Clear Sky said it would clear up after midnight, and it did clear out some, but not much. It was way too windy, I didn't even bother to take the telescope out of the trunk, I was afraid it would blow over. I spent about 90 minutes watching shooting stars and lightning way off in the northeast. A large group of deer strolled through about 11:30, but that was really the most interesting thing that happened. On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 7:57 PM, Chrismo <djchrismo@gmail.com> wrote:
Anyone interested?
Were they antelope instead of deer? I've seen a lot of pronghorns around Lakeside but never deer. Best wishes and thanks for the report, Joe ________________________________ From: Chrismo <djchrismo@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 2:14 AM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] maybe Lakeside again tonight... Clear Sky said it would clear up after midnight, and it did clear out some, but not much. It was way too windy, I didn't even bother to take the telescope out of the trunk, I was afraid it would blow over. I spent about 90 minutes watching shooting stars and lightning way off in the northeast. A large group of deer strolled through about 11:30, but that was really the most interesting thing that happened. On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 7:57 PM, Chrismo <djchrismo@gmail.com> wrote:
Anyone interested?
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i'm pretty sure they were mule deer... grey with white rear end, tall ears, no antlers. On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 12:23 PM, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com>wrote:
Were they antelope instead of deer? I've seen a lot of pronghorns around Lakeside but never deer. Best wishes and thanks for the report, Joe
________________________________ From: Chrismo <djchrismo@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 2:14 AM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] maybe Lakeside again tonight...
Clear Sky said it would clear up after midnight, and it did clear out some, but not much. It was way too windy, I didn't even bother to take the telescope out of the trunk, I was afraid it would blow over. I spent about 90 minutes watching shooting stars and lightning way off in the northeast. A large group of deer strolled through about 11:30, but that was really the most interesting thing that happened.
On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 7:57 PM, Chrismo <djchrismo@gmail.com> wrote:
Anyone interested?
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Must have been mulies all right. ________________________________ From: Chrismo <djchrismo@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 2:21 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] maybe Lakeside again tonight... i'm pretty sure they were mule deer... grey with white rear end, tall ears, no antlers. On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 12:23 PM, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com>wrote:
Were they antelope instead of deer? I've seen a lot of pronghorns around Lakeside but never deer. Best wishes and thanks for the report, Joe
________________________________ From: Chrismo <djchrismo@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 2:14 AM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] maybe Lakeside again tonight...
Clear Sky said it would clear up after midnight, and it did clear out some, but not much. It was way too windy, I didn't even bother to take the telescope out of the trunk, I was afraid it would blow over. I spent about 90 minutes watching shooting stars and lightning way off in the northeast. A large group of deer strolled through about 11:30, but that was really the most interesting thing that happened.
On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 7:57 PM, Chrismo <djchrismo@gmail.com> wrote:
Anyone interested?
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That's what I usually see for wildlife out there, aside from small rodents. The ONE time I got my wife to go out with me, we arrived just at dusk. A large owl buzzed past her as he swooped down and nabbed his dinner. She has since lost interest in going to Lakeside. On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 2:38 PM, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> wrote:
Must have been mulies all right.
________________________________ From: Chrismo <djchrismo@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 2:21 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] maybe Lakeside again tonight...
i'm pretty sure they were mule deer... grey with white rear end, tall ears, no antlers.
On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 12:23 PM, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com
wrote:
Were they antelope instead of deer? I've seen a lot of pronghorns around Lakeside but never deer. Best wishes and thanks for the report, Joe
________________________________ From: Chrismo <djchrismo@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 2:14 AM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] maybe Lakeside again tonight...
Clear Sky said it would clear up after midnight, and it did clear out some, but not much. It was way too windy, I didn't even bother to take the telescope out of the trunk, I was afraid it would blow over. I spent about 90 minutes watching shooting stars and lightning way off in the northeast. A large group of deer strolled through about 11:30, but that was really the most interesting thing that happened.
On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 7:57 PM, Chrismo <djchrismo@gmail.com> wrote:
Anyone interested?
