Lary Ellis (Top)

I just let the dog out for a spell and while standing at the door watching the last of the leaves pile up on the ground, I saw a Bald Eagle dropping in to land in a tree.

Such a beautifully majestic animal in flight, it is not hard to see how our forefathers chose this endearing animal as our national symbol.

I am seeing them more often now, we went for many years with out them around any here. Great feeling to see them again, I wish I could have gotten a picture of it, but he wasn't wasting anytime getting down out of that strong November wind.

HorseHauler

yea its nice they are making there return around here, just curious what type of dog? ive heard stories of them swooping down and taking some smaller dogs with them... i have a welsh pembroke corgi and they could manage her probably, those birds are biiig

Lary Ellis (Top)

Black Lab about 80 lbs worth of spoiled baby I think if they can ****** him up, I better put a fire team on the roof during day light hours

I don't doubt that a full grown adult Eagle can take a small breed dog in the blink of an eye. But they don't seem to bother the small pack of roving dogs that pass through here every day

They all have collars so somebody is just turning them loose and hoping they come home I suppose. Some of them are pretty small and I have to be careful not to let my dog out when they are passing through.

He doesn't seem to care much for trespassing dogs I don't appreciate all my neighbors animals in my yard, but I don't want to see them hurt either.

My home is not very close to any neighbor, so they are traveling a good ways to pay us the courtesy of a house call everyday

apache

Were fortunate here to see them as well, Occasionally when Im fishin at our local lake there hangin out in the trees. It makes the day all worthwhile, even if I caught no fish. Also the wild turkeys here are like pets to some, they will tool around in flocks of 20 or more pickin for food, and you can get pretty close to them if you try.

Shovelhead

They have several nesting sites right in Washington DC in the woods beside I-295.

I see them circling over the Potomac River quite frequently.
Beautiful sight.
Hard to believe Ben Franklin wanted the turkey to be our national bird.

apache

Turkey??? for real? Guess Id better study my history better.

Shovelhead

from:http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/turkey/history.html
Turkey: The National Bird?

Ben Franklin thought the North American wild turkey should be the national bird. Of course, the turkey of his day was nothing like the domesticated descendants we know today. The wild turkey of Ben Franklin's day was a brightly plumed, cunning bird of flight.

Unlike eagles, turkeys live in flocks. Imagine seeing a flock of birds as large as turkeys flying across the sky. It must have been a wondrous sight. Wild turkeys have longer necks and legs as well as smaller breasts than turkeys bred for the table. The true American turkey was "wild and wary to the point of genius," said author G. T. Klein.

MnTom

If you guys want to see any Bald Eagles just come up here. I have been out fishing and have seen them swooping fish, eating the fish, feeding the young'uns, and even teaching the babies to fly. They are really something to watch. Beautiful bird.
Tom

Fat Framer

Was that before or after he was flying the kite in an electrical storm

Begle1

I've never heard of Bald Eagle's eating dogs, they mainly eat fish... They've got long, sickle, pointy talons; not really good for dogs and bunnys and such. The terrestrial equivalent is the golden eagle, which is of a different genus but just as large, and supposdly kills sheep in Ireland during famines.

I think the turkey should be the national emblem. Wild Turkeys are cool, man.

HorseHauler

im talking little dogs like a chihauah (sp?) or somthing similiar, i have no doubt that they would swoop down and get one if it looks good for dinner...

Moose10

They are all over up here , and it is true that they will ****** up small ground animals. I don't worry about my black labs, but when I see a couple of them circling near my house scouting out whatever is below them, I don't think they're looking at salmon

BigBlue

I've seen one bald eagle down here in south east Texas. Talk about a pretty animal.

westcoaster

A couple of years ago my wife an I were coming back from Grande Prarie, Alberta and decided we wanted to find a lake to go fishing at. We closed our eyes and pointed to the map and decided to go to a lake south of Prince George B.C. The trip in to the lake was an adventure in itself.... When we finally arrived there was another couple in there with her kids, the fellow came over and greeted us as we were unloading. he advised us to crimp the barbs on our hooks as we wouldn't be able to keep the fish off (rainbow trout) he then advised us to take one of the fish we caught, give it's neck a crick, hold it above our head, waggle it, whistle, and throw it overboard. At this point I am snickering to myself and thinking this guy's been in the sun too long. we load up the boat, and head out. Before we have the lines out fully we both have fish on. Scrappy and large A FISHERMAN'S PARADISE!!!! Well what the heck, the guy was right about the fishing... We crimp the barbs and have fun catching and releasing. for every five casts you would generally catch a fish three times. What the heck, he was right about the fishing, so lets give one a crick, waggle it, whistle, and throw it over.... there was a strange whistling in reply as a bald eagle swooped down beside the boat to scoop the fish out of the water. They fed well that day as we just kept throwing the fish out for them. My wife burned up a whole roll of film, and if there was one thing I could wish for now would be to be able to post those pics. (I don't have a scanner...) I will always remember the wind whistling through their feathers.

Redleg

We're getting more of them. We have them along the Muskgon River here, but haven't seen much of them this year. Also along the Pine and Manistee, not far from the cabin. Saw one in Northport this summer, also a couple when we went up to the U.P. We were right at Eagle Harbor when one of htem swooped acroos the road in front of us. Luckily we were right by a scenic lookout, so I jammed hte brakes and pulled in. We watched him hover over the Lake Superior beach for a few.