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Index of Subjects --Apple-Mail-3--185048734 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Hello everyone: Here are five pictures that I took at the release of the rehabilitated eagle Sunday morning. It took place at the field at the northernmost end of Middle Dyke Road. There were lots of chicken carcasses there, but the eagles were all sitting up in the trees, no doubt due to the vehicles in the middle of the field that had the cage with the eagle. http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Eagle1.jpg The cage was then carried off the truck and into the field http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Eagle2.jpg There was a brief announcement explaining that the bird had been in captivity since August. It was from the local area, very emancipated and had lost all but two tail feathers when it was recovered. The door opened.... http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Eagle3.jpg After a brief pause (maybe the eagle was not finished reading the newspaper that was in its cage?) it flew out and glided right over the heads of many of the people crossing Middle Dyke Road. It tried to land in a very bushy tree, only to end up crashing. http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Eagle4.jpg The eagle was stuck like that for more than five minutes, without panicking. It eventually sorted itself out, but flew even further into the trees, banging off a few more branches. After most people had finally left I was heading back to my car and spotted it again. http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Eagle5.jpg It seemed to be waiting for it to get a bit more quiet. Hopefully it will make it out of the woods this time, even if it has to walk out! Pat PS: Jim already noted that the displays are different this year. The usual "stuffed and mounted" birds are not there. I met John Belbin as I came in and he told me that they were not available this year due to the pending move of the Acadia biology department into their new building. On Jan 26, 2008, at 6:13 PM, Jim Wolford wrote: > > TOMORROW MORNING SOMETHING SPECIAL IS HAPPENING related to the Eagle > Watch. > Hope Swinimer of Hope For Wildlife rehabilitation facility at Seaforth > is > bringing a BALD EAGLE FOR RELEASE back into the wild. She and the > eagle are > scheduled to be at the Community Hall at 9:30 a.m. and then drive to > the > north end of Middle Dyke Road for the release at 10 a.m. > > For anyone who is contemplating any eagle gawking tomorrow, be sure to > be in > the area by mid-morning at the latest. Do some driving about to > locate some > eagles, including areas like the Gaspereau Valley, Avonport, > Hortonville, > and Grand Pre, plus Port Williams, Canning, Sheffield Mills, > Kingsport, etc. > Then go to the Hall for a late breakfast (to 2 p.m.), or coffee and > muffin, > plus displays, music, videos/DVD to view, etc. > > ======================================================================== == Patrick Kelly Director of Computer Facilities ======================================================================== == Faculty of Architecture and Planning Dalhousie University ======================================================================== == PO Box 1000 Stn Central 5410 Spring Garden Road Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2X4 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2X4 Canada Canada ======================================================================== == Phone:(902) 494-3294 FAX:(902) 423-6672 E-mail:patrick.kelly@dal.ca ======================================================================== == --Apple-Mail-3--185048734 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/enriched; charset=US-ASCII Hello everyone: Here are five pictures that I took at the release of the rehabilitated eagle Sunday morning. It took place at the field at the northernmost end of Middle Dyke Road. There were lots of chicken carcasses there, but the eagles were all sitting up in the trees, no doubt due to the vehicles in the middle of the field that had the cage with the eagle. http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Eagle1.jpg The cage was then carried off the truck and into the field http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Eagle2.jpg There was a brief announcement explaining that the bird had been in captivity since August. It was from the local area, very emancipated and had lost all but two tail feathers when it was recovered. The door opened.... http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Eagle3.jpg After a brief pause (maybe the eagle was not finished reading the newspaper that was in its cage?) it flew out and glided right over the heads of many of the people crossing Middle Dyke Road. It tried to land in a very bushy tree, only to end up crashing. http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Eagle4.jpg The eagle was stuck like that for more than five minutes, without panicking. It eventually sorted itself out, but flew even further into the trees, banging off a few more branches. After most people had finally left I was heading back to my car and spotted it again. http://myweb.dal.ca/pmkelly/Eagle5.jpg It seemed to be waiting for it to get a bit more quiet. Hopefully it will make it out of the woods this time, even if it has to walk out! Pat PS: Jim already noted that the displays are different this year. The usual "stuffed and mounted" birds are not there. I met John Belbin as I came in and he told me that they were not available this year due to the pending move of the Acadia biology department into their new building. On Jan 26, 2008, at 6:13 PM, Jim Wolford wrote: <excerpt> TOMORROW MORNING SOMETHING SPECIAL IS HAPPENING related to the Eagle Watch. Hope Swinimer of Hope For Wildlife rehabilitation facility at Seaforth is bringing a BALD EAGLE FOR RELEASE back into the wild. She and the eagle are scheduled to be at the Community Hall at 9:30 a.m. and then drive to the north end of Middle Dyke Road for the release at 10 a.m. For anyone who is contemplating any eagle gawking tomorrow, be sure to be in the area by mid-morning at the latest. Do some driving about to locate some eagles, including areas like the Gaspereau Valley, Avonport, Hortonville, and Grand Pre, plus Port Williams, Canning, Sheffield Mills, Kingsport, etc. Then go to the Hall for a late breakfast (to 2 p.m.), or coffee and muffin, plus displays, music, videos/DVD to view, etc. </excerpt><fontfamily><param>Courier</param> ========================================================================== Patrick Kelly Director of Computer Facilities ========================================================================== Faculty of Architecture and Planning Dalhousie University ========================================================================== PO Box 1000 Stn Central 5410 Spring Garden Road Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2X4 Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2X4 Canada Canada ==============================