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So apparently I failed to update here that I passed Hunter’s Education with flying colors. I pulled a perfect score on the test and overall had a very good time. Washing Hunter’s Education is a great program! I recommend it for anyone who wants to use a firearm in any ( Read more... )

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Oh yes, it is that time of year again! Look around you for bird babies. There are crows, of course, but also many raptors nesting in the cities from bald eagles in the Seattle parks to barred owls in every cranny they can find. For an up close view, check out The ( Read more... )

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I made the loop slightly too high on the second jess. This is the problem with duplicating your work by hand.


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Today I have signed paperwork for a Washington sponsor. Things are progressing well towards licensing. This week will see me making a bunch of equipment, such as a free loft sized for a kestrel, perches, and aylmeri jesses.


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WE SAW AN UNBANDED SUBADULT! Ok, sorry for shouting, but I am super excited. We came back from break and there she was, just hanging out on the hack tower with 16 of our birds. I literally jumped for joy. She was gorgeous. She looked well muscled and summer fat. Clearly ( Read more... )

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We had a gorgeous sunset last evening. The clouds here get very pink and orange.


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Nothing really new. Went out to the sand flats this morning. Got some awesome pictures on the big camera. Those will probably go up in a gallery soon after my return to the land of sane weather, I mean Seattle.


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So it’s 8:50 and breakfast for birdies seems finished. Most all of them really cropped up. We have only 3 no-shows this morning: ODRed, B1Green, and 75Green. This is 75G’s fifth day gone, so if he’s not back this evening, he becomes a write-off. Sometimes birds just ( Read more... )

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It has taken me this long to post the daily update because I started the day with a very heavy heart. Yesterday we had coyotes around the site all day long. They were bold, persistent, and obvious. They were not afraid of Daleesa and I, though I put up quite the ( Read more... )