
While the dispatcher flushed out the normal rush of evening eastbound intermodals, those of us on westbounds suffered a very slow roll into town. Every mile of progress, though, made it a tad easier to catch bits and pieces of the conversation ahead.
Just prior to leaving the mainline and changing over to the yard radio channel, I learned that the train in question was Amtrak's Capitol Limited. It was stopped east of the detector a mile or so south of the White Sox stadium.
On the following day, we departed Englewood and began our journey to Toledo. The progression of signals ahead meant a stop at the Calumet River bridge for a lake freighter to pass through.
Once stopped at the signal, I opened the door and was surprised to find sparkling Charger 361 tied down on a yard lead. With no apparent fuel, oil, or water leaks, I assumed she had an issue somewhere within.
After kicking over a few stones, I learned that the Capitol tripped the detector at MP518 for a wheel defect. The culprit? Non other than the brand new 361! So new that the wheel sets were still shiny. Not a speck of dirt or dust to be found.
The crew was instructed to limp the unit down to CP 509 where it could be set out. The defect was rumored to be an issue with one of the axles.
Lucky for the passengers on #30, the 361 was not sole power for the train. She was trailing a Genesis unit. After a hefty delay, the train continued east.
This is not the first time that I had seen or heard of a Charger no longer being able to charge ahead. It sounds like the model's reliability percentage is more favorable now than when first delivered. Good news as Amtrak has enough troubles!
Charged Out.
Rain and colder temps have kept me from chasing butterflies until this weekend. Allhart and I visited Strawberry Plains Audubon Center where several species of butterflies, moths, bees and other insects were active. It was great weather and an enjoyable morning to shoot.
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This was my second choice image for the Leading Questions project with Clipper. I really like this shot but felt that the humor of the first shot suited him better.
His interview can be found here:
seattlejazzscene.com/?p=775#comments
The behind the scenes blog can be found here:
leadingquestionsproject.blogspot.com/2008/08/clipper-ande...
Strobist info:
WL X1600 through 4 foot octadome without the outer diffusion panel.
Fired by PW's.
This shot was made with my 5D. It's interesting to see the differences between it in the film shot below.
Question to all of you: why does my EXIF information show sometimes, and other times it does not. I use Lightroom Classic for all my editing and the data shows there. Does anyone else have this problem?
Polygonia interrogationis is on my deck!
This is the winter form. It’s getting ready to overwinter and show up early in the spring.
Midtown Tulsa, OK
In everything we do we are challenged with the question of: Is this right? Is this good? Will this be accepted? And in all of those questions, it is easy to be tricked into thinking that the answer is what we are seeking. But I believe what the artist's soul looks for is not an answer to AM I GOOD ENOUGH, but instead a way to break the question entirely.
www.promotingpassion.com/quieting-yourself/
If I try to answer the fundamental question of "Am I good enough?", inevitably the answer is irrelevant. That the question is asked at all proves that we seek validation to what we create. In an attempt to break myself from that validation, to stop the person inside of me who would silence my more adventurous spirit, I will be creating new works. The question will not be if it is good enough, but instead, is it enough - for me.
Model: Steph Pez
I received a flurry of emails asking questions about SWFEC late last night, February 8, 2023. In an effect to address most of them I have put together a question and answer Flickr page. Please be sure to read the description below the photo find the information. I hope the information will answer most of the questions. Thank you.
Will the eaglets be banded?
There was a question concerning banding the eaglets at SWFEC. Unless the eaglets have to be removed from the nest for some reason, we don’t believe there is any plan to band them in the nest. Banding requires a permitted licensed bander to place the bands and at this time there are no research projects that we know of that are banding.
Even wildlife facilities have to have someone in their organization certified to band birds - or have to know someone who is certified out of their organization who can band the bird for them.
Eaglets have to be a certain age in order to be banded. Too young, the band will slip off. The eaglets at SWFEC are of an age where they could be banded if they are removed from the nest.
Do eagles get hoarse?
