tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post3101875112857027459..comments2023-10-12T06:58:26.451-04:00Comments on Mary's View: Friday Fun with Raptors!Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-79462077606310869482007-03-05T09:53:00.000-05:002007-03-05T09:53:00.000-05:00Great photos, Mary! The Bald Eagle is just gorgeou...Great photos, Mary! The Bald Eagle is just gorgeous!sonia a. mascarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02415359150944729620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-40276610863055349972007-03-03T23:07:00.000-05:002007-03-03T23:07:00.000-05:00Mary! These pictures are awesome! The cloud mounta...Mary! These pictures are awesome! The cloud mountain range is eerie and beautiful. I'm so glad you had some time to renew your spirits and that you know and believe 'that you're worth it.' Amen :0)<BR/>Cathy - form Looking upAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-54771058664188021632007-03-03T22:04:00.000-05:002007-03-03T22:04:00.000-05:00Looks like a much better way to spend an afternoon...Looks like a much better way to spend an afternoon than at work.<BR/><BR/>Wish the raptor center by me was close enough to volunteer at on a regular basis. I transport bird for them whenever they call, but it's almost a 2 hour ride. <BR/><BR/>Hope to hear more about it! More pics please.LauraHinNJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08329387562570495570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-7304103067506005572007-03-03T19:54:00.000-05:002007-03-03T19:54:00.000-05:00Sandy, it was an ugly storm - not the worst I've s...Sandy, it was an ugly storm - not the worst I've seen but the warnings were worth paying attention to!<BR/><BR/>Trixie, our terrain is high and low lands. We live on a golf course.... Driving - uphill and downhill. We live on a steep hill, too, and I'm afraid of tripping down the driveway and breaking my teeth.<BR/><BR/>Laura, glad you visited! I'll post more soon. Maybe I'll include that heron stinker.<BR/><BR/>Mon@rch, you were at the National Aviary? Cool. I don't have much spare time but I'll volunteer some hours each month.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-82784552710444213192007-03-03T19:32:00.000-05:002007-03-03T19:32:00.000-05:00Looks like a great day you had! If you have time,...Looks like a great day you had! If you have time, do volunteer! I had worked at the National Aviary for 2 years and got in over 600 volunteer hours! Some of the best days of my life!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-72950691814706895232007-03-03T19:20:00.000-05:002007-03-03T19:20:00.000-05:00Hi Mary, I'm really glad you stopped by my blog! L...Hi Mary, I'm really glad you stopped by my blog! Loved seeing your pictures on here, especially the eagle photos. It sounds like a great place to volunteer and the photo ops would be amazing!<BR/><BR/>I'll be back to see the rest of the pics!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-7381132477834109432007-03-03T14:49:00.000-05:002007-03-03T14:49:00.000-05:00Dango, Mary! What intense clouds. They really do...Dango, Mary! What intense clouds. They really do look like a mountain range. What kind of terrain is around your area? <BR/><BR/>Zoey wants to start volunteering at Bird TLC here, I just need to find time to fit it in. My friend, Laura, spends her Mondays there, but I am working then. We will work it out!<BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing your afternoon with us.entotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04765602736333069178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-50432558601316187772007-03-03T11:13:00.000-05:002007-03-03T11:13:00.000-05:00Mary, I thought of you when I saw the nc map on th...Mary, I thought of you when I saw the nc map on the weather channel. Those are mean-looking clouds in the background, for sure. I grew up in Oklahoma, aka tornado alley, and still have family there, so don't take storms lightly.<BR/>Too bad about the eagles, I know that it is nature, but still hard to take.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-64762903342776905642007-03-03T07:08:00.000-05:002007-03-03T07:08:00.000-05:00Lynne, more photos to come. I can't believe you a...Lynne, more photos to come. I can't believe you are still having "snow days".<BR/><BR/>Dee, welcome! Thanks for stopping by.<BR/><BR/>Laurie, sometimes it's good to break away from the routine. There was a somber mood at the center today.<BR/><BR/>Pam, I hope you get out to play soon. Won't be long!<BR/><BR/>Ruth, those storm clouds were wicked looking, alright!<BR/><BR/>Susan, the eagle aviary looked like the largest batting cage I've ever seen.<BR/><BR/>Annie, I didn't know about the cranes. Very sad for those who worked so hard...Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02040099513110890878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-23739622857372871882007-03-03T00:31:00.000-05:002007-03-03T00:31:00.000-05:00You managed to capture the raptors perfectly. We h...You managed to capture the raptors perfectly. We have some hawks, but mostly see Turkey vultures here - look wonderful when swooping in the air currents, but not so handsome close up. <BR/><BR/>You probably know this? That last month some Whooping crane fledglings drowned in a Florida tornado - they're endangered and in an attempt to establish a new colony, some Whooping Crane group brought them down with an ultralight plane as a surrogate leader. The humans involved with the project were devastated, but will go on with their work. <BR/><BR/>Annie at the Transplantable RoseAnnie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-76366891270211324102007-03-02T22:24:00.000-05:002007-03-02T22:24:00.000-05:00Yay! Raptors!You will not regret volunteering the...Yay! Raptors!<BR/><BR/>You will not regret volunteering there, Mary. Give it a shot.<BR/><BR/>Poor eaglets. But it's early enough in the season, and the parents will probably try again.<BR/>I think the pictures through the wire turned out quite nice. <BR/>Eagles need alot of room, don't they? Legally (on a permit) they need to have a minimum of 100 feet of flight cage. That's big!Susan Gets Nativehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00216170589750418861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-19078695881942657802007-03-02T22:13:00.000-05:002007-03-02T22:13:00.000-05:00I have never seen a raptor centre in our area. Wha...I have never seen a raptor centre in our area. What great pictures you got. The sky shots are lovely. Storm clouds do make life interesting.<BR/>RuthRuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892804871759397018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-68596820470768233892007-03-02T22:03:00.000-05:002007-03-02T22:03:00.000-05:00Oh Mary, I'm glad you were spared of any of the wi...Oh Mary, I'm glad you were spared of any of the wicked storms, too. Ohhhh, thank you for showing your Golden Eagle photo! I just learned about them last summer. And your Bald Eagle photos are gorgeous, too. What fun you had this afternoon. I am sooooo itching to get outside it isn't funny.<BR/>That's so sad about the two baby bald eagles. Poor babies. <BR/>Your sunset photo is gorgeous. Good for you for taking time for *you* today! <BR/>I can't wait to see what Susan has to say about your post!NatureWomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04272529400065960820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-73193815191519651672007-03-02T21:56:00.000-05:002007-03-02T21:56:00.000-05:00Great photos, Mary. So glad you took off and went...Great photos, Mary. So glad you took off and went where your heart (and camera) told you to. So sorry to hear that the eaglets died though.dmmgmfmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09872482306885344135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-42837945912282317532007-03-02T21:18:00.000-05:002007-03-02T21:18:00.000-05:00These are lovely.These are lovely.Deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905275594750828620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35675426.post-71241809446701808792007-03-02T21:17:00.000-05:002007-03-02T21:17:00.000-05:00You ARE worth it Mary!!Your photos today areA W ...You ARE worth it Mary!!<BR/><BR/>Your photos today are<BR/><BR/>A W E S O M E !!!!!<BR/><BR/>Wish I was with you today, no blue skies here. We all had a snow day (kids and Art too) and spent the morning digging out from under 17 inches- not counting the drifting...Lynne at Hasty Brookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09187035706322695138noreply@blogger.com