French Creek Estuary Eagles, Vancouver Island - 2020 - 2021

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Re: French Creek Estuary Eagles, Vancouver Island - 2020-2021

Post by JudyB » Mon Aug 16, 2021 2:20 pm

2021 Cam Maintenance
Matching Drive
Hi everyone!

I've been thinking lately about how wonderful things can come in small packages - mighty eagles like these:
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arrived in little packages like this:
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(The adults are from French Creek, our newest nest, and the tiny chicks are Tiku and Tucca from Surrey Reserve being fed by Mom Res)


I'm also reminded of how small the window is for us to visit the nests and clean the cams while the eagles are away.

I have been focused on nest adoptions - but equally important are the smaller donations that may not be able to do that much all by themselves - but when they join with other donations, they can be mighty! I was outdoors yesterday during a fairly short but very powerful rainstorm - and it was amazing what all those little drops of water could do when they worked together!

We are only about halfway to our goal of $10,000 towards getting as many of our cams as possible cleaned this summer - and if everyone who reads this was able to donate $25 or $50 (or a bit more if possible) - I think we'd reach our goal.

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A big
Thank You!
to all who have donated,
and to our wonderful zoomer teams,
and to all who help in other ways,
posting observations, screenshots, videos, and so much more.


PS - Donations are still being matched - the first $1000 pledge was quickly matched, but I have not been doing a good job of reminding people that there was a second pledge of $500, and so far we've only matched half of that. So at least the next $250 in donations will be matched.

Please help us clean the cams before the eagles return.

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Re: French Creek Estuary Eagles, Vancouver Island - 2020-2021

Post by IrishEyes » Mon Aug 16, 2021 5:08 pm

Thank You Judy for the UpDate. Great re the five hundred dollars pledge and I hope more people donate ...... every penny counts !
5:10p
Nest is empty
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Goodnight Judy and all who watch this nest ...... Stay Safe Be Well :grhug:
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Re: French Creek Estuary Eagles, Vancouver Island - 2020-2021

Post by nightowl » Mon Aug 16, 2021 11:53 pm

TUESDAY, AUGUST 17, 2021

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Re: French Creek Estuary Eagles, Vancouver Island - 2020-2021

Post by IrishEyes » Tue Aug 17, 2021 4:55 am

Good Morning French Creek , Judy and all .. thank you nightowl for starting our day here :grhug:
Weather Report
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4:53a
Quiet at the empty nest
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Re: French Creek Estuary Eagles, Vancouver Island - 2020-2021

Post by JudyB » Tue Aug 17, 2021 8:25 am

Good morning, everyone, and thanks for posting the weather, Bev!

I checked the dvr back 12 hours and didn't see any eagles - but did catch one brief visit a few minutes ago:
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Re: French Creek Estuary Eagles, Vancouver Island - 2020-2021

Post by IrishEyes » Tue Aug 17, 2021 8:30 am

JudyB wrote:
Tue Aug 17, 2021 8:25 am
Good morning, everyone, and thanks for posting the weather, Bev!

I checked the dvr back 12 hours and didn't see any eagles - but did catch one brief visit a few minutes ago:

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What is it Judy ?
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Re: French Creek Estuary Eagles, Vancouver Island - 2020-2021

Post by JudyB » Tue Aug 17, 2021 8:40 am

IrishEyes wrote:
Tue Aug 17, 2021 8:30 am

What is it Judy ?
Good catch, Bev - that's not a great picture for an ID - I think it's a squirrel, though the tail seems skinnier than most. :)
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Re: French Creek Estuary Eagles, Vancouver Island - 2020-2021

Post by IrishEyes » Tue Aug 17, 2021 10:46 am

JudyB wrote:
Tue Aug 17, 2021 8:40 am
IrishEyes wrote:
Tue Aug 17, 2021 8:30 am

What is it Judy ?
Good catch, Bev - that's not a great picture for an ID - I think it's a squirrel, though the tail seems skinnier than most. :)

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Re: French Creek Estuary Eagles, Vancouver Island - 2020-2021

Post by IrishEyes » Tue Aug 17, 2021 1:23 pm

Good Afternoon judy and all
1:17pm
Quiet at the empty nest
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I checked the DVR back to Judy's last post ..nest was empty.
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Post by nightowl » Tue Aug 17, 2021 11:54 pm

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Re: French Creek Estuary Eagles, Vancouver Island - 2020-2021

Post by IrishEyes » Wed Aug 18, 2021 5:19 am

Good Morning French Creek Judy and all.....thank you nightowl for starting our day here :grhug:

Weather Report
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5:08a
Quiet at the empty nest
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I checked then DVR as far back at it would go to 5:39pm yesterday and nest was empty
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Re: French Creek Estuary Eagles, Vancouver Island - 2020-2021

Post by IrishEyes » Wed Aug 18, 2021 7:56 am

7:53a
Quiet at the empty nest
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Checked the DVR back to my last post and nest was empty.
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Re: French Creek Estuary Eagles, Vancouver Island - 2020-2021

Post by JudyB » Wed Aug 18, 2021 8:36 am

Good morning, everyone, and thanks for posting the weather and checking the dvr, Bev!

Duane from Shaw Cable did some work on the equipment last night, and has one more part he wants to replace - all of which will hopefully make the stream from this cam more stable.

I did see our squirrel again this morning, and he/she has a friend. I do hope they are careful because there may still be eagles around (though I suspect they're up north where salmon is more plentiful).
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Re: French Creek Estuary Eagles, Vancouver Island - 2020-2021

Post by IrishEyes » Wed Aug 18, 2021 5:56 pm

Thanks Judy!
5:52pm
Quiet at the empty
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Goodnight Judy and all who watch this nest :grhug:
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