There was an interesting question asked that related to M15’s voice. People have thought that M15’s voice might be hoarse. from all of the vocalizing to warn intruders away and calling for his mate.
Eagles don’t have vocal cords and the sound is produced in the syrinx, which is a bony chamber located in the trachea which divides to go to the lungs. The bird’s syrinx has membranes in its outer walls that vibrate when the bird vocalizes. Birds can vibrate those syringeal membranes both when they breathe in and when they breathe out.
The syrinx in birds is similar in function to our larynx, or voice box, but very different in structure. Our larynx is located just downstream from our throat at the top of our trachea (wind pipe), whereas the bird’s syrinx is located at the bottom of the trachea, where it splits into two branches, the bronchi, each branch going to one of the bird’s two lungs.
While it might be possible for a bird’s sound to alter with overuse, it is usually caused by inflammation or infection (bacterial or fungal). Please note that we don’t think either are a concern. M15 has always had a different vocal than Harriet - much more raspy in my opinion. Maybe he has been louder so we are able to hear it better?
What is Harriet’s Age?
One of the questions we are asked frequently is how old the adult eagles are. We can only go by what we know as confirmed when making an estimate of Harriet’s age. None of the adults have been banded, so there is no way of knowing when the eagles hatched - including Harriet’s first mate, Ozzie. We have a better idea of the age of M15 since his plumage and eye color were that of a newly mature eagle (5 years of age).
Based on local viewers and the property owners, the Pritchetts, who have watched the pair nesting on the Pritchetts’ property over the years, Harriet is at least 22 years of age. She has been seen nesting at this nest since 2006. We take the number of years she has been nesting at this nest and add five years since it takes approximately five years before an eagle is mature and ready to raise a family. (17 years at SWFEC nest + 5 years = 22 years)
However, there was a nest across the street that locals said she and her previous mate, Ozzie, nested and raised young. If she is the same female that nested across the street she could be in her late 20s or even 30s. But we have no hard evidence to make that determination.
The information on the nest across the street (and Bald Eagle nests across Florida) was documented by Audubon Florida’s EagleWatch program. There are no records that we know of with FWC stating it was Harriet in the other nest. None of the eagles that nested in this particular nest across the street from the Pritchetts’ property have been banded.
With as many eagles in Florida there were most likely locals observing that nest long before it failed. IF photographers had good equipment there may be photos of the eagles nesting in that location that may have IDing marks, but we are not aware of them, nor have we seen them. Without definitive proof there is no way of knowing if the same eagles nested in that location for a period of years.
We don’t want to post any information that we can’t substantiate - which is why her age is stated the way it is. We know Harriet has to be at least 22 years old, but she is most likely older - we just don’t know how old. Eagles have been known to raise young in the late 30s, so it is possible she is that old. The oldest known wild eagle died at the age of 38. However, the only reason this is known is because that eagle had been banded - most are not banded.
Regarding the nest near Donald Street - interestingly enough the present nest (SWFEC) is now listed as LE026 (it used to be LE-26B). The nest that was located near Donald Street had been listed as LE-26A and the present nest was LE-26B. Now the nest in west pasture is listed as LE026a and the present nest is listed as LEO26.
Since the nest tree that did house LE-26A is no longer standing, there is no reference to it on the Bald Eagle nest Locator map (the Audubon recently changed/updated their nest locator site).
This is the information that had been listed about the previous nest before the site was updated. Previous Nest History by Year (LE-26A Strap Number: 30-43-25-04-00005.0000 - was located across the street):
90-91 Active, 2 Fledglings confirmed
91-92 Active, 1 Fledgling confirmed
92-93 Active, 2 Fledglings confirmed
93-94 Active, 3 Fledglings confirmed
94-95 Active, 2 Fledglings confirmed
95-96 Active, 3 Fledglings confirmed
96-97 Active, 2 Fledglings confirmed
97-98 Inactive
98-99 Active, 1 Fledgling confirmed
99-00 Active, 2 Fledglings confirmed
00-01 Active, 2 Fledglings confirmed
01-02 Active, 1 Fledgling confirmed
02-03 Active, two adults observed at nest tree 4/21/03
03-04 Tree observed dead 9/29/03. ES Staff inspected the tree on 9/29/03 and found the tree had been girdled by machete or hatchet. Birds had been observed in the territory but did not nest this nesting season.