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I was actually driving back from Lakeside one night, on the long road that leads to the freeway, and had an owl swoop down and 'lead' my truck for a while. It just coasted in front of my truck for a bit and then flew off to the right. That was very cool to see. ++++++++++++++++++ Troy Davidson, KF7MTE www.istroyworking.com On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 3:30 PM, Chrismo <djchrismo@gmail.com> wrote:
That's what I usually see for wildlife out there, aside from small rodents. The ONE time I got my wife to go out with me, we arrived just at dusk. A large owl buzzed past her as he swooped down and nabbed his dinner. She has since lost interest in going to Lakeside.
On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 2:38 PM, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> wrote:
Must have been mulies all right.
________________________________ From: Chrismo <djchrismo@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 2:21 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] maybe Lakeside again tonight...
i'm pretty sure they were mule deer... grey with white rear end, tall ears, no antlers.
On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 12:23 PM, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com
wrote:
Were they antelope instead of deer? I've seen a lot of pronghorns around Lakeside but never deer. Best wishes and thanks for the report, Joe
________________________________ From: Chrismo <djchrismo@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 2:14 AM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] maybe Lakeside again tonight...
Clear Sky said it would clear up after midnight, and it did clear out some, but not much. It was way too windy, I didn't even bother to take the telescope out of the trunk, I was afraid it would blow over. I spent about 90 minutes watching shooting stars and lightning way off in the northeast. A large group of deer strolled through about 11:30, but that was really the most interesting thing that happened.
On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 7:57 PM, Chrismo <djchrismo@gmail.com> wrote:
Anyone interested?
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Ok, totally off topic but since we are telling fun animal stores I'll mention that several years ago I was working on my glider license over the Heber Valley. I was in a thermal feeling pretty cocky about how much altitude I was gaining when my instructor pointed down and to the left. There circling below us was a hawk soaring in the same thermal. It didn't take him long to catch up with me and then he just sort of stopped climbing just off my left side. I swear he was looking at me with a look something like "Amateur!". And then with a slight flap of his wings he continued in his climb leaving me (and my chuckling instructor) far below as he disappeared high above us. patrick :) Sent from my iPad On Aug 31, 2011, at 16:10, Troy Davidson <clandaith@gmail.com> wrote:
I was actually driving back from Lakeside one night, on the long road that leads to the freeway, and had an owl swoop down and 'lead' my truck for a while. It just coasted in front of my truck for a bit and then flew off to the right. That was very cool to see.
++++++++++++++++++ Troy Davidson, KF7MTE www.istroyworking.com
i'm sure that was an awesome sight! anyone else have an animal encounter stories from Lakeside, or other local haunts? On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 4:25 PM, Patrick Wiggins <paw@wirelessbeehive.com>wrote:
Ok, totally off topic but since we are telling fun animal stores I'll mention that several years ago I was working on my glider license over the Heber Valley. I was in a thermal feeling pretty cocky about how much altitude I was gaining when my instructor pointed down and to the left. There circling below us was a hawk soaring in the same thermal.
It didn't take him long to catch up with me and then he just sort of stopped climbing just off my left side. I swear he was looking at me with a look something like "Amateur!". And then with a slight flap of his wings he continued in his climb leaving me (and my chuckling instructor) far below as he disappeared high above us.
patrick :)
Sent from my iPad
On Aug 31, 2011, at 16:10, Troy Davidson <clandaith@gmail.com> wrote:
I was actually driving back from Lakeside one night, on the long road that leads to the freeway, and had an owl swoop down and 'lead' my truck for a while. It just coasted in front of my truck for a bit and then flew off to the right. That was very cool to see.
++++++++++++++++++ Troy Davidson, KF7MTE www.istroyworking.com
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Way cool story, Patrick. BTW, is there anything you are not proficient at? Larry Holmes On 8/31/2011 4:25 PM, Patrick Wiggins wrote:
Ok, totally off topic but since we are telling fun animal stores I'll mention that several years ago I was working on my glider license over the Heber Valley. I was in a thermal feeling pretty cocky about how much altitude I was gaining when my instructor pointed down and to the left. There circling below us was a hawk soaring in the same thermal.
It didn't take him long to catch up with me and then he just sort of stopped climbing just off my left side. I swear he was looking at me with a look something like "Amateur!". And then with a slight flap of his wings he continued in his climb leaving me (and my chuckling instructor) far below as he disappeared high above us.
patrick :)
Sent from my iPad
On Aug 31, 2011, at 16:10, Troy Davidson<clandaith@gmail.com> wrote:
I was actually driving back from Lakeside one night, on the long road that leads to the freeway, and had an owl swoop down and 'lead' my truck for a while. It just coasted in front of my truck for a bit and then flew off to the right. That was very cool to see.
