Delta2 2021-2022 Observation and Discussion Thread
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9:07pm.....Lovely tribute to Trooper Rose! And the comments describe him to a tee!
Thanks Linuxgw2, CC398 and Marilyn! Guess there are still a few of us looking in here!
Thanks Linuxgw2, CC398 and Marilyn! Guess there are still a few of us looking in here!
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One more of Ma and Trooper
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Thanks Jean (and Marilyn).
There was one more scap I was thinking of sharing and here it is, a family portrait of Trooper, Ma, Hope and Chase from last year. We can't see Trooper's beak clearly but I think he's the adult in the background. Thanks to all the eagle family members for posing for this one... even if you didn't know you were.
“The eyesight for an eagle is what thought is to a man.”
― Dejan Stojanovic, The Creator
― Dejan Stojanovic, The Creator
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 11, 2022
Member since May 9, 2006
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I'm still here
Nothing to report.. A few little birds fluttering in and out of the nest tonight..
Thought I would post a little note as I am keeping watch and counting the dry grass twigs on Ma n DM nest.. A beautiful sunny day today..
Keeping watch on updates regarding our new nest on forum.
Linuxgw2
Nothing to report.. A few little birds fluttering in and out of the nest tonight..
Thought I would post a little note as I am keeping watch and counting the dry grass twigs on Ma n DM nest.. A beautiful sunny day today..
Keeping watch on updates regarding our new nest on forum.
Linuxgw2
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FRIDAY, AUGUST 12, 2022
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- Philjo56France
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Goodnight/ Morning Delta2, Bonjour to all of you Delta2 viewers and particularyto you RoseA
What a beautiful tribute about Dad Trooper you wrote 2 days ago, i just saw it this morning 08-13-2022 around 10h00 am (01h00 am at Delta2)
As you know at the time Trooper was still with us and with his Family i used to take night photos of the nest but i was able to capture only the eaglets and Mom as Trooper was guarding the area around. So i knew him by your reports and also by his little young ones too.
So when he didn't come back 02-08 i waited june before to write a little and simple tribute in the "In Memoriam" thread.
When i read your "Trooper Memories" i have only one thing to do right back to insert it in the "In Memoriam" thread
what i did (Follow the links)
viewtopic.php?p=604090#p604090
viewtopic.php?p=604091#p604091
Sorry only one idea crossed my brain, this text must be placed also at the "In Memoriam"now... I inserted also the comments you received also here after your post. Trooper and his Family deserves it so much. Sorry if my way can offend it is not the goal
Take care and thank you by advance
I hope you don't mind i used it but in another case you can say and i will erase it...
E9: 7 yo / † E14 †
One day in the wild is worth a lifetime in a cage. B.Shofstall
RIP 2017 to 2023-2024
One day in the wild is worth a lifetime in a cage. B.Shofstall
RIP 2017 to 2023-2024
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Hello, Everyone!!! This is Carleen. I finally had to change my user name and my e-mail address to get back in here. I, too, miss Trooper and I totally appreciate the tributes to him. I was able to keep up with the forum but could not post. But I'm back now and I'll continue to keep track of the doings. But, now I can post - YAY!!!
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Rose, what a lovely tribute to Trooper. He is definitely missed by all who have watched this nest. I’m so glad Ma has DM to protect her and their territory now and hopefully she will come back from migration healed and she and DM will have a new nest in which to lay eggs and raise their eaglets. Thank you to all who watch, zoom, and post here to keep observers like me up to date. You do a magnificent job.
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Bonjour, il est bon de vous revoir. Merci beaucoup!Philjo56France wrote: ↑Sat Aug 13, 2022 2:57 amGoodnight/ Morning Delta2, Bonjour to all of you Delta2 viewers and particularyto you RoseA
What a beautiful tribute about Dad Trooper you wrote 2 days ago, i just saw it this morning 08-13-2022 around 10h00 am (01h00 am at Delta2)
As you know at the time Trooper was still with us and with his Family i used to take night photos of the nest but i was able to capture only the eaglets and Mom as Trooper was guarding the area around. So i knew him by your reports and also by his little young ones too.
So when he didn't come back 02-08 i waited june before to write a little and simple tribute in the "In Memoriam" thread.
When i read your "Trooper Memories" i have only one thing to do right back to insert it in the "In Memoriam" thread
what i did (Follow the links)
viewtopic.php?p=604090#p604090
viewtopic.php?p=604091#p604091
Sorry only one idea crossed my brain, this text must be placed also at the "In Memoriam"now... I inserted also the comments you received also here after your post. Trooper and his Family deserves it so much. Sorry if my way can offend it is not the goal
Take care and thank you by advance
I hope you don't mind i used it but in another case you can say and i will erase it...