04-05 Active, Two adults observed incubating posture in Dec '04. 1 chick fledged about April 6, 2005
05-06 Active, 1 fledgling confirmed
06-07 Inactive *Built a new nest north of Bayshore Rd (LEO26B). 2 chicks fledged at LEO26B
07-08 through 11-12 Inactive
Please remember that the observations before 2012 are from ground observations only. Members of Audubon Florida’s EagleWatch usually check nests periodically and try to maintain proper distances and make available blinds to prevent disturbance of an active Bald Eagle nest.
I would also like to post the exact quote from Dr. Heather Barron concerning Ozzie’s possible age: Quote from Dr. Heather Barron: “For age, I said 20s to 30s to them because eagles get their adult plumage and usually start mating around 5-7 years of age. So, if people have reported him in the area for 20 years, then he was at least 5, possibly older when he showed up, which could mean he is closer to 30. Either way, the average lifespan is 15-20 years, so he certainly was better than average.
Searching for Harriet.
There is concern as to what search parties have been organized to locate Harriet. We can only share what we know. The Pritchetts searched their own extended property the first weekend after Harriet flew off. We also know a few locals who have checked certain areas where Harriet has been known to frequent - with permission from any property owner. Always get permission from the property owner when undertaking any search.
There were reports of downed eagles; those areas were checked with no findings. We understand a number of local people have also conducted searches, but we have no information on where they searched.
Please remember - this is Florida. There are many areas of Florida with thick, rough vegetation which is hard to maneuver through. There are also wildlife that live in these areas; including snakes, rats, alligators, bobcats and coyote. Extreme caution should be used when undertaking any search in these areas.
Who named Ozzie and Harriet?
Another question that is asked frequently is how did “Harriet” and her first mate, “Ozzie” get their names. We asked the Pritchetts this question when the camera first came online. Their answer was the eagles were named by some local bird enthusiasts who followed the pair from the beginning. Since they were already known by the locals as “Ozzie” and “Harriet” the Pritchetts continued use those names when the cameras began streaming online.
Apparently there is still some confusion over who “named” the eagles. We asked the Pritchetts again to make sure we were sharing the correct information. From the Pritchetts: “We did not coin their names. The initial group of watchers did; way before we started even thinking about the cameras. They told us the names whenever we stopped by to talk to them and it stuck.”
Would another female raise the young at this time?
There was a question as to whether another female might be accepted by M15 at this time and help raise the eaglets. This is a question that we really can’t answer. It is totally up to M15 as to whether he might be willing to allow another eagle in the nest. And it is also totally up to a female Bald Eagle as to whether they would be interested in helping to raise young that were not hers.
There are many rogue eagles in Florida right now - especially in the areas where Hurricane Ian caused loss of habitat and nests. Each year we have observed a number of visitors/intruders in the territory, but this year there have been a greater number. Both Harriet and M15 have spent quite a bit of time warning intruders away - even giving chase.
Someone wanted to know why Harriet left. The day Harriet left the nest tree she had been vocalizing quite a bit and checking the skies. It was thought she may have left to give chase, but this is speculation on my part as to her actions. We have no idea what happened once she was out of view of the cameras. But it did appear she took flight away from the nest tree due to a perceived threat.
In nature, we can never say never. While cameras on a number of nests have given biologists more insight on what happens during breeding times, it doesn’t mean what was seen at one nest could happen at another nest. It is highly unlikely that M15 and another female would bond enough to raise E21 and E22 together at this time. Bonding is an important part of choosing a mate. Harriet didn’t accept M15 until closer to breeding season. However, that doesn’t mean it might not happen. We all wait to see how this season plays out and wish M15 continued success as he cares for his two young eaglets.