++++++++++++++++++ Troy Davidson, KF7MTE www.istroyworking.com
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Patrick, Millions of years of evolution is more effective than man's ability to engineer and build an effective machine for transportation be it in the air or sea. Rodger -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Wiggins Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 4:26 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] maybe Lakeside again tonight... Ok, totally off topic but since we are telling fun animal stores I'll mention that several years ago I was working on my glider license over the Heber Valley. I was in a thermal feeling pretty cocky about how much altitude I was gaining when my instructor pointed down and to the left. There circling below us was a hawk soaring in the same thermal. It didn't take him long to catch up with me and then he just sort of stopped climbing just off my left side. I swear he was looking at me with a look something like "Amateur!". And then with a slight flap of his wings he continued in his climb leaving me (and my chuckling instructor) far below as he disappeared high above us. patrick :) Sent from my iPad On Aug 31, 2011, at 16:10, Troy Davidson <clandaith@gmail.com> wrote:
I was actually driving back from Lakeside one night, on the long road that leads to the freeway, and had an owl swoop down and 'lead' my truck for a while. It just coasted in front of my truck for a bit and then flew off to the right. That was very cool to see.
++++++++++++++++++ Troy Davidson, KF7MTE www.istroyworking.com
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I'm not sure about that...I don't know too many organisms that evolved wheels. Dan On Aug 31, 2011, at 4:55 PM, Rodger C. Fry wrote:
Patrick,
Millions of years of evolution is more effective than man's ability to engineer and build an effective machine for transportation be it in the air or sea.
Rodger
-----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Wiggins Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 4:26 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] maybe Lakeside again tonight...
Ok, totally off topic but since we are telling fun animal stores I'll mention that several years ago I was working on my glider license over the Heber Valley. I was in a thermal feeling pretty cocky about how much altitude I was gaining when my instructor pointed down and to the left. There circling below us was a hawk soaring in the same thermal.
It didn't take him long to catch up with me and then he just sort of stopped climbing just off my left side. I swear he was looking at me with a look something like "Amateur!". And then with a slight flap of his wings he continued in his climb leaving me (and my chuckling instructor) far below as he disappeared high above us.
patrick :)
Sent from my iPad
On Aug 31, 2011, at 16:10, Troy Davidson <clandaith@gmail.com> wrote:
I was actually driving back from Lakeside one night, on the long road that leads to the freeway, and had an owl swoop down and 'lead' my truck for a while. It just coasted in front of my truck for a bit and then flew off to the right. That was very cool to see.
++++++++++++++++++ Troy Davidson, KF7MTE www.istroyworking.com
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-- Daniel Holmes, danielh@holmesonics.com "Laugh while you can, monkey boy!" -- Lord John Whorfin
The Hawk was probably checking out wether or not he could eat you.
Patrick,
Millions of years of evolution is more effective than man's ability to engineer and build an effective machine for transportation be it in the air or sea.
Rodger
-----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of Patrick Wiggins Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 4:26 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] maybe Lakeside again tonight...
Ok, totally off topic but since we are telling fun animal stores I'll mention that several years ago I was working on my glider license over the Heber Valley. I was in a thermal feeling pretty cocky about how much altitude I was gaining when my instructor pointed down and to the left. There circling below us was a hawk soaring in the same thermal.
It didn't take him long to catch up with me and then he just sort of stopped climbing just off my left side. I swear he was looking at me with a look something like "Amateur!". And then with a slight flap of his wings he continued in his climb leaving me (and my chuckling instructor) far below as he disappeared high above us.
patrick :)
Sent from my iPad
On Aug 31, 2011, at 16:10, Troy Davidson <clandaith@gmail.com> wrote:
I was actually driving back from Lakeside one night, on the long road that leads to the freeway, and had an owl swoop down and 'lead' my truck for a while. It just coasted in front of my truck for a bit and then flew off to the right. That was very cool to see.
