Ella & Rusty & Stu(GA)
Member Since 2010
yesterday: http://www.felinediabetes.com/FDMB/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=126331
Hi Everyone,
Today was such a gorgeous day and tomorrow it is supposed to rain and storm all day, so we decided to make the most of today. The morning was special: we went with another couple to paddle on Lake Clear, where the adult loons "raft" in a big group each fall just before migrating to the Atlantic Ocean, where they will spend the winter and then return to our lakes next spring. We counted about 40 loons this morning. They were "talking" softly to one another. It is always so wonderful, so poignant, to see and hear them--these most ancient of birds, a protected species. If global warming is not addressed, in 50 years the Adirondacks may be too warm for the loons to breed. Their habitat will have been altered that much.
The juvenile loons, this year's chicks, do not migrate with the adults. The stay around for another month or so, getting stronger. Then they migrate to the Atlantic Ocean, where they will spend the next 5 years before returning to our lakes as adults to find mates.
This afternoon we took a lovely walk in the woods of the Visitors' Interpretative Center. Rusty had some outdoor time in the middle of the day, when we all had lunch. He had a good day, ate all his foods, and is now waiting for us to come to watch TV so that he can eat his dinner on the couch.
Wishing you all a fine evening and a good weekend,
Ella & Rusty
Hi Everyone,
Today was such a gorgeous day and tomorrow it is supposed to rain and storm all day, so we decided to make the most of today. The morning was special: we went with another couple to paddle on Lake Clear, where the adult loons "raft" in a big group each fall just before migrating to the Atlantic Ocean, where they will spend the winter and then return to our lakes next spring. We counted about 40 loons this morning. They were "talking" softly to one another. It is always so wonderful, so poignant, to see and hear them--these most ancient of birds, a protected species. If global warming is not addressed, in 50 years the Adirondacks may be too warm for the loons to breed. Their habitat will have been altered that much.
The juvenile loons, this year's chicks, do not migrate with the adults. The stay around for another month or so, getting stronger. Then they migrate to the Atlantic Ocean, where they will spend the next 5 years before returning to our lakes as adults to find mates.
This afternoon we took a lovely walk in the woods of the Visitors' Interpretative Center. Rusty had some outdoor time in the middle of the day, when we all had lunch. He had a good day, ate all his foods, and is now waiting for us to come to watch TV so that he can eat his dinner on the couch.
Wishing you all a fine evening and a good weekend,
Ella & Rusty
But sad about the threat to their future, which is also our future. It sounds like you and Edward are doing well and the colds are almost done. Batten down the hatches for tomorrow!
