Team BenDigiFu amidst an Indiana Earthcache Frienzy!!

[Trekkin and Birdin]

What fun! We have managed a whole one earthcache so far ourselves, but hope to do many more. This is quite the road trip, congratulations to you all!

[lagrac]

What Earthcache did you guys do in Kentucky?
When I was there in August, I hit one called ‘LBL-Iron Furnaces’.. the history there was just erry. That one was located just east of Paducah.

Did you do ‘Quaking in Volo’ in Illinois? I saw the biggest birds I’ve ever seen there…. couldn’t find the meat eating plant though. 😀

We did Quaking but there were no Earthcaches in KY that we could get to, so we did a cpl of traditionals.

[Trekkin and Birdin]

Birds? You’ve got my attention, Brett. What did they look like? Did you figure out what they were?

Still Earthcache-ownerless in West Salem…..

[lagrac]

I thought that would get your attention!!

Here’s the link:
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/log.aspx?LUID=d9960cba-e699-4ccb-923d-c9e548cf0e0f&IID=3884505d-72ba-4b66-be4e-084397fcb784

I was thinking they were pterodactyls, but I learned that one of those hasn’t been seen in Northern Illinois for about 85 millions years! 😀

[Trekkin and Birdin]

Brett, Ah. Sandhill Cranes. They are prehistoric looking, aren’t they?

Here’s a whole family picnic of them.
http://birdbrainedstories.blogspot.com/2006/06/birding-connecting-one-to-all-of.html

[lagrac]

You know what, come to think of it, I’ve seen alot of those kind of birds. I saw them in Grantsburg (Crex Meadows), I saw them at the WGA Campout at Hartman’s Creek as well as Volo. Your picture… WOW What an amazing shot. That baby one looks so funny, it’s parents, so graceful. Nice Job!

[Lostby7]

@Trekkin’ and Birdin’ wrote:

Birds? You’ve got my attention, Brett. What did they look like? Did you figure out what they were?

Still Earthcache-ownerless in West Salem…..

Is that a Dodo? I got a wasp / hornet bite (or sting) at “Quaking in Volo” that hurt for three days! That sucker was almost as big as the bird in the picture!!!

Hey don’t feel bad I have a Earthcache burning a hole in my pocket too…….it’s been done for two weeks….still waiting for permissions from the location I want to put it. Even if I get the permission (which will be no earlier than Thursday…and possibly not at all) it will still be another week or so before it gets published. What was it Yoda said….”patience young Jedi.”

[lagrac]

@Lostby7 wrote:

@Trekkin’ and Birdin’ wrote:

Birds? You’ve got my attention, Brett. What did they look like? Did you figure out what they were?

Still Earthcache-ownerless in West Salem…..

Is that a Dodo? I got a wasp / hornet bite (or sting) at “Quaking in Volo” that hurt for three days! That sucker was almost as big as the bird in the picture!!!

Hey don’t feel bad I have a Earthcache burning a hole in my pocket too…….it’s been done for two weeks….still waiting for permissions from the location I want to put it. Even if I get the permission (which will be no earlier than Thursday…and possibly not at all) it will still be another week or so before it gets published. What was it Yoda said….”patience young Jedi.”

It’s odd you mention getting stung in Northern Illinois hitting an Earthcache, I was hitting an Earthcache near Round Lake,IL called ‘We Kame, We Conquered’ and I git stung by this huge wasp. Must be an Illinois thing? 😮

P.S. I don’t know about you, but I’m going to be taking Anne up on her offer to accompany them on their next hard core Earthcache run…. how awesome is that?

[Coastiegirl04]

@Trekkin’ and Birdin’ wrote:

Brett, Ah. Sandhill Cranes. They are prehistoric looking, aren’t they?

Here’s a whole family picnic of them.
http://birdbrainedstories.blogspot.com/2006/06/birding-connecting-one-to-all-of.html

THANK YOU BIRDIN’ AND TREKKIN’!! i have been trying so hard to find out what those birds are! i see them everywhere!! and i have not been able to figure out what they are!! thank you for finally putting a mystery to rest for me!! those things are freakin huge!! when i first saw one i thought it was a Crane or a Heron, but i thought no way we are no where near water and they were walking in a corn field that was just cut.. then i saw them all the time when i drive through the country… finally i can put that mystery to rest!! thank you!!

[Trekkin and Birdin]

I think we’ve totally hijacked this thread now, but glad to be of service, Coastiegirl!

I *think* I’m going down to Beloit on Friday to see a really rare bird that’s been hanging out there. And caching my way there and back. How close is Whitewater to the interstate? There are a couple earthcaches near there!

[lagrac]

This thread as be assimilated… Resistance is Futile!

I was thinking that there should be an ‘Ask the Expert’ thread on here. I don’t know how many times I’ve been caching and seen some strange bird and wondered what exactly it was. If it’s not a pheasant or a turkey, I’m lost. We have our own ornithologist that can answer our questions. How does that sound Gwyn?? 😀

[Trekkin and Birdin]

I can make up stuff as good as the next guy! LOL

[decdogg]

@Trekkin’ and Birdin’ wrote:

I think we’ve totally hijacked this thread now, but glad to be of service, Coastiegirl!

I *think* I’m going down to Beloit on Friday to see a really rare bird that’s been hanging out there. And caching my way there and back. How close is Whitewater to the interstate? There are a couple earthcaches near there!

Is that the hummingbird I read about? The green breasted something or other that only lives in mexico.

[Trekkin and Birdin]

Yup, that’s it. Green Breasted Mango. I’m feeling a bit like a traitor to my green birding ethics, but heck. People are driving there from West Virginia and Ontario to see this bird, driving three hours is nothing compared to that!

There are 15 other North American records. All but one was just north of the Rio Grande. The other was in North Carolina. Ornithologists are hoping it will figure out it needs to head south before too long. Someone mentioned otherwise trapping it and placing it at the rainforest display in Olbricht Gardens, but that was just talk.

[Johnny Cache]

@Trekkin’ and Birdin’ wrote:

Yup, that’s it. Green Breasted Mango.

Hijacked thread? Ok. I’ll play. Now does that bird have a fruity flavor or is it like most, and taste like chicken? 😆

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