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Over the past week the hawk cam page has not only been missing the hawks, it has also been missing the eagles. Many of us however have been returning day after day in the vain hope that we would see our precious little blood thirsty eaglet. Today our wishes were answered but only breifly. We have gradually come to understand that we are raptoholics. We are addicted to watching raptors. We have collected the signs of being a raptorholic and are posting them below. Additions to the list are welcome.



You know you are a Raptoholic when

1. You leave your spouse in bed late at night so you can sneak down to the computer for one last look at those nests.
2. You look at your pet and think they are just about the right size to be prey.
3. You are on a first name basis with more than a dozen birds
4. Your reaction to mice is that you know a raptor that would like to eat it so you get a live trap and release them near your favorite nest.
5. Your calendar has hatching dates and possible fledging times on it
6. You look at an eaglet and remark that you could kiss him on the mouth. But you have given up kissing the opposite sex.
7. You think that a man in a feather coat would look really “hot.”
8. When talking to your girlfriends they tell you about their sex lives and you talk about how polite raptors are because they turn their talons under during mating.
9. Your family knows that what you would really like for your birthday is trip to a raptor rehabilitation center.
10. You really do believe that the word “mating” should replace the words sex, copulation, doing it, hooking up and all those other disgusting words.
11. You let the phone ring during feedings because nothing is more interesting than watching an eaglet devour a fish or an owlet suck down a mouse.
12. You think one baby stealing food out of the mouth of another baby is oh so cute.
13. You hate people who know of a wonderful new nest to watch because you are already not getting anything done in the rest of your life.
14. Your teenager asks to go away to college and you reply that they need to do some branching before they fledge.
15. You get up in the middle of the night to see if the sun is shining at your favorite bird sites.
16. Bird cams dominate your favorites list
17. You sweet talk the camera man to get a glimpse of an empty nest
18. You know you are a Raptorholic when you ask your husband to sleep in the guest room so you can watch birds around the world all night – but if you are a TRUE raptorholic you ..............MOVE.into the guest room and take the computer.
19. You know you are a raptorholic when you regret educating your children instead of watching the eagle cam. Then you get out the laptop to see if you can help them with their schoolwork while you keep an eye out for your favorite birds.
20. You risk getting fired at work because you are doing raptorholic flybys where you go into a site for just a few forbidden seconds and then leave before you boss can catch you.

Yes, I am a Raptorholic!

You know you are a Raptorholic when: while reading the list you recognize your own contribution and you know exactly who contirubted the others because you were there!

Namaste, K

You are making meat for a special family dinner and you think how much your favorite little raptors would enjoy ripping it up.

You are a raptorholic if ---  you plan your vacations and out of town travel around mating times, egg laying and fledging windows.

You know you are a Raptorholic is you take your laptop to the bathroom with you to watch for nest visits through the shower door.

You know you are a raptorholic when you wish a raptor Happy Mother's Day, but forget to buy your own mother a card.

You know you are a raptorholic when you check all those nests and talk to your raptor chatroom buddies before you ever tell your spouse good morning.

This was confessed to by Ruby.

You know you are a raptorholic when some one calls you a Birdbrain and you take it as a compliment.

You know you are a Raptoholic when your computer fixes take a back seat to JJ

You know you are a raptorholic when you think that a baby eagle killing a helpless fish for 10 minutes is 'cute'? Suggested by Ruby

 Rubydo:  You know you are a raptorholic when whatching the sun set over your favorite nest is more important than your health.

Posted by Ruby when she KNOWS she should have her feet up.

As quoted by Walkswithdeer when discussing JJ fledging:

In studies done for lifelong Raptorholics, it is often said that they live in DENIAL!!!!

You know you're a raptorholic when, despite your paranoia at the Gummint and its penchant for data collection, you join an online raptor group.

You begin to wish that Sissortail Flycatchers, Barn Swallows, Kingfishers, and King Birds were all your favorite raptor.

OMG!!!! I am a Raptorholic!!!!! Can I copy them and send them to some of my friends?? 

I have one for you...A Sharp Shinned Hawk poops on your head and shoulder and you say "OMG Hawk poop!!!! Then you brag to your friends, take pictures and "almost" hate to wash it off. Now how sick is that?

Does that make me a Raptoholic?

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The human spirit needs places where nature has not been rearranged by the hand of man. ~Author Unknown