++++++++++++++++++ Troy Davidson, KF7MTE www.istroyworking.com
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Once out there on the dirt road I came upon a small burrowing owl who had bagged a baby jack rabbit almost as big as he was. He rested in my headlights completely unafraid. Then with a mighty effort he lifted off straight up 5 feet, moved down the road five feet and came down to a rest again on the road. Then after a short rest he did the hop again. I followed him for about half hour as he repeated this manuver over and over again. He was determined to drag that kill home and nothing was going to stop him. DT From: Troy Davidson <clandaith@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 4:10 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] maybe Lakeside again tonight... I was actually driving back from Lakeside one night, on the long road that leads to the freeway, and had an owl swoop down and 'lead' my truck for a while. It just coasted in front of my truck for a bit and then flew off to the right. That was very cool to see. ++++++++++++++++++ Troy Davidson, KF7MTE www.istroyworking.com On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 3:30 PM, Chrismo <djchrismo@gmail.com> wrote:
That's what I usually see for wildlife out there, aside from small rodents. The ONE time I got my wife to go out with me, we arrived just at dusk. A large owl buzzed past her as he swooped down and nabbed his dinner. She has since lost interest in going to Lakeside.
On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 2:38 PM, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> wrote:
Must have been mulies all right.
________________________________ From: Chrismo <djchrismo@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 2:21 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] maybe Lakeside again tonight...
i'm pretty sure they were mule deer... grey with white rear end, tall ears, no antlers.
On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 12:23 PM, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com
wrote:
Were they antelope instead of deer? I've seen a lot of pronghorns around Lakeside but never deer. Best wishes and thanks for the report, Joe
________________________________ From: Chrismo <djchrismo@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 2:14 AM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] maybe Lakeside again tonight...
Clear Sky said it would clear up after midnight, and it did clear out some, but not much. It was way too windy, I didn't even bother to take the telescope out of the trunk, I was afraid it would blow over. I spent about 90 minutes watching shooting stars and lightning way off in the northeast. A large group of deer strolled through about 11:30, but that was really the most interesting thing that happened.
On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 7:57 PM, Chrismo <djchrismo@gmail.com> wrote:
Anyone interested?
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Daniel, Do you remember "Bringing home a baby bumblebee, Won't my mom be so proud of me!" Rodger -----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of daniel turner Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 4:38 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] maybe Lakeside again tonight... Once out there on the dirt road I came upon a small burrowing owl who had bagged a baby jack rabbit almost as big as he was. He rested in my headlights completely unafraid. Then with a mighty effort he lifted off straight up 5 feet, moved down the road five feet and came down to a rest again on the road. Then after a short rest he did the hop again. I followed him for about half hour as he repeated this manuver over and over again. He was determined to drag that kill home and nothing was going to stop him. DT From: Troy Davidson <clandaith@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 4:10 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] maybe Lakeside again tonight... I was actually driving back from Lakeside one night, on the long road that leads to the freeway, and had an owl swoop down and 'lead' my truck for a while. It just coasted in front of my truck for a bit and then flew off to the right. That was very cool to see. ++++++++++++++++++ Troy Davidson, KF7MTE www.istroyworking.com On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 3:30 PM, Chrismo <djchrismo@gmail.com> wrote:
That's what I usually see for wildlife out there, aside from small rodents. The ONE time I got my wife to go out with me, we arrived just at dusk. A large owl buzzed past her as he swooped down and nabbed his dinner. She has since lost interest in going to Lakeside.
On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 2:38 PM, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> wrote:
Must have been mulies all right.
________________________________ From: Chrismo <djchrismo@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 2:21 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] maybe Lakeside again tonight...
i'm pretty sure they were mule deer... grey with white rear end, tall ears, no antlers.
On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 12:23 PM, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com
wrote:
Were they antelope instead of deer? I've seen a lot of pronghorns around Lakeside but never deer. Best wishes and thanks for the report, Joe
________________________________ From: Chrismo <djchrismo@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 2:14 AM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] maybe Lakeside again tonight...
Clear Sky said it would clear up after midnight, and it did clear out some, but not much. It was way too windy, I didn't even bother to take the telescope out of the trunk, I was afraid it would blow over. I spent about 90 minutes watching shooting stars and lightning way off in the northeast. A large group of deer strolled through about 11:30, but that was really the most interesting thing that happened.
On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 7:57 PM, Chrismo <djchrismo@gmail.com> wrote:
Anyone interested?
