On Sun, 5 Jan 2014 08:39:47 -0800 (PST), True North
wrote:

We have several beaches and lakes that close here every year because of

the **** the flying rats leave....


Are you sure it isn't because you've visited?

===

Don, that's really uncalled for.

Why not lighten up a bit for the new year? Besides, your ESAD/FOAD
buddy is not around to appreciate that sort of thing.

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.



--







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

On Sunday, 5 January 2014 12:51:55 UTC-4, Wayne. B wrote:
On Sun, 5 Jan 2014 08:39:47 -0800 (PST), True North

wrote:



We have several beaches and lakes that close here every year because of



the **** the flying rats leave....





Are you sure it isn't because you've visited?



===



Don, that's really uncalled for.



Why not lighten up a bit for the new year? Besides, your ESAD/FOAD

buddy is not around to appreciate that sort of thing.


Kc and Johnny are talking about shooting protected wildlife.. but that's ok eh?

On Sun, 5 Jan 2014 08:39:47 -0800 (PST), True North wrote:

On Sunday, 5 January 2014 11:13:05 UTC-4, KC wrote:
On 1/5/2014 9:21 AM, Poco Loco wrote:

On Sun, 05 Jan 2014 00:22:23 -0500, KC wrote:



On 1/4/2014 9:56 PM, wrote:

On Sat, 4 Jan 2014 14:59:40 -0800 (PST), 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.



--







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.



Ospreys can gang up on an eagle and take a fish away from him but if

the eagle decides to fight back they scatter.



I saw a little air to air display over Mound Key a couple years ago.

An eagle was flying over an osprey nest on the island, just going

south. The osprey came up on his 6, to escort him away, I guess.

The eagle did a flip turn in the air and came up nose to nose with the

osprey about 10 feet away and closing fast. The osprey tucked his

wings and fell out of the sky, pulling out of the dive right over the

mangroves. The eagle made a couple slow circles and then started

flying back south again.

Quite a show.





We watched a couple epic battles with Red Hawks and Rabbits in the

winter...



We've a couple of red shouldered hawks in the neighborhood. They have a hankerin' for mourning

doves. At least once every summer I'll catch a mini-explosion of feathers out of my back window and

see that one of the hawks has caught another dove.



Damn shame they don't like Canada geese. Lots of mothers are complaining about their kids coming

home from school with clothes full of goose poop.



Chicago may have gotten rid of some shooters, but it looks like they might have another problem on

their hands - Giant Canada geese.



"And in Chicago, goose poop is everywhere. Just take a walk in Lincoln Park this summer and you'll

find the ground littered with millions upon millions of droppings. According to local park district

officer Oscar Dahl, a goose "has one dropping every seven minutes. During the day, a goose drops one

pound of dung. A flock of 100 geese will leave 100 pounds of goose droppings on a park every day."



http://tinyurl.com/l2262q9



[I am absolutely amazed at the worthwhile stuff one can glean from the internet. Just think, 100

geese, 100 pounds of goose ****. Unreal.]

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Hope you're day is spectacular!







We have several beaches and lakes that close here every year because of

the **** the flying rats leave....


Are you sure it isn't because you've visited?

Don, you've apparently not seen the messes that homesteading geese make of the parks, lakes,
schoolyards, and ponds down here. These geese are *not* the migratory geese you seem to be fond of,
but they're more like rats. Maybe you should come down and see the problem for yourself. I'm sure I
could fix you up with a place to stay for a few days.

And, it's been kind of peaceful around here, in case you've not noticed. Please don't start your
crap again. I'll tell you what, how about you 'follow my lead'?
--

Hope you're day is spectacular!

On Sun, 5 Jan 2014 08:57:45 -0800 (PST), True North wrote:

On Sunday, 5 January 2014 12:51:55 UTC-4, Wayne. B wrote:
On Sun, 5 Jan 2014 08:39:47 -0800 (PST), True North

wrote:



We have several beaches and lakes that close here every year because of



the **** the flying rats leave....





Are you sure it isn't because you've visited?



===



Don, that's really uncalled for.



Why not lighten up a bit for the new year? Besides, your ESAD/FOAD

buddy is not around to appreciate that sort of thing.


Kc and Johnny are talking about shooting protected wildlife.. but that's ok eh?

The problem has to do with the fact that they are 'protected'. These are not migratory birds. They
are feathered **** producers.
--

Hope you're day is spectacular!

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.



--







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.
--

Hope you're day is spectacular!

On 1/5/2014 11:54 AM, True North wrote:


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



That's a great picture.

My younger son has become a somewhat accomplished photographer and
specializes in wildlife and landscape photography. One of his pictures
recently won first prize in a Boston photography contest.

Here's a link to a slide show of some of his wildlife images. He spends
his "off" time from work tromping around in local conservation lands
looking for subjects to photograph.

The second link is some of the landscape images taken locally: He had
several of them printed on canvas and has sold a few.

http://www.tailwagphotography.com/wildlife.html

http://www.tailwagphotography.com/south-shore-massachusetts.html

On 1/5/2014 12:26 PM, Poco Loco wrote:
My wife was watching eagles on the 'net,
and one that had hatched while she was watching killed himself landing on electric wires.
--

Hope you're day is spectacular!

I see birds sitting on power lines all the time.

On Sunday, 5 January 2014 13:20:01 UTC-4, John H. wrote:

snip..
And, it's been kind of peaceful around here, in case you've not noticed. Please don't start your

crap again. I'll tell you what, how about you 'follow my lead'?


Hope you're day isn't spectacular!


Follow your lead??
I'd be glad to when you show real leadership.

On Sunday, 5 January 2014 13:45:03 UTC-4, Mr. Luddite wrote:
On 1/5/2014 11:54 AM, True North wrote:





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







That's a great picture.



My younger son has become a somewhat accomplished photographer and

specializes in wildlife and landscape photography. One of his pictures

recently won first prize in a Boston photography contest.



Here's a link to a slide show of some of his wildlife images. He spends

his "off" time from work tromping around in local conservation lands

looking for subjects to photograph.



The second link is some of the landscape images taken locally: He had

several of them printed on canvas and has sold a few.



http://www.tailwagphotography.com/wildlife.html



http://www.tailwagphotography.com/south-shore-massachusetts.html

Nice pictures.. he seems to have a talent for photographing wildlife.
I'm betting he has a full frame camera with a serious telephoto lens.