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Post by Deleted on Jan 28, 2018 0:56:43 GMT -5
I see Hawks all the time in my area along with rabbits, squirrels, ducks, starlings, and I do see occasional, but rare ... Eagles too.
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jan 28, 2018 12:06:11 GMT -5
I will say that I'm lucky to live in Idaho when it comes to Birds of Prey. The World Center for Birds of Prey is located in Boise. I don't think I've ever driven on the interstate without seeing a dozen hawks circling looking for mice and ground squirrels. Eagles are a bit more rare, but I see golden eagles on a regular basis. Peregrine falcons are a fairly common sight around Boise. I see owls now and then. Because of their generally nocturnal nature, not nearly as often as hawks or eagles. My closest encounter was when a barn owl was swooping down on some critter while I was driving out of the hills at dusk one night. Apparently it didn't see my car or misjudged it...because it skimmed just over the top of the car. I was half expecting to see claw marks in the roof. It looked absolutely enormous as it was swooping down.
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Post by berkley on Jan 29, 2018 1:29:02 GMT -5
I'd like to see them try to introduce owls and hawks or whatever other birds of prey might work into cities to keep the pigeon population down. But maybe their hunting habits wouldn't work in the urban environment.
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Post by Rob Allen on Jan 29, 2018 3:31:13 GMT -5
I used to have a window at my desk at work that looked out over the river and one bridge in particular, the bridge that carries I-5 over the Willamette. There must be a thermal updraft where the bridge meets the land on the west side, where I am. I would often see birds of prey - not sure which species - gliding around and around in circles in the updraft, gaining altitude until they sailed off in one direction or another. When they were low, the local small birds would fly up to attack them and drive them away from the locals' nests. I saw some amazing aerial acrobatics as these small birds harassed the raptor and it just kept trying to glide and gain altitude. When it got high enough, or gave up and flew away, the small birds would break off and head to their nests one by one.
They've rearranged the office since then; I still have a window but it's one floor lower and faces another building instead of the bridge.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2018 1:10:30 GMT -5
We had to say goodbye to Mouse, the last of our cats tonight. We had her with us since she was a kitten in 2002, so she had a long and loving life with us, but feline cancer in the form of a facial tumor finally claimed her today. She will be missed but never forgotten, as our house now lacks a feline presence for the first time since I have lived here.
-M
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Post by impulse on Jan 30, 2018 12:21:38 GMT -5
We had to say goodbye to Mouse, the last of our cats tonight. We had her with us since she was a kitten in 2002, so she had a long and loving life with us, but feline cancer in the form of a facial tumor finally claimed her today. She will be missed but never forgotten, as our house now lacks a feline presence for the first time since I have lived here. -M I'm sorry for your loss. Pets are family.
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Post by Confessor on Jan 30, 2018 12:28:43 GMT -5
We had to say goodbye to Mouse, the last of our cats tonight. We had her with us since she was a kitten in 2002, so she had a long and loving life with us, but feline cancer in the form of a facial tumor finally claimed her today. She will be missed but never forgotten, as our house now lacks a feline presence for the first time since I have lived here. -M I didn't want to "like" this post, so I'll just say that I'm sorry to hear about your loss. Cats, or any pet, become such a part of one's family that loosing them is always really upsetting. Keep your mind on the positive and remember all the love and happiness that you gave to her and that she sent right back out to you.
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Post by Prince Hal on Jan 30, 2018 12:32:27 GMT -5
We had to say goodbye to Mouse, the last of our cats tonight. We had her with us since she was a kitten in 2002, so she had a long and loving life with us, but feline cancer in the form of a facial tumor finally claimed her today. She will be missed but never forgotten, as our house now lacks a feline presence for the first time since I have lived here. -M So much harder to lose a pet than non-pet owners understand. So sorry, m.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 30, 2018 12:40:08 GMT -5
Thanks for all the kind words and thoughts. In one sense I am relieved because she was suffering for the last few days, and that was the hard part, because we both felt helpless to do anything to ease her pain and it was difficult to see her go through that, but that is now over for her. However, Amy and I will miss her terribly and mourn her loss.
-M
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Jan 30, 2018 12:55:29 GMT -5
My condolences.
My family has a very aging cat and a very aging dog and I know that neither is long for the world. Boggley (the cat) is about 18 years old and is skin and bones at this point. Sparkles was Nathan's dog and is 14 1/2 which is pretty old for a lab. They become family and their loss is very real.
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Post by The Captain on Jan 30, 2018 12:55:36 GMT -5
We had to say goodbye to Mouse, the last of our cats tonight. We had her with us since she was a kitten in 2002, so she had a long and loving life with us, but feline cancer in the form of a facial tumor finally claimed her today. She will be missed but never forgotten, as our house now lacks a feline presence for the first time since I have lived here. -M I didn't want to "like" this post, so I'll just say that I'm sorry to hear about your loss. Cats, or any pet, become such a part of one's family that loosing them is always really upsetting. Keep your mind on the positive and remember all the love and happiness that you gave to her and that she sent right back out to you. I feel the same way; I didn't really "like" it, but I didn't know how else to respond. I lost my childhood cat at the age of 17 (he was 18, and my parents had owned him longer than I had been alive) and a rabbit I had in my 20s, and both experiences sucked, so I understand your pain @mrp. Hope you and Amy get through this remembering how much happiness Mouse brought to your lives.
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Post by Confessor on Jan 30, 2018 13:11:13 GMT -5
I feel the same way; I didn't really "like" it, but I didn't know how else to respond. Oh yeah, I know. I wasn't suggesting that those who "liked" mrp's post were happy about the news. I knew that it was a "like" of sympathy and solidarity. It's just one of those social media things, where there's no adequate response built into the platform. I wasn't making a judgement on any of those who did "like" the post though.
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Post by Icctrombone on Jan 30, 2018 18:15:45 GMT -5
Sorry, mrp . WE have a 12 year old chiququa who's looking less healthy as the months go by. I'd hate to lose him as he and my other dog keep me from running into the night sometimes.
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Post by lobsterjohnson on Jan 30, 2018 21:18:22 GMT -5
I'm sorry for your loss mrp.
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Post by Jeddak on Jan 30, 2018 22:06:26 GMT -5
I'm sorry for your loss, mrp. My wife and I have had a total of 6 cats over the years, and we had to say good-bye to the last one, Sabrina, last year. For a few months we were alone in the house, and it felt so empty. Honestly, I wasn't sure I wanted any more; the pain of losing them is so much. But my last birthday Cheryl asked to go to a store on their shelter cat day, and we found Molly. Then a neighbor died, his family didn't want his cat, and we inherited Rachel. We have 2 new cats now. They don't replace the ones we lost; they can't. But different though their personalities are, we still love them. And the house feels more like a home now.
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