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Post by falconryluvr on Nov 13, 2005 22:10:08 GMT -5
A few months ago I sawa Bald Eagle! It was very exciting. I just wanted to share with you all. Thanks,
Falconryluvr
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Post by ccrobbins on Nov 14, 2005 7:02:06 GMT -5
Nice!
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Post by falconryluvr on Nov 14, 2005 14:40:00 GMT -5
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jobbyjob
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Post by jobbyjob on Nov 14, 2005 19:12:42 GMT -5
I was bass fishing the other day and got to see one from about 20 yards.....guess he didn't expect anyone to be comin around the tree from the water side!
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Post by Minca on Nov 15, 2005 11:42:15 GMT -5
You guys crack me up, I saw 'em all the time up in the Seattle area, so it's no novel thing to me. The wildlife center I volunteered at usually had a couple in at all times for one thing or another. When I volunteered at the the zoo, a wild pair were nesting within zoo grounds, right over the elk yard. We set up a scope so visitors could get a close look at the eyases in the nest. When we did the free flight raptor program, the gyr loved to fly over to the nest and harass them a bit before continuing with her routine. The zoo was HER territory and those eagles were NOT allowed!!
It's my opinion that alot of people just don't pay enough attention. I realize there are parts of the country that don't see baldy's very often, but I when I lived up in Seattle I could be driving along and see one flying overhead at least once a week, and I would think about all the other people on the road that never looked up to see it. When I got involved in wildlife rehab and falconry it really openned my eyes and I started seeing things that I never noticed before.
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jobbyjob
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Post by jobbyjob on Nov 17, 2005 13:14:20 GMT -5
Yeah Yeah I know they aren't necessarily rare anymore. I used to see a lot of baldies up by snoqualmie too, it doesn't make them any less impressive.
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Post by Weasel on Nov 17, 2005 14:04:10 GMT -5
..until you have to ride in a car with one in the cab......They are some nasty stinky birds!
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Post by gaudeamus on Feb 23, 2009 12:01:02 GMT -5
Just saw my first wild Bald Eagles last weekend. It's pretty awesome to see them hunting and flying free instead of just sitting at a zoo. A real highlight in my life!
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Post by cliffj on Mar 14, 2011 12:01:16 GMT -5
You're one up on me as you were able to identify yours immediately :-) I saw one and couldn't figure out what it was. The bird appeared to be all black with a feathered head and way too large to be a hawk. It was eating a freshly killed cottontail rabbit - road kill. It allowed me to get within 30' of it which gave me a wee bit of a thrill. I had to ask 2 experienced falconers to figure it out for me. Mike was able to ID it as an immature bald eagle. Location: Shadow Creek Ranch, Pearland, Texas. Date: last week of February, 2011.
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Post by unixfun on Jul 15, 2011 19:05:18 GMT -5
I see them all the time in Springfield IL there magnificent birds.
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just about time for them to come back to the nest ! I cant tell if they cut the nest tree down yet . Still to many leaves on the trees. 