On Sun, 5 Jan 2014 08:54:31 -0800 (PST), True North wrote:
On Saturday, 4 January 2014 18:59:40 UTC-4, Tim wrote:
On Saturday, January 4, 2014 4:04:52 PM UTC-6, John H. 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.
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Hope you're day is spectacular!
We've had an unusual load of hawks and 'fish eagles' here this summer. Probably taking advantage of the large rains and back waters from last year. not to mention the small game that's in abundance.
That eagle should take advantage of the sea gull though.
Here's the eagle that was hanging around my sister's house in cape Breton.
The utility pole fed a detached garage a bit in from the road.
My brother-in-law would throw a frozen fish onto the field on occasion.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...ps4c1c999e.jpg
Beautiful shot. I'm not wild about the throwing of the fish though. They get used to eating stuff
thrown out by humans and soon they're eating crap, or worse. That guy looks as though he's well able
to get his own food. Hope he doesn't electrocute himself. My wife was watching eagles on the 'net,
and one that had hatched while she was watching killed himself landing on electric wires.
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Hope you're day is spectacular!