On this windy day, a male yearling spent most of the day high in a big white pine. In late afternoon, he came down; but strong gusts made him run off a short way, stand up and look frantically around a couple times, before heading off into the woods.
Lily and Hope - 03/10/10
A recent highlight was combing the last of the fur balls out of my friend Ted’s fur. A Lily Fan captured it at https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YGo4GjNmyk4&feature=yout. Sharon did the bulk of that a few days ago. I suspect Ted has difficulty rubbing on trees to get those out. If he needs a little help in his old age, I know how that is. I wanted him to look his best. One spot I touched made him jump or twitch 3 times when I touched it. I think it tickled. As I combed out the fur balls, Ted mostly kept eating and accepting, perhaps appreciating, his minor makeover.
Sharp-shinned HawkOut the window, sharp-shinned hawks chased blue jays all day never catching a one, as usual. This is the month that hawks migrate through.
Lily’s Den Cam of 2010 got mentioned in the Pittsburg Post-Gazette yesterday along with the North American Bear Center and its website (bear.org). The story was about Bill Powers who was part of the worldwide technology team that Doug Hajicek selected and flew up to Ely to set up Lily’s Den Cam on January 8, 2010. Doug was the TV producer mentioned in the article. Doug knows everyone, and he knew who to pick. Bill was essential. He is the founder of a Pennsylvania company named Pix Controller that had the technology we needed. He helped us year after year and may help again. http://www.post-gazette.com/life/2017/09/15/Wildlife-cams-brown-bears-explore-org-PixController/stories/201709160013
So many people have helped in so many ways.
Thank you for all you do.
Lynn Rogers, Biologist, Wildlife Research Institute and North