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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Alzheimer's / May 2005Off topic, but cool!
I saw the first bear of the season! Just watching the news after dinner and glanced out the window, and near our small pond, a small black bear was moving through the woods. It is amazing how quietly they glide through the forest and how quickly.  SignatureBest Regards, Evelyn (to reply to me personally, remove 'sox') > Off topic, but cool! > [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > how quietly they glide through the > forest and how quickly. Ronny: My first thought was that I wouldn't want to see a bear that close to my house! LoL > I saw the first bear of the season! i've already written up 7 mobile home park tenants this spring for not securing the garbage that the bears have scattered all over the park as they drag the bags into the woods. we're quite draconian about it; we don't want bears in the parks with so many children around. city law fines them $100 first time $300 second time if they get caught; we give them a notice and can evict them for cause if they do it again within 6 months, because it's a threat to public safety. btw, bears will usually avoid people unless they get habituated to eating garbage or raiding gardens or orchards. once they are habituated, they are on the way to being dead bears, because they have lost their fear of humans and are then dangerous. >> I saw the first bear of the season! > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > habituated, they are on the way to being dead bears, because they > have lost their fear of humans and are then dangerous. Yes, I have a neighbor who always puts out a bird feeder and the bears think the bird seed is bear candy! He has to take the bird feeder in every night or they will pull it down to get the seeds. Last year they extended bear hunting season and that neighbor shot a smallish female bear. I hate to see them die, but I realize there are just too many of them. SignatureBest Regards, Evelyn (to reply to me personally, remove 'sox') >I saw the first bear of the season! Just watching the news after dinner >and glanced out the window, and near our small pond, a small black bear was >moving through the woods. It is amazing how quietly they glide through the >forest and how quickly. My new hobby is watching for the hawks who have adopted this part of New york City. I only see them about once a week, but I believe this is a good sign as they only hunt when they're hungry. So far, I've seen 3 at one time but there may be more. They're reddish brown on top and white underneath, totally awesome - and drive the pigeons crazy. Although I no longer have a car, I still hate those pigeons! Re: Off topic, but cool! Group: alt.support.alzheimers Date: Thu, May 12, 2005, 3:15am (CDT+5) From: atsila@nyc.RoadRunner.com (Glenfiddich) On Wed, 11 May 2005 22:44:02 GMT, "Evelyn Ruut" <mama-lionsox@hvc.rr.com> wrote: I saw the first bear of the season! Just watching the news after dinner and glanced out the window, and near our small pond, a small black bear was moving through the woods. It is amazing how quietly they glide through the forest and how quickly. Glenfiddich: My new hobby is watching for the hawks who have adopted this part of New york City. I only see them about once a week, but I believe this is a good sign as they only hunt when they're hungry. So far, I've seen 3 at one time but there may be more. They're reddish brown on top and white underneath, totally awesome - and drive the pigeons crazy. Although I no longer have a car, I still hate those pigeons! Ronny: LoL You put me in mind of a guy I know from another group or so who dearly & passionately hates pigeons! LoL So I shall have to keep my eye out for when he posts another anti-pigeon webpage and then post that in here for you! LoL >>I saw the first bear of the season! Just watching the news after dinner >>and glanced out the window, and near our small pond, a small black bear [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > and drive the pigeons crazy. > Although I no longer have a car, I still hate those pigeons! Hi Glenfiddich, I have seen the film about those Hawks... Pale Male and Lola, wasn't it? They showed it on PBS and it was in the news too. I am glad the building owners decided to shore up their nest and let them stay. NYC definitely has need of birds of prey to control rats and pigeons. SignatureBest Regards, Evelyn (to reply to me personally, remove 'sox') >>>I saw the first bear of the season! Just watching the news after dinner >>>and glanced out the window, and near our small pond, a small black bear [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] >owners decided to shore up their nest and let them stay. NYC definitely >has need of birds of prey to control rats and pigeons. No, those are the Manhattan branch of the family. They have a very good publicist... Our hawks are local, here in Queens County. A few years back there were only two - now there are three and one seemed a tad smaller than the others, so I believe they've bred. They hunt over a wide area, one which includes back gardens, waste land, small parks, the grassy borders along the Long Island Expressway and the huge Flushing Meadows park. Since they stay home digesting more often than they hunt, I'm hopeful that they're removing a decent number of mice, rats and squirrels. I have seen one of them take a pigeon in midair, however. I suspect they prefer soft, furry and slower-moving prey, whenever the weather lets them get it. Speaking of which, it's only this week that we've had a couple of days above 70F - this spring has been quite cool. Incidentally, I became more aware of the local bird life when I used to take my wife for her daily walks; as she became slower and less conversational, I had more time to look around... > Incidentally, I became more aware of the local bird life when I used > to take my wife for her daily walks; as she became slower and less > conversational, I had more time to look around... Tonight while we were eating dinner a hummingbird came up to our kitchen window. I have a glass vase with red and green glass intertwined. I think they are drawn to it. SignatureBest Regards, Evelyn (to reply to me personally, remove 'sox') I love hummingbirds. We have lots of them at our summer cottage (north of Kingston, Ontario). They very aggressively guard the sugar water feeder and dive bomb each other. One will sit very patiently on a branch near the feeder waiting for any interloper to show up, and then