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Roccus7
Roccus7MODNor'easter2025#1361

Saved by the auto blind retraction!!

Tom was "fighting" with his reflected image this AM, gobbling away at full volume. I was waiting for the Admiral, who doesn't do early AM watches, to tell me to shoot him so she could sleep, but the electric blinds, that are set to open at dawn, intervened. As soon as they starting going up, he beat feet for the woods.

Later today, I do expect a work request from Fleet Headquarters on how to prevent any future occurrences...

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Shall I go to heaven or a-fishing? - H. D. Thoreau
Veni. Vidi. Cepi. - with apologies to Gaius Julius Caesar
AdmiralOriginal Crew21,717 postsSince 2018
Chevy1
Chevy1FREE2025#1362

Saved by the auto blind retraction!!

Tom was "fighting" with his reflected image this AM, gobbling away at full volume. I was waiting for the Admiral, who doesn't do early AM watches, to tell me to shoot him so she could sleep, but the electric blinds, that are set to open at dawn, intervened. As soon as they starting going up, he beat feet for the woods.

Later today, I do expect a work request from Fleet Headquarters on how to prevent any future occurrences...

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I just had one delivered from Maine going in the smoker this week I hope

M.H.
AdmiralOriginal Crew25,798 postsSince 2018
dsedy
dsedyFREE2025#1363

Outside the office

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CommodoreOriginal Crew5,100 postsSince 2019
Chevy1
Chevy1FREE2025#1364

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M.H.
AdmiralOriginal Crew25,798 postsSince 2018
wader
waderFREE2025#1365

had a coyote in my backyard a couple of days ago.............

That's the second one since I'm living here. First one was about 8 or 9 years ago. He was in the driveway & Max was going nuts trying to get at 'em.

"Well, it's alright.
.............even if you're old and gray."
"Well, it's alright.
............you still got something to say."
AdmiralOriginal Crew20,900 postsSince 2018
CELLFISH

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CommodoreOriginal Crew18,289 postsSince 2019
JackPrintMD

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Where and what?

Live and Let Fish
Good things come to those who bait.
CommodoreOriginal Crew16,182 postsSince 2018
JackPrintMD

Outside the office

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A lot of babes on a the course today also.

Live and Let Fish
Good things come to those who bait.
CommodoreOriginal Crew16,182 postsSince 2018
CELLFISH

Where and what?

Rockaways Beach, Fort Tilden…. Oyster Catcher…
cell…
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CommodoreOriginal Crew18,289 postsSince 2019
Roccus7
Roccus7MODNor'easter2025#1370

Feel really badly today. Was weed whacking in my white birch forest and suddenly a woodcock half flushed and flew for 10" to do the wounded bird act. I realized that I must have stumbled on her nest, and low and behold, there was a nest at my feet with 4 eggs in it. Didn't seem to have done any damage and I quickly moved away, not even taking the time to pop a photo.

I hope she got back on her nest and the chicks will hatch. This is the first time I've ever seen a timberdoodle nest...

Shall I go to heaven or a-fishing? - H. D. Thoreau
Veni. Vidi. Cepi. - with apologies to Gaius Julius Caesar
AdmiralOriginal Crew21,717 postsSince 2018
CELLFISH

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CommodoreOriginal Crew18,289 postsSince 2019
Jaws1948

I haven't seen any rabbits around for a few weeks. Last trace I saw was fur on the lawn.

The other day a hawk landed on my shed. First time I've seen one right here. I wounder if it's taken up residence, and is the reason the rabbits are gone?

If you'd like some more rabbits, I have 2 families living here. One under my deck and the other under my shed. And both trying to dine on my vegetable garden.

Lose your dreams and you will lose your mind - Rolling Stones
First MateOriginal Crew283 postsSince 2019
CELLFISH

Red Tailed Hawk…
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CommodoreOriginal Crew18,289 postsSince 2019
Chevy1
Chevy1FREE2025#1374

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M.H.
AdmiralOriginal Crew25,798 postsSince 2018
CELLFISH

COW NOSE RAY… off battery park, downtown manhattan… cell…
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CommodoreOriginal Crew18,289 postsSince 2019
dsedy
dsedyFREE2025#1376

COW NOSE RAY… off battery park, downtown manhattan… cell…
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Nice fishy dont get stung

CommodoreOriginal Crew5,100 postsSince 2019
Roccus7
Roccus7MODNor'easter2025#1377

It's the Roccus Critter Nursery this year. Here's "Thomasina" and some of her 8 chicks brood that visits the grounds at least 2 times per day. Not pictured is a baby porcupine which beat a death sentence upon the pleas of my granddaughters, "Oh PopPop, he's so cute!!" At least he's just been munching on lawn clover. Now that his defense team is gone, the second I find him in a tree we'll be having a burial at sea...
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Shall I go to heaven or a-fishing? - H. D. Thoreau
Veni. Vidi. Cepi. - with apologies to Gaius Julius Caesar
AdmiralOriginal Crew21,717 postsSince 2018
CELLFISH

Nice fishy dont get stung

i hear from peeps, Broad Channel , Cross bay Blvd, Jamaica Bay, quite a few sightings of Cow Nose Rays doing the same, swimming the surface... Im sure those Rays were enjoying the very warm sunlight and surface temps... cell...
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... sand under my bare feet is better than subway steps with steel toe boots on... cellfish...
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CommodoreOriginal Crew18,289 postsSince 2019
wader
waderFREE2025#1379

i hear from peeps, Broad Channel , Cross bay Blvd, Jamaica Bay, quite a few sightings of Cow Nose Rays doing the same, swimming the surface... Im sure those Rays were enjoying the very warm sunlight and surface temps... cell...
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or oxygen depravatation............

"Well, it's alright.
.............even if you're old and gray."
"Well, it's alright.
............you still got something to say."
AdmiralOriginal Crew20,900 postsSince 2018
CELLFISH

or oxygen depravatation............

not at all, so negative Mr.W., what up.???
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CommodoreOriginal Crew18,289 postsSince 2019

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