Fort St. Vrain-2014

kittenface · **Posted:** Fri Apr 18, 2014 10:32 pm

Man I could just kick myself. I had the most perfect chance to read that yellow tag and I hit the wrong button. This is all I could get

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kittenface · **Posted:** Tue Apr 22, 2014 6:39 pm

Food coma for all 3 :sum9:

gigi · **Posted:** Tue Apr 22, 2014 8:31 pm

image used without permission.... but

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 63313

kittenface · **Posted:** Wed Apr 23, 2014 12:41 am

kittenface · **Posted:** Wed Apr 23, 2014 2:15 am

This is very long sorry

gigi · **Posted:** Wed Apr 23, 2014 10:07 pm

Long but lots of good stuff, especially: "Mom you really need to chill :teehee:

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kittenface · **Posted:** Wed Apr 23, 2014 10:23 pm

Thanks gigi :eastergirl:

trying to figure what to get out of 5 hours of video is really hard.

kittenface · **Posted:** Fri Apr 25, 2014 1:31 am

Morning feed and night night time

kittenface · **Posted:** Fri Apr 25, 2014 11:31 pm

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 63313

Cool pic!!!

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kittenface · **Posted:** Fri May 02, 2014 1:48 am

Sweet good nights to each other :flirty:

skygirlblue · **Joined:** Sun Jul 26, 2009 3:18 pm **Posts:** 63313

the MN DNR FB page posters are saying that one of the kids has something stuck in its mouth/throat...I have not gone to see if this is true...

kittenface · **Posted:** Sun May 04, 2014 1:51 am

skygirlblue wrote:

the MN DNR FB page posters are saying that one of the kids has something stuck in its mouth/throat...I have not gone to see if this is true...

It is very true it is having a very hard time now the breathing is getting worse more deep down like into its chest maybe. It is hard to watch now you can seen the heaving is getting worse. There have been a few on the FB page (yes me also) have sent emails to local news stations asking for media coverage. I don't want to say this , but it will probably be to late even if the news people can shame them RRP & Xcel into doing anything, with this being a week-end.They have yet to ever do anything when things went wrong and just sat back saying the same thing. We're looking into it. C R A P is all I can say they help all the other nests why not FSV?
Sorry getting tired and pis**ed good night all

kittenface · **Posted:** Mon May 05, 2014 2:45 am

Still hard to listen so there are parts that are muted
RRP & Xcel won't do anything to get help for the Eaglet.
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We do not plan to do an intervention here. To quote:
"Intervention isn't always possible. Neither the Fort St. Vrain nor Decorah Bald eagle nests can be easily and safely accessed once babies are in the nest. A bucket truck isn't an option and we can't shoot a line. Those of you who watched Decorah in 2011 might remember the saga of the dreaded red twine. None of us wanted to watch an eaglet die from gangrene or infection, but going up to the nest could have resulted in the death of one or more of the eaglets if they were hit by a bolt or jumped from the nest once we intruded on it. Sometimes we can't intervene.
It isn't always clear when intervention is needed. Several years ago, a female falcon named Alma died after hatching five babies. The babies were 20 or so days old - far past needing brooding. We debated at length whether to go up and retrieve them. Since Dairyland Power Alma can be remotely monitored, we decided to let Dad try raising all five. He did a wonderful job and all five fledged without intervention. Many things that might seem to us to require intervention - a parent dying, things that go bump in the night, loud noises, hungry babies - are a regular part of life for the birds we watch. Intervention isn't always necessary."
We don't know whether or not this eaglet is going to die, but if it does, death is part of life. If we intervene every time we think something might go wrong in a nest, we will be second-guessing the animals we watch and quite frequently intervening when it isn't necessary. These are wild animals and their lives are their own.
While I respect the MN DNR's decision to intervene, it is not our decision. Thanks for your understanding.
Amy Ries

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We are concerned about the birds we watch, but there is as much to learn from failure as from success. Can an ill or injured animal survive? What conditions are favorable for survivability? How much disturbance will eagles or other birds tolerate at various stages of their lives? These are things we've learned by watching and sharing data about nesting birds. We are focused on the long-term success of birds of prey. We've never had the opportunity we have now to watch and learn from birds of prey and our observations - your observations - are crucial to what we are learning. However, in our love for and engagement with these nests, its important to remember that these are wild animals and their lives and deaths are their own.

Amy Ries

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