attack. They make a chittering noise when they go after each other - the hummingbird equivalent of a growl (or maybe "take that! and that! and that!). Too funny for such cute little things. Who'd a thunk they fight like that? Mary >I love hummingbirds. We have lots of them at our summer cottage (north > of Kingston, Ontario). They very aggressively guard the sugar water [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Mary I didn't know they did that! They are just so tiny and cute. The ones we have here are more of an olive green, but iridescent color. SignatureBest Regards, Evelyn (to reply to me personally, remove 'sox') The ones we have seem to be content to graze the hummingbird bushes together. Of course, they might graze together peacefully because there's more than any one bird could handle? It's funny, my house is 40+ years old and my next door neighbor moved in 40 years ago when his was new. He swore that we didn't get hummingbirds in our area. Then a garden shop sold me 5 hummingbird bushes (Hamelia patens for the curious) on the premise that they never get taller than 3 or 4 feet. Mine grow more that 7 or 8 every year and my Mom's was about 10 feet tall. Every summer there's always at least one or two going over the bushes, sometimes 3 or 4. If you are in the right location and have some space, the hummers love them -- http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/1844/ (I know nothing about this vendor but the site has good detail on the plant). Hubby and I decided years ago that we weren't good at remembering to fill bird feeders so we planted them instead. :-) Karen > I didn't know they did that! They are just so tiny and cute. The ones we > have here are more of an olive green, but iridescent color. > The ones we have seem to be content to graze the hummingbird bushes > together. Of course, they might graze together peacefully because there's [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > Karen Hi Karen, I checked that link, and sadly I don't think it would grow here in upstate NY. All the places that reported good results were in the south. I think there are some other bushes they might like that grow here. I am going to look into it. I'd prefer to plant something they like as opposed to putting a sugar water feeder out. SignatureBest Regards, Evelyn (to reply to me personally, remove 'sox') >> The ones we have seem to be content to graze the hummingbird bushes >> together. Of course, they might graze together peacefully because there's >> more than any one bird could handle? ... >> If you are in the right location and have some space, >> the >> hummers love them -- http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/1844/ (I know nothing >> about this vendor but the site has good detail on the plant). >> Karen >Hi Karen, I checked that link, and sadly I don't think it would grow here in >upstate NY. All the places that reported good results were in the south. >I think there are some other bushes they might like that grow here. I am >going to look into it. I'd prefer to plant something they like as opposed >to putting a sugar water feeder out. You could get lucky - I've seen a hummingbird feeding off flowers near Woodstock. Unfortunately, I've no idea what that plant was - but at least such plants can grow in NY state. >>> The ones we have seem to be content to graze the hummingbird bushes >>> together. Of course, they might graze together peacefully because [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > Unfortunately, I've no idea what that plant was - but at least such > plants can grow in NY state. Hi Glenfiddich, Yes, there are many things that do grow very well here, or else those hummingbirds wouldn't be here. My neighbor has extensive flower gardens, but he has to keep them all behind high fences. The deer are so destructive and they eat absolutely everything. Last year they ate my hostas right down to the ground. SignatureBest Regards, Evelyn (to reply to me personally, remove 'sox') > Our hawks are local, here in Queens County. > A few years back there were only two - now there are three and one [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > more often than they hunt, I'm hopeful that they're removing a decent > number of mice, rats and squirrels. Where in Queens are you? Where do the hawk's nest? I grew up in Richmond Hill and went to Forest Hills High School. My parents moved to Kew Garden Hills after I left for college. And my Dad worked in downtown Flushing for decades. Adelle >> Our hawks are local, here in Queens County. >> A few years back there were only two - now there are three and one [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Adelle Adelle, did you hear about the disaster in the city yesterday when a huge retaining wall fell down and jeopardized the safety of several buildings and covered much of the West side highway? A real mess, but so far it looks like no one died in it. SignatureBest Regards, Evelyn (to reply to me personally, remove 'sox') >> Our hawks are local, here in Queens County. >> A few years back there were only two - now there are three and one [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > >Where in Queens are you? Near the old Macy*s - the round one that's now a Target. >Where do the hawk's nest? I don't know. The hunting patterns that I see mostly come *from* the general area of Elmhurst Hospital, but I've never actually seen them heading home with supper in their claws. Since they're cliff-dwellers, they could be nesting on any of the higher buildings. Actually, I hope their nest site stays private... > I grew up in Richmond Hill and went to Forest Hills High School. My parents >moved to Kew Garden Hills after I left for college. And my Dad worked in >downtown Flushing for decades. I've came here to Newtown 25 years ago, when I married my New Yorker (who was the reason I'm on this ng); before that I lived in Britain. This neighborhood is changing rapidly, there are 5 new buildings going up on just one block here - and there have been a dozen more in the last couple of years! Flushing has changed, too - you need to read a Far Eastern language to go shopping. On topic, care giving is just so wearing that one does need to develop *some* outside interests to survive mentally. My wife and I began relating more to the local kids than to the adults, after her AD became obvious; I'm seeing a quite unexpected dividend in that lots of beautiful teenagers now have a friendly smile for this old man. Those kids have grown up. . . |
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