Hurrying - Geese

Is that an addition to Bill Noble's "2 bricks short of a full load" list, George? *g*

We actually have geese buzzing back and forth in California, too... they have a short commute this time of year, they head south every morning to the lake and then back north to wherever they nest... looks like they're heading Millerton lake... They'll be heading to southern CA in a few weeks, but it sure is fun watching them this time of year, as they fly at tree top level in their vee formation...

pallets, because this year's fills

mac

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Mac & George,

Little off your point but really COOL re birds.

Weekend on the Harleys up to Breaks Interstate Park on the VA/KY border - standing on an overlook into the gorge - here come to two Golden Eagles like B52's from our left, nothing but silhouettes, still something seemed different so I called to the others, then they pass just UNDERNEATH us and we realize what they are. First sighting for the wife & I and we get to see them from overhead.

Geese in the fall, the smells & colors, nature in general, the beauty of wood revealed by turning & sanding - all cool, down-to-earth real stuff.

TomNie

Don't have goldens up here, but the pair of bald eagles on the river have another fledgling this year. When we're down swimming they sometimes come in low right along the river to evaluate the size of the small dog. River's maybe 40 feet wide just below the swimming hole, with trees right to the banks. They're 7 feet across or more.

Reminds me of the days when they would allow it, and we took a trip down the Grand Canyon in our B 52.

As in literally a B52?

A Bald Eagle that close and I'd be polluting the river.

Yep, genuine Buff. Holbrook bombplot was close by, and sometimes the center would clear you for a canyon tour if the choppers and bug smashers weren't flying. They wouldn't allow VFR (1200) traffic in the canyon, so they had a pretty good handle on things.

The eagles appear as a feathered overcast versus aluminum, but they too can be unnerving.

======>I had the privilege of accompanying a Buff crew on a 10 hour mission consisting of high altitude and low altitude bomb runs. Most during darkness, what a ride! Covering SD, MT, ID, and a few other states not yet discovered. Most disconcerting was when we found out that we were sharing the same flight level as another buff doing its thing. Always had a special respect for the Buff crews after that mission.

Leif

My personal longest was 29.2 hours.

That 'chute gets pretty heavy after the first dozen.

=====>They issued chutes? *G*