Boxful of raptor

New members to the LQoT raptor family! Or, old members that didn't have a figure of them before.

I bought another raptor model kit. This one is made by Revell and is official Jurassic Park merch for TLW from back in the 90's. The kit is in good condition, and is actually already partially assembled by its previous owner. Should be mostly snap-fit, but I'm prepared to fill in seams and such as needed. Whirlwind (the previous kit's figure, on the left in the photo) had a few complications, but still turned out quite nice if I say so myself and was fun to put together, so I look forward to working on this, too.

Backyard palettes

Places that need more cat hair

A field study by Masu.

Rusting tree

Backlit leafs

That time Mickey Mouse was chased by (and rode!) JP Velociraptors

A comic I remembered reading as a kid in Aku Ankka (Finnish weekly Disney comic book, named for Donald Duck's Finnish name), and tracked down copies of to make sure I hadn't imagined it. Turns out it's two comics, one of which is a sequel to the other, and which were published as two-parters in issues 43&44/1994 and 9&10/1995.

Saying they're Jurassic Park raptors isn't entirely accurate, as the comics are not in any way affiliated with the JP franchise. But the raptor design and the plot of the first comic are quite clearly influenced by the first JP movie, which came out the year before.

Roosting arrangements and a fledging

Harriet (left) and M spending the evening side by side in their nest tree at SWFL Bald Eagle cam.

 

And their almost 6-month-old daughter E15 is still around, too. We'll see for how much longer, as the next nesting season's preparations should start soon according to their usual schedule, but for now she's home for the night as well.

E15 flies to the branch with her parents and squees. Maybe looking for supper (looks like she has a full crop, though, so maybe not), or just more space in her chosen spot to sleep in? M is in the middle here, as Harriet jumped over him to make room for E15.

M ends up taking the couch (the next pine over), and E15 goes to sleep next to mom.

In other news about birds whose nesting I follow, Atawhai the Royal Albatross chick has fledged today! She walked outside camera view to do it, but here's the last footage of her on camera in the morning.

Wishing safe travels to Atawhai, and to E16 somewhere out there.