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Author: | skygirlblue [ Tue Dec 30, 2014 6:32 pm ] |
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Author: | Tsusan [ Wed Jan 14, 2015 10:40 pm ] |
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And the final score : Falcon 1, drone 0 ! |
Author: | kittenface [ Sat Jan 24, 2015 11:39 pm ] |
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LAKEVILLE Sickly bald eagles from Lakeville treated at Tufts Wildlife Clinic LAKEVILLE — Three ailing bald eagles found Wednesday on the shores of Assawompset Pond were taken for care to the Tufts Wildlife Clinic, said Middleboro Conservation Agent Patricia Cassady. She told The Standard-Times on Saturday that she had a brief conversation with Lakeville Conservation Agent Nancy Yeatts, and learned the birds were being re-hydrated at the clinic, located in North Grafton near the Massachusetts Turnpike outside Worcester. She had no further details, however, and Yeatts has referred all questions about the matter to the state Division of Fisheries and Wildlife, which in turn referred them to the state Department of Energy and Environmental Affairs. That agency issued a terse statement saying that "a total of three bald eagles (were) collected and transported for examination and care." No one was available for comment Saturday afternoon at the Tufts clinic. State environmental authorities are investigating the incident. The EEA speculated that the eagles might have been feeding on a farm animal that had been euthanized by drug, thus ingesting it themselves. Bald eagles were virtually gone from the ponds in Lakeville two decades ago, but conservation efforts have paid off, and now there are 30 or more nests in the five-pond area, according to the 2013 bird count. |
Author: | SWINWK [ Tue Jan 27, 2015 4:34 am ] |
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Brawling or a mating that got out of hand? Breast to breast x 7 hours ... you would think we would be looking @ the "victor"! Great story kittenface! |
Author: | skygirlblue [ Tue Jan 27, 2015 11:24 am ] |
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That was an amazing story....thanks for bringing it over from FB, KF!! (I never remember to do that. ..glad you do!! ) |
Author: | kittenface [ Thu Feb 05, 2015 3:44 pm ] |
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Bald Eagle shot and killed at Kansas lake Picture & article here: |
Author: | SWINWK [ Fri Feb 13, 2015 1:57 am ] |
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Can't believe she stayed on the corner of that roof for part of the time they were up there! Keep us posted Kittenface ... I see a new nest site in my future!!! Great story!!! |
Author: | kittenface [ Tue Feb 24, 2015 12:48 am ] |
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Great ending to this story!!!!! Submitted / Sunshine Coast RCMP February 23, 2015 12:00 AM Story & picture here: |
Author: | kittenface [ Wed Mar 04, 2015 12:24 am ] |
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These kids rock YOUNG LEADERS Hampton Falls 4th-graders win State House fight for red-tailed hawk bill CONCORD — A group of fourth-graders from Hampton Falls were just one vote away from a tough lesson in state politics. But as their parents held their collective breath Tuesday morning, the Lincoln Akerman School students successfully moved a bill forward to make the red-tailed hawk New Hampshire's official state bird of prey, sending it to vote by the full House. Eight LAS fourth-graders went to the State House March 3 with their teacher Jim Cutting and LAS Principal Mark Deblois to successfully tout their bill at its executive session before the Environmental and Agriculture Committee. The legislation would make the raptor one of two state birds of prey in the nation. Elaine Andrews-Ahearn, a former Hampton Falls state representative who planned to sponsor the bill before losing her seat in the November election, attended Tuesday's session and said she was excited for the students. She’s stayed heavily involved with the bill since Rep. Renny Cushing, a Hampton Democrat, took over as sponsor. “This was an incredible learning experience for the children,” Andrews-Ahearn said. “They did a gorgeous job, they really did. Really a perfect example of how this really works.” Andrew Kriner, 10, acted as spokesman, joined by Casey Coleman,9, Joseph O’Connor, 10, Nathan Benish, 10, Daniel Blankenship, 9, Maia Delano, 9, Grace Vander Els, 10, and Addie Kinnaly, 9. Andrews-Ahearn said she was surprised by how “contentious” the session was, and even got a little emotional when Rep. Christy Bartlett, D-Concord, motioned to designate the bill as inexpedient to legislate, which would have effectively killed it. “I was really very heartbroken,” Andrews-Ahearn said. “My stomach went right down to my toes.” The committee commended the children for their effort after hearing their presentation supporting the bill, which was accompanied by a live red-tailed hawk brought in by Kevin Wall, director of education for New Hampshire Audubon. The students outlined how the bird of prey is not only a “beautiful” bird that is common enough to be appreciated state-wide, but also that the species’ young are tended to by two parents that mate for life, both giving equal effort. “Both the male and female are attentive to their young,” Coleman said. “They share in nest-building, incubation, feeding and raising of the chicks. This united parenting approach is an admirable example for New Hampshire’s families.” The bill faced opposition, despite the age and innocence of the people presenting it. Bartlett felt the red-tailed hawk was not the best choice for a state bird of prey, and that an endangered species, which the hawk is not, would be a better fit. She said there are five species in New Hampshire that are endangered. Rep. Rebecca Brown, D-Sugar Hill, suggested the peregrine falcon, an endangered species that, like the red-tailed hawk, also mates for life and shares equal responsibility of its young. The students managed to charm enough of the committee members into voting for their bill. Chairman Robert Haefner, R-Hudson, said this wasn't the first bill he’d voted on that was proposed by fourth-graders. The last time, he went with the kids, he said, and he couldn't help but do it again Tuesday. “I’m a pushover for fourth-graders,” Haefner said, saying he would oppose the motion to kill the bill. After the vote, the students took a tour of the State House with Andews-Ahearn, Cutting, Deblois and their parents. Jodi Kriner, Andrew Kriner’s mother, said she was happy with the trip. “I thought it was fantastic," she said. "I think the students were well prepared. I think they were great advocates and showed why the state raptor should be the red-tailed hawk.” |
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