Thank you for your kind words! Yes, "Ralph," as I named the eaglette, & his mom were with us for almost four days. Last June, it seems he glided out of the nest at the end of the penninsula we live on before he realized he couldn't fly! He walked down the road & stopped off at our place. He spent over 2 days on our deck railing--no idea how he got up there! The first night at 1:30 am, I got up to make sure he was o.k. Mom sat at the top of the highest tree in our yard, watching him. I kept yelling at her to come take care of her baby! I was within 3-4 feet of "Ralph" most of the time. I spoke to him like I talked to my dogs. He would **bleep** his head to one side--just like they did, & acted like he was actually listening! We had a DNR guy come over; because he was making such a racket as he was hungry & thirsty. And, he would only lift one wing; so, we thought his other wing was injured. The DNR guy said he was fine, & to check our lawn, as it was covered with large fish heads. Mom had been feeding him! Still don't know how he got on & off the deck rail to get the fish! Should have had a trail cam! The DNR guy had never seen an eaglette up on a high deck railing before! On the last day, after our photo shoot on the peddle boat, Ralph left. He spread out both wings with a pretty impressive span! I didn't see him go, unfortunately. Then in February I had an extremely pregnant, huge raccoon on our deck for two nights. She even slept there all day in the sun! That was awful, as I was watching my daughter's small terrier, who was going crazy barking! Finally had pest control come live trap her & take her away to a state park (they said.) I have tons of pics of her; but, chose not to put any on my site! Don't know what attracts such wildlife to our deck! Never a dull moment...
After I sent my reply, I saw that you had someone helping to host. So, how does that work? What does a co-host do, and how much are they paid? I had a cleaning lady come over last year before I started renting, to see what she'd charge me. I included her $65 fee in my listing; but, haven't needed her yet. However, I have at least four back-to-back bookings, with groups of five guests coming up. I may need help!
Thanks again! FYI, we have tons of life preservers! I would insist that guests wear them...