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It was a dark, clear night and I was out at Lakeside by myself. I was really do well working my observing list and had lost all mental contact with the real world when I felt a hot breath on the back of my arm. The hair raised up on the back of my neck, I about knocked the scope off the base and I turned around and I expected who knows what, and there was a herd of cows. This one looked at me and then moved away with the herd. Owls, antelope, rodents are all out there. Then there is the night Bigfoot arrived to look through my scope . . . but I don't share that story. Jay On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 5:04 PM, Rodger C. Fry <rcfry@comcast.net> wrote:
Daniel,
Do you remember "Bringing home a baby bumblebee, Won't my mom be so proud of me!"
Rodger
-----Original Message----- From: utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com [mailto:utah-astronomy-bounces@mailman.xmission.com] On Behalf Of daniel turner Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 4:38 PM To: Utah Astronomy Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] maybe Lakeside again tonight...
Once out there on the dirt road I came upon a small burrowing owl who had bagged a baby jack rabbit almost as big as he was. He rested in my headlights completely unafraid. Then with a mighty effort he lifted off straight up 5 feet, moved down the road five feet and came down to a rest again on the road. Then after a short rest he did the hop again. I followed him for about half hour as he repeated this manuver over and over again. He was determined to drag that kill home and nothing was going to stop him.
DT
From: Troy Davidson <clandaith@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 4:10 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] maybe Lakeside again tonight...
I was actually driving back from Lakeside one night, on the long road that leads to the freeway, and had an owl swoop down and 'lead' my truck for a while. It just coasted in front of my truck for a bit and then flew off to the right. That was very cool to see.
++++++++++++++++++ Troy Davidson, KF7MTE www.istroyworking.com
On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 3:30 PM, Chrismo <djchrismo@gmail.com> wrote:
That's what I usually see for wildlife out there, aside from small rodents. The ONE time I got my wife to go out with me, we arrived just at dusk. A large owl buzzed past her as he swooped down and nabbed his dinner. She has since lost interest in going to Lakeside.
On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 2:38 PM, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> wrote:
Must have been mulies all right.
________________________________ From: Chrismo <djchrismo@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 2:21 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] maybe Lakeside again tonight...
i'm pretty sure they were mule deer... grey with white rear end, tall ears, no antlers.
On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 12:23 PM, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com
wrote:
Were they antelope instead of deer? I've seen a lot of pronghorns around Lakeside but never deer. Best wishes and thanks for the report, Joe
________________________________ From: Chrismo <djchrismo@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 2:14 AM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] maybe Lakeside again tonight...
Clear Sky said it would clear up after midnight, and it did clear out some, but not much. It was way too windy, I didn't even bother to take the telescope out of the trunk, I was afraid it would blow over. I spent about 90 minutes watching shooting stars and lightning way off in the northeast. A large group of deer strolled through about 11:30, but that was really the most interesting thing that happened.
On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 7:57 PM, Chrismo <djchrismo@gmail.com> wrote:
Anyone interested?
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-- Jay Eads
I saw an Owl flying with a Rattlesnake in its talons out at Stansbury.
That's what I usually see for wildlife out there, aside from small
rodents. The ONE time I got my wife to go out with me, we arrived just at dusk. A large owl buzzed past her as he swooped down and nabbed his dinner. She has since lost interest in going to Lakeside.
On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 2:38 PM, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com> wrote:
Must have been mulies all right.
________________________________ From: Chrismo <djchrismo@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 2:21 PM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] maybe Lakeside again tonight...
i'm pretty sure they were mule deer... grey with white rear end, tall ears, no antlers.
On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 12:23 PM, Joe Bauman <josephmbauman@yahoo.com
wrote:
Were they antelope instead of deer? I've seen a lot of pronghorns around Lakeside but never deer. Best wishes and thanks for the report, Joe
________________________________ From: Chrismo <djchrismo@gmail.com> To: Utah Astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2011 2:14 AM Subject: Re: [Utah-astronomy] maybe Lakeside again tonight...
Clear Sky said it would clear up after midnight, and it did clear out some, but not much. It was way too windy, I didn't even bother to take the telescope out of the trunk, I was afraid it would blow over. I spent about 90 minutes watching shooting stars and lightning way off in the northeast. A large group of deer strolled through about 11:30, but that was really the most interesting thing that happened.
On Tue, Aug 30, 2011 at 7:57 PM, Chrismo <djchrismo@gmail.com> wrote:
Anyone interested?
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