Comments on: Two Birds in the Hand http://www.themudflats.net/2010/02/07/two-birds-in-the-hand/ Tiptoeing Through the Muck of Alaskan Politics Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:33:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: LisaB http://www.themudflats.net/2010/02/07/two-birds-in-the-hand/#comment-171302 LisaB Mon, 08 Feb 2010 16:49:25 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=9910#comment-171302 Mudpups, make yourselves heard! http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/02/palin_hand_notes_obama_telepro.html Mudpups, make yourselves heard!

http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2010/02/palin_hand_notes_obama_telepro.html

]]> By: sauerkraut http://www.themudflats.net/2010/02/07/two-birds-in-the-hand/#comment-171281 sauerkraut Mon, 08 Feb 2010 14:31:44 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=9910#comment-171281 ava - I have discovered that if I create a habitat, the birds will come. I dislike squirrels and other rodents but those critters keep the red shouldered hawks nesting in my woods. All I need to do is figure out a way to keep the stupid crows away. ava – I have discovered that if I create a habitat, the birds will come. I dislike squirrels and other rodents but those critters keep the red shouldered hawks nesting in my woods. All I need to do is figure out a way to keep the stupid crows away.

]]> By: avahome http://www.themudflats.net/2010/02/07/two-birds-in-the-hand/#comment-171270 avahome Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:42:52 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=9910#comment-171270 lettersfromeurope...........ditto! I have seen the bird population grow dramatically in my area over the past 10 years due to habitat and care/feeding by local homeowners. The finches are here right now and will soon be leaving but I think no matter where you live...just look out the window and enjoy. Alaska is so very fortunate to have the abundance of wildlife...... lettersfromeurope………..ditto!

I have seen the bird population grow dramatically in my area over the past 10 years due to habitat and care/feeding by local homeowners.

The finches are here right now and will soon be leaving but I think no matter where you live…just look out the window and enjoy.

Alaska is so very fortunate to have the abundance of wildlife……

]]> By: lettersfromeurope http://www.themudflats.net/2010/02/07/two-birds-in-the-hand/#comment-171258 lettersfromeurope Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:25:44 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=9910#comment-171258 My best dreams are those in which I can fly. My best dreams are those in which I can fly.

]]> By: BuffaloGal http://www.themudflats.net/2010/02/07/two-birds-in-the-hand/#comment-171246 BuffaloGal Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:00:21 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=9910#comment-171246 Handsome , beautiful birds - and the folks that work to save them deserve our thanks and, when possible, donations. A group here in the Buffalo / WNY area built a large bird sanctuary and they sometimes take Owl, Hawk and Eagle in to teen drug rehabs. I was covering one a year or so ago and the reaction from the kids was moving and amazing. Most of the kids had never seen ANY bird up close before. They were in awe of such regal reps and they were asking questions left and right. Good medicine ! Handsome , beautiful birds – and the folks that work to save them deserve our thanks and, when possible, donations.

A group here in the Buffalo / WNY area built a large bird sanctuary and they sometimes take Owl, Hawk and Eagle in to teen drug rehabs. I was covering one a year or so ago and the reaction from the kids was moving and amazing. Most of the kids had never seen ANY bird up close before. They were in awe of such regal reps and they were asking questions left and right. Good medicine !

]]> By: yukonark http://www.themudflats.net/2010/02/07/two-birds-in-the-hand/#comment-171240 yukonark Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:58:35 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=9910#comment-171240 A wonderful Bird TLC volunteer "babysat" our 2 parrots when we moved to Alaska in 2000 (they flew....on Northwest; we drove). Bird TLC has been doing remarkable, caring, "under-the-radar" work for years. Thanks, AKM, for highlighting such a great organization...and some awesome birds! A wonderful Bird TLC volunteer “babysat” our 2 parrots when we moved to Alaska in 2000 (they flew….on Northwest; we drove). Bird TLC has been doing remarkable, caring, “under-the-radar” work for years. Thanks, AKM, for highlighting such a great organization…and some awesome birds!