(Hope that's correct.)
No problem re your suggestion.
Yes, of course I recall your nightly posts... hope to see you again.
“The eyesight for an eagle is what thought is to a man.”
― Dejan Stojanovic, The Creator
― Dejan Stojanovic, The Creator
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Thanks MarianneKitcat11848 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 13, 2022 9:57 amRose, what a lovely tribute to Trooper. He is definitely missed by all who have watched this nest. I’m so glad Ma has DM to protect her and their territory now and hopefully she will come back from migration healed and she and DM will have a new nest in which to lay eggs and raise their eaglets. Thank you to all who watch, zoom, and post here to keep observers like me up to date. You do a magnificent job.
It's sure been a difficult year at Delta2 but the hardest part was losing Trooper.
“The eyesight for an eagle is what thought is to a man.”
― Dejan Stojanovic, The Creator
― Dejan Stojanovic, The Creator
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Goodnight/ morning Delta2, Bonjour RoseA, Jean, Marianne, CarleenOV, Linuxgw2, CC398, Marilyn, and all ...
21h41
Hi RoseA, all is correct
and especially thanks to you for this wonderful tribute
I will be back, next season, the night we will have a presence in the nest... (adult and/or eggs + adults)
and until then take care all of you
E9: 7 yo / † E14 †
One day in the wild is worth a lifetime in a cage. B.Shofstall
RIP 2017 to 2023-2024
One day in the wild is worth a lifetime in a cage. B.Shofstall
RIP 2017 to 2023-2024
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SUNDAY, AUGUST 14, 2022
Member since May 9, 2006
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2022 Cam Maintenance
Matching Drive
Matching Drive
Hi everyone!
It's certainly been an unusual nesting season - but one thing remains the same:
We need your help so we can be prepared to see what happens next.
The first $1000 in donations toward our cam maintenance fund drive will be matched by long-time supporters of Hancock Wildlife - so the time to donate is now!
I may take a bit of a look back in another post - but now I'd like to look ahead to our plans and hopes for next year - and how you can help us get there.
While we all miss Dad Trooper at Delta 2, I'm looking forward to watching Ma Delta teach DM (Delta Male) how to be a good mate and with luck a good dad to the little chicks we hope to see them raise together in the new nest we'll be building for them, with big thanks to everyone who donated to our GoFundMe drive.
The French Creek eagles raised two chicks in 2022 - though they didn't use the nest with the cam and, even if they had, the cam went offline before the nesting season got underway. Ever the optimist, I'm hoping we'll be able to get the cam streaming again, and at the very least see the adults and maybe next year's fledglings visit the nest with a cam - and just maybe they'll decide it's time for a change and move to the nest with the cam!
Mom Dimple and Dad Duffer finally produced eggs in 2022 after three years together at Harrison Mills, but were disrupted by an intruder during the incubation. I really want to see them raising little chicks next year - and I think it will happen, and very much hope that we'll be able to replace the cams that are no longer working so we'll be able to see them raise their first chicks together.
A young pair of eagles took over the Surrey Reserve nest for the 2022 season, and weren't ready to nest then, but I think they are now - and we're looking forward to watching SM and SF (Surrey Male and Surrey Female) learn how to raise the tiny chicks we hope they will have. This is the only nest that doesn't need major work - but it would be nice to get the cams cleaned - and to do the preventive maintenance needed to make sure they keep working.
The White Rock pair had a sad year in 2022, losing their chicks when they were a little more than six weeks old - and I'm hoping we'll be able to see them come back with another successful season (they've successfully fledged 14 young eagles so far). One of the cameras at the nest they appear to be preparing for next year is in danger of falling after one of the straps holding it broke, so we are hoping to be able to fix that quickly.
The screenshot above is Ma Delta feeding her tiny eaglets in 2019 - and I would love to have five pictures like this, one from each of our nests, at this time next year.
Naturally, the eagles will have a say in that - but we need to get functioning cams securely fastened at as many nests as possible in the month or so while the eagles are generally away in search of salmon.
We'll be posting additional information about the work we'd like to do at the various nests soon, but we really do need donations now so we can start reserving lifts and scheduling climbers and hopefully buying a few new cams. And remember - the first $1000 in donations will be matched - so if you adopt a nest for $250, HWF will receive $500!
We've tried to answer some of the common questions about donating here - All About Donating - and please feel free to PM me if you have other questions or concerns.
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 2022
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