| Discussion: OT Falcons |
Subject: OT Falcons By: Sasha C.
Written on: Sunday April 08, 2012 Message: Two peregrines in the yard this morning. I've
never seen one in the US although I used to see
them in Canada as a kid. In Ethiopia there's
another almost indistinguishable hawk, but the
kids are certain these are peregrines- they
recognized the call at breakfast, and if they're
sure, I'm sure. |
Subject: RE: OT Falcons By: Laura M.
Written on: Monday April 09, 2012 Message: My husband says he saw one a few years ago here in
CT. It was this time of year when they are
migrating north, so they probably won't stick
around. |
Subject: RE: OT Falcons By: Sasha C.
Written on: Tuesday April 10, 2012 Message: Hi Laura, I lived in Connecticut for many years
and spent summers there as a kid, but never saw
any raptors except red tails, goshawks, bald
eagles and ospreys, except on one bizarre occasion
when I was playing tennis in Guilford and a golden
eagle flew slowly by not 20 feet up. Is your
husband a birder? After a rain a few weeks ago
the flying ants were coming out of a hole near our
house, and in 20 minutes I watched over 15 bird
species trying to catch them. Very
cool.
My kids are thrilled about the
peregrines because they enjoyed "My Side of
the Mountain" and "Frightful's
Mountain". They were turned on to birding in
Malawi, where we lived near a fabulous birder and
naturalist. I've never been a huge bird guy, but
the kids are getting me more interested. |
Subject: RE: OT Falcons By: Suzanne C.
Written on: Tuesday April 10, 2012 Message: It's Peacock mating season here and we have a ton.
Every morning they are screaming at each other
from the trees. Beautiful birds but mean as hell.
I watched a wood pecker in our backyard
for about 20 minutes while I was doing kick drills
the other night. So gorgeous but so destructive!
We have a ton of birds on our property. I love
them all but the owl take the gold medal. Love
him!!! We also have spoonbills on the lake -
gorgeous! Wing span is HuGE!
I don't
know what a Peregrine is but I'll google it. |
Subject: RE: OT Falcons By: Kris D.
Written on: Tuesday April 10, 2012 Message: "flying ants" -how do you step on those?
Man that would suck. |
Subject: RE: OT Falcons By: Rich H.
Written on: Tuesday April 10, 2012 Message: Hey Kris D. just think about how hard it would be
to fry them with a magnifying glass.
Some years ago my dad was working at the
University of Chicago when a group was trying to
re-introduce Peregrines to the downtown Chicago
area. I don't think the program worked out but it
would have been neat to see them taking out
pigeons along the lake front. |
Subject: RE: OT Falcons By: Jamie B.
Written on: Tuesday April 10, 2012 Message: I thought this was going to be a that Scott Baio
tried to join in Happy Days until Fonzie talked
him out of it |
Subject: RE: OT Falcons By: Greg C.
Written on: Tuesday April 10, 2012 Message: Indeed, Jamie. Great episode. Profound because
Fonzie was also one of the founding memebers of
the Falcons. Nothing like a little Chachi in
Charge to brighten up the day!
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Subject: RE: OT Falcons By: Laura M.
Written on: Tuesday April 10, 2012 Message: Sasha, my husband is a bit of a birder. We live
on a Christmas tree farm and near an old gravel
pit so we see everything here. My border collie
loves to chase the hawks away from the chickens.
We see plenty of bald eagles- we're near the CT
River where they winter. While living in VT, a
Snowy Owl swooped down towards my car one night.
(That was the night after I nearly ran into a
black bear with my car!) That was very awesome.
And Suzanne the woodpeckers are cool to watch.
We had a Piliated Woodpecker (otherwise known as
Woody Woodpecker) living near the restaurant I
worked at in VT. He was impressive. |
Subject: RE: OT Falcons By: Jamie B.
Written on: Tuesday April 10, 2012 Message: I knew I could count on Greg to help me out with
the facts. I saw that episode about a year or so
ago one night while I was up late with the baby.
I remembered watching them growing up hahaha |
Subject: RE: OT Falcons By: Sasha C.
Written on: Tuesday April 10, 2012 Message: We hear Piliated all the time in VT but never see
them. Good for you! The thrill of bear wears off
pretty quick when they won't leave the garbage
alone. In Malawi an eagle almost got one of our
chickens but the children, quite tiny then,
sucessfully chased him off (with an assist from
the dogs). We had amazing owls there- including
an eagle owl who hunted the other owls. I have
never seen a snowy owl, although many times people
have said,"Did you see the snowy owl?"
but of course I hadn't. Again, I'm
envious.
We have amazing birds where we
live on the edge of Addis, but wild peacocks sound
pretty darn cool, Suzanne.
The idea that
Happy Days can be profound is very postmodern. I
see a thesis in it. Watching kids grow up on
sit-coms is an odd thing when you think about it.
We took a young woman from a village in Tanzania
home to NYC with us (total nannygate)and she was
absolutely baffled for a few weeks by the way the
Cosby kids would grow older and younger, depending
on the channel. Also the mzee (respectable old
man) was a doctor sometimes, and other times was
chatting with kids who did tricks. Very puzzling.
Eventually she stuck to cooking shows, where
people age less visibly.
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Subject: RE: OT Falcons By: Greg C.
Written on: Thursday April 12, 2012 Message: Happy Days was the only show my Dad would watch
with his boys... Richie would be about mid 70s by
now. Sasha, remember the episode when Richie
campaigned for Stevenson and Howard for IKE?
Another brilliant one... and when Richie almost
hopped on a bus with beatniks. Genius writing.
Hope everyone is training well. Other
than an arthritic shoulder, Grego's bookin' (I
love OT threads) |
Subject: RE: OT Falcons By: Jamie B.
Written on: Thursday April 12, 2012 Message: I remember watching the episode where Fonzie
crashed his motorcycle as a kid. I was so worried
for him hahaha. Pat Morita was great on that show
too before we knew him as Mr. Miyagi hahaha
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Subject: RE: OT Falcons By: Paul B.
Written on: Thursday April 12, 2012 Message:
How the hell did we get from peregrine
falcons to Happy days??
Some of you need to up
your meds because you are seriously
sub-therapeutic!
This thread has
definitely jumped the shark. |
Subject: RE: OT Falcons By: Sasha C.
Written on: Friday April 13, 2012 Message: I never really knew the show. I saw enough
episodes to know what it was about and "jump
the shark" has become a universal. The only
line I remember was Richie's mom saying to Fonz,
"I know you're the Fonz, with the
"Hey" and the "Whoa"
but...," which was beautifully delivered and
punctured the whole "cool" thing
hilariously. |
Subject: RE: OT Falcons By: Suzanne C.
Written on: Friday April 13, 2012 Message: We weren't allowed to watch any TV (except Sesame
Street and Bugs Bunny) until I was a teenager.
Occasionally my brother and I would sneak into
watch Magnum P.I. with my dad but if my mom found
out we would all be dead. So anyway, I am lost on
the Happy Days topic. But I watched a lot of
Cosby. |
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