On Sat, 04 Jan 2014 17:13:45 -0500, wrote:

On Sat, 04 Jan 2014 17:04:52 -0500, Poco Loco
wrote:

Just got back from walking the dogs. Walking down Westchester St., thought I saw a big bird in a
tree - a really big bird. Then I thought maybe it's a squirrel's nest. As I got closer, it looked
more and more like a really big bird with a white head. Sure enough, there was a bald eagle in an
oak behind one of the houses on the street. I stood there watching him and flagging down cars to
take a view. They all had fancy cell phones with cameras.

Finally, a seagull flew by the eagle, and the eagle took off. Don't know if it went after the
seagull or what, but it was a beautiful sight.

I've never seen one up here, although they're seen frequently further south along the Potomac.

The eagles are definitely back. When I was a kid I only saw one or two
over years and years. Now they are all over.

This guy took a low pass over my boat a month or so ago.
http://gfretwell.com/wildlife/Eagle%20flying.jpg

This is the eagle cam up the road from us

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/42054055

I can't let my wife see that. She was watching one last year. Saw the eggs getting laid, hatching,
the little ones growing, momma running off snakes and raccoons, etc, etc. She fell in love with the
little ones. Then they started flying and one electrocuted itself. She must have cried for a week. A
couple months later and another one died. More crying. I guess the third one lived, and mom and dad
eagle decided to build a new nest.

Man, life was sad around here for a while.
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Hope you're day is spectacular!