A trimming we will go
2006/09/27 10:09 AM Filed in:
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Took Beaker in yesterday to get
another trim. His beak just grows
like crazy. He doesn't seem nearly
as bitey now. I was sick as a dog
yesterday so I dropped him off at
8a, came back home and slept until
noon. Picked him up and slept until
today. 20+ hours of sleep did me
good. Been a few years since I got
sick like this. Bleh!
Login required
2006/09/24 09:57 AM Filed in:
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I'm using different camera software
which I really like but it allows
you to control all kinds of things
that I don't want to allow. So I
created an account to use. This
still allows you to see the admin
page but you can't do anything
other than watch the live stream
(mwahahaha).
USERNAME : guest
PASSWORD:
That is, the password is blank, nothing, nadda, zippo.
USERNAME : guest
PASSWORD:
That is, the password is blank, nothing, nadda, zippo.
I see you
2006/09/18 04:20 PM Filed in:
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The software I was using to do the
video just suddenly stopped working
for the 30 second refresh. Live
streaming worked fine. Couldn't
figure that one out so I'm using
another piece of software so that
function is back. All is well.
Thought I'd change the color of the
site just for kicks while I was at
it.
Hello my brother
2006/09/01 07:08 AM Filed in:
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The curtains are open and there are
some bird feeders just outside the
window so that Beaker can watch and
talk with his fellow bird friends.
This morning we watched a pair
(male and female) of American
Goldfinch birds. Very cute.
American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
Description : 4 1/2-5" (11-13 cm). Smaller than a sparrow. Breeding male bright yellow with white rump, black forehead, white edges on black wings and tail, and yellow at bend of wing. Female and winter male duller and grayer, with black wings, tail, and white wing bars. Travels in flocks; undulating flight.
Voice : Bright per-chick-o-ree, also rendered as potato-chips, delivered in flight and coinciding with each undulation.
Habitat : Brushy thickets, weedy grasslands, and nearby trees.
Nesting : 4 or 5 pale blue eggs in a well-made cup of grass, bark strips, and plant down placed in the upright fork of a small sapling or shrub.
Range : Breeds from southern British Columbia east to Newfoundland, and south to California, Utah, southern Colorado, central Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Carolinas. Winters in much of United States.
This familiar and common species is often called the "Wild Canary." Since the birds' main food is seeds, nesting does not begin until midsummer or late summer, when weed seeds are available. Thus goldfinches remain in flocks until well past the time when other species have formed pairs and are nesting. Because they nest so late, only a single brood is raised each season. In the winter they gather in large flocks, often with other finches such as redpolls and Pine Siskins.
American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis)
Description : 4 1/2-5" (11-13 cm). Smaller than a sparrow. Breeding male bright yellow with white rump, black forehead, white edges on black wings and tail, and yellow at bend of wing. Female and winter male duller and grayer, with black wings, tail, and white wing bars. Travels in flocks; undulating flight.
Voice : Bright per-chick-o-ree, also rendered as potato-chips, delivered in flight and coinciding with each undulation.
Habitat : Brushy thickets, weedy grasslands, and nearby trees.
Nesting : 4 or 5 pale blue eggs in a well-made cup of grass, bark strips, and plant down placed in the upright fork of a small sapling or shrub.
Range : Breeds from southern British Columbia east to Newfoundland, and south to California, Utah, southern Colorado, central Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Carolinas. Winters in much of United States.
This familiar and common species is often called the "Wild Canary." Since the birds' main food is seeds, nesting does not begin until midsummer or late summer, when weed seeds are available. Thus goldfinches remain in flocks until well past the time when other species have formed pairs and are nesting. Because they nest so late, only a single brood is raised each season. In the winter they gather in large flocks, often with other finches such as redpolls and Pine Siskins.
