On Tue, 07 Mar 2006 20:08:30 -0500, Wayne.B wrote:


They are apparently making a spectaular comeback. We have seen four
adults so far this year and one adolescent, here in south Florida. In my
entire life we had seen two previously in the wild, one on the Connecticut
River near Essex, and one off the coast of Monhegan Island, Maine.

We have a LOT of Osprey around here, almost dime a dozen. From a distance
it's fairly easy to confuse the two but once you spot the yellow beak and
all white head, you know you've got an eage.

There is something special about seeing a Bald Eagle, but Osprey ain't to
shabby either. I used to enjoy watching them dive on mullet. I've also
seen them with fish that I was sure they would never get airborne. So
far, I've seen these eagles with fish, but didn't actually see them catch
them. Hopefully, they will stick around, but I tend to think they are
heading north.

When in Florida, I've also enjoyed watching pelicans fish. A very silly
looking bird, but wonderfully adapted for it's tasks.

thunder wrote:
On Tue, 07 Mar 2006 20:08:30 -0500, Wayne.B wrote:



They are apparently making a spectaular comeback. We have seen four
adults so far this year and one adolescent, here in south Florida. In my
entire life we had seen two previously in the wild, one on the Connecticut
River near Essex, and one off the coast of Monhegan Island, Maine.

We have a LOT of Osprey around here, almost dime a dozen. From a distance
it's fairly easy to confuse the two but once you spot the yellow beak and
all white head, you know you've got an eage.


There is something special about seeing a Bald Eagle, but Osprey ain't to
shabby either. I used to enjoy watching them dive on mullet. I've also
seen them with fish that I was sure they would never get airborne. So
far, I've seen these eagles with fish, but didn't actually see them catch
them. Hopefully, they will stick around, but I tend to think they are
heading north.

When in Florida, I've also enjoyed watching pelicans fish. A very silly
looking bird, but wonderfully adapted for it's tasks.

A long time ago some friends and I were fishing at Lake Taneycomo near
Branson Mo and we watched a Eagle in the top of a very tall tree. We
were not doing much good and were cold as heck as it was winter. Then
the eagle took flight and made a beeline toward the lake about 50 yards
or so from us. It stopped just as the lake surface and plucked out a
nice big trout. Then went back to its tree and ate it. Sometimes I think
it was just mocking us :-)

But it was very cool to watch.

Capt Jack R..

On Wed, 08 Mar 2006 22:34:23 GMT, Jack Redington
wrote:

the eagle took flight and made a beeline toward the lake about 50 yards
or so from us. It stopped just as the lake surface and plucked out a
nice big trout. Then went back to its tree and ate it. Sometimes I think
it was just mocking us :-)

But it was very cool to watch.

You bet.

Moral of the story is to fish from the tallest tree possible, and eat
you catch while it's still fresh. :-)