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!

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.

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.
--

Hope you're day is spectacular!

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...

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.]
--

Hope you're day is spectacular!

On 1/5/2014 2:22 AM, wrote:
On Sun, 05 Jan 2014 00:22:23 -0500, KC wrote:



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

This red tailed hawk ate the squirrel in my yard on camera

http://gfretwell.com/wildlife/Hawk%2...g%20dinner.jpg
http://gfretwell.com/wildlife/Hawk%20puffed%20up.jpg
http://gfretwell.com/wildlife/Hawk%20eye.jpg
http://gfretwell.com/wildlife/hawk.jpg

He put up every kind of threat display I have seen



The rabbit was fat and the Hawk couldn't carry him away more than a few
yards, then drop him again...

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.]
--

Hope you're day is spectacular!



We have several beaches and lakes that close here every year because of
the **** the flying rats leave....

On 1/5/2014 10:06 AM, wrote:
On Sun, 05 Jan 2014 09:21:43 -0500, Poco Loco
wrote:


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.]

That is one of the animals mentioned in the Time magazine article
about our pest problem.
Their conclusion seems to be that we need to start shooting some of
them.


All of them...

On Sun, 05 Jan 2014 10:06:37 -0500, wrote:

On Sun, 05 Jan 2014 09:21:43 -0500, Poco Loco
wrote:


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.]

That is one of the animals mentioned in the Time magazine article
about our pest problem.
Their conclusion seems to be that we need to start shooting some of
them.

That sounds like it would be a good job for old, retired farts like me. Put a bounty on 'em, say $3,
that'd pay for ammunition and fuel. Hell, I'd go to Chicago for that.
--

Hope you're day is spectacular!

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.]

--



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?