]]> By: CO almost native http://www.themudflats.net/2010/02/07/two-birds-in-the-hand/#comment-171239 CO almost native Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:55:33 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=9910#comment-171239 We have bald eagles nesting at Barr Lake, north and east of Denver. They are gorgeous- and I appreciate all the tireless work the Raptor Rescue does in the metro area, as well as the raptor rescues in other parts of mudpupland... We have bald eagles nesting at Barr Lake, north and east of Denver. They are gorgeous- and I appreciate all the tireless work the Raptor Rescue does in the metro area, as well as the raptor rescues in other parts of mudpupland…

]]> By: Tanaga12 http://www.themudflats.net/2010/02/07/two-birds-in-the-hand/#comment-171238 Tanaga12 Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:55:10 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=9910#comment-171238 The folks at Bird TLC are just wonderful. I worked in Dutch Harbor for the Feds for a couple of years and was a "first responder" for all eagle related calls: eagle in hold of crab boat, injured eagle in city limits, sick eagle at the dump, etc. I'd go scoop them up, put them in a kennel, and get them on a flight to Anchorage (Penair never charged us for this service back then- not sure if it still works the same way) Someone from BirdTLC would meet the flight and the eagles would get the care they needed. One bird in particular provided a truly amazing experience for me. I got a call about a dead eagle in the middle of the road out by the dump. Well, he wasn't quite dead yet, but pretty close; flat on his chest and he couldn't pick up his head. I got him back to the office and tubed him with pedialyte. He smelled awful, like petroleum. The fluid seemed to do him some good and he started regurgitating this pink, taffy looking goo. I spent the rest of the night alternatively tubing and pulling the pink stuff out of his croup. By morning he could hold up his head and actually opened his beak for the tube! I couldn't believe it! I never tape talons with most birds I work with and never had a problem. I just usually made sure they were well wrapped in a blanket. This guy just sat there with no constraints, watching my every move, and just waiting for me to come over to clean him up a bit more and offer another drink. He was on a flight by mid-morning. I was told later by Bird TLC staff that he was very active by the time he got to their facility and was released shortly after. I like think he made it and is a little smarter about human dumps. Thanks for posting the golden eagle story and for everything else you do! I couldn't make it through the Tea Party thing- I admire your strength! The folks at Bird TLC are just wonderful. I worked in Dutch Harbor for the Feds for a couple of years and was a “first responder” for all eagle related calls: eagle in hold of crab boat, injured eagle in city limits, sick eagle at the dump, etc. I’d go scoop them up, put them in a kennel, and get them on a flight to Anchorage (Penair never charged us for this service back then- not sure if it still works the same way) Someone from BirdTLC would meet the flight and the eagles would get the care they needed. One bird in particular provided a truly amazing experience for me. I got a call about a dead eagle in the middle of the road out by the dump. Well, he wasn’t quite dead yet, but pretty close; flat on his chest and he couldn’t pick up his head. I got him back to the office and tubed him with pedialyte. He smelled awful, like petroleum. The fluid seemed to do him some good and he started regurgitating this pink, taffy looking goo. I spent the rest of the night alternatively tubing and pulling the pink stuff out of his croup. By morning he could hold up his head and actually opened his beak for the tube! I couldn’t believe it! I never tape talons with most birds I work with and never had a problem. I just usually made sure they were well wrapped in a blanket. This guy just sat there with no constraints, watching my every move, and just waiting for me to come over to clean him up a bit more and offer another drink. He was on a flight by mid-morning. I was told later by Bird TLC staff that he was very active by the time he got to their facility and was released shortly after. I like think he made it and is a little smarter about human dumps. Thanks for posting the golden eagle story and for everything else you do! I couldn’t make it through the Tea Party thing- I admire your strength!

]]> By: Gasman http://www.themudflats.net/2010/02/07/two-birds-in-the-hand/#comment-171237 Gasman Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:44:28 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=9910#comment-171237 Please do a follow-up on the golden eagle and let us know if its leg is OK. Eagles are breath taking creatures and I am proud to know that there are people who will go to such lengths to help them. Thanks for the great story. Please do a follow-up on the golden eagle and let us know if its leg is OK. Eagles are breath taking creatures and I am proud to know that there are people who will go to such lengths to help them. Thanks for the great story.

]]> By: Village Reader http://www.themudflats.net/2010/02/07/two-birds-in-the-hand/#comment-171232 Village Reader Mon, 08 Feb 2010 04:40:51 +0000 http://www.themudflats.net/?p=9910#comment-171232 Nice to hear positive stories. Thank you. Nice to hear positive stories. Thank you.

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