Happy 3rd Anniversary Big Boy

 3 years ago today he decided he wanted to come inside and stay.  He is a sweet boy, very onery but loves his big sister Groucho so much.  He is very vocal and so much energy.  I am glad he chose me to take care of him and love him.

Postcards From D27 and D36

 

Thanks for writing, D27 and D36! D27 has moved back into her favorite wintering spot just south of the hatchery, dashing our hopes for a nest in the Spillville area this year. If you visit the cluster map and drill way, way in, you'll be able to see just how much time she's spent in this area in spring, winter, and fall.

D36 has headed a little further south since his last eagle airmail. He's currently spending time on the Iowa River in the Meskwaki Nation Settlement near Tama, Iowa. I'm sure he has plenty of company since the Nation has preserved a lot of land within their borders and it looks like excellent eagle habitat: plenty of low bottomland and a beautiful high upland with cliffs and steep slopes for thermal soaring and night time sheltering.

When can we expect D27 and D36 to head north, and will D27 head north? Our eagles have typically widened their wanderings in March as the weather warms, ice melts, and migratory adult eagles head north for the breeding season. But last year, D36 and D27 didn't really head north until July, and neither one stayed north very long. That wasn't surprising in the case of D27, since older eagles don't tend to wander as much even when they aren't nesting. We were a little surprised by one-year-old D36 and are very curious to see what he does this year.

Thanks for phoning home, eagles. Stay safe and don't forget to write!

Scrappy Has a Home

 I kept thinking Scrappy needed a home of some sort where no one would bother her.  I got the bright idea of making her one, I was going to make everything from scrap but I found this box at Hobby Lobby along with the fireplace. I found the word Create, bench, and book cases at Joan's.  The rest I used stuff I found at work to make her little place.  This was 2 weeks worth of my brain being on fire and then being fried.  She has a siamese cat that needs a name.  She has a TV (there is a website that has all kinds of doll house furniture you can make).  These pictures aren't the best but it was so bright I could not get good ones, but you get the idea of what her house looks like.  I do have the sofa cushion and pillow done, will get pics next week along with her St Pat's day outfit.

February she was cupid complete with arrow and bow.

And what girl does not need to go all out for Mardi Gras.

If Roses Grow in Heaven

 

Happy Birthday Dad

 My dad would have been 98 today, does not seem that he should have been that old.  I went to the dentist today and he would have gone with me.  I took pineapple upside down cookies in his honor.  He loves pineapple upside cake and they used to give him a cookie and coffee while he waited for me.  So it seemed fitting.  I know grandma is busy frying chicken and making him a cake and all but one half brother is there so what a feast and celebration it will be.  Happy Birthday Dad, love and miss you lots.