Location: Really deep in the heart of South California Gender:
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Feb 4, 2023 - 9:17pm
ScottFromWyoming wrote:
I saw one in about 1978, so i knew they existed, then in 1980 I saw another and that one stayed in its roost along the Yellowstone river for a few years so he was easy to spot. But that was it: 2 birds. Then in the 90s they required power lines to have roosts above the wires so birds didn't get electrocuted, and other protections began to take hold, and now I can go down to the river and see a few of them, pretty much any day until March, when they'll move to higher ground. Right now they're stalking newborn lambs, etc. so they come in close to town. Biggest threat to them is still lead poisoning from eating dead animals/birds that were shot.
It's still a thrill to see them. Charlie got a photo of one in town a couple of weeks ago. Hanging out by the grain silos, probably picking off pigeons.
Sailing into Sitka, Alaska from Juneau on the ferry our last trip up there in 2006. Coming out of the Peril Strait, every 500 yards, there were the white heads of Bald Eagles in the trees lining the channel. My friend, who lived in Sitka at that time, told us they're becoming pest... of all things.
We watched in the evening, out from his house overlooking Thimbleberry Bay... bald eagles catching salmon . Some would latch onto a fairly big fish and would have to swim to shore for the meal. They're everywhere up there.
Even down here in South California, they're showing up in the local mountains. And reproducing. There's a camera on a nest up in Big Bear showing the latest results.
Lead was banned in shotgun shells in 1991. But... https://ca.audubon.org/news/wh... https://news.bloomberglaw.com/....
Itâs always a thrill to see a mature bald eagle, like the one I saw this afternoon, cruising up the river, fighting the wind, as I approached the bridge from the west. The sunlight gleamed off its white head and tail. Beautiful.
This guy was hanging out this morning. Normally we have a couple of ravens in the arroyo that chatter to each other while we drink coffee, but today they took a break. Full flickr links posted because it's worth going over there to check out those meat hooks in the high res versions.
Itâs always a thrill to see a mature bald eagle, like the one I saw this afternoon, cruising up the river, fighting the wind, as I approached the bridge from the west. The sunlight gleamed off its white head and tail. Beautiful.
I saw one in about 1978, so i knew they existed, then in 1980 I saw another and that one stayed in its roost along the Yellowstone river for a few years so he was easy to spot. But that was it: 2 birds. Then in the 90s they required power lines to have roosts above the wires so birds didn't get electrocuted, and other protections began to take hold, and now I can go down to the river and see a few of them, pretty much any day until March, when they'll move to higher ground. Right now they're stalking newborn lambs, etc. so they come in close to town. Biggest threat to them is still lead poisoning from eating dead animals/birds that were shot.
It's still a thrill to see them. Charlie got a photo of one in town a couple of weeks ago. Hanging out by the grain silos, probably picking off pigeons.
It’s always a thrill to see a mature bald eagle, like the one I saw this afternoon, cruising up the river, fighting the wind, as I approached the bridge from the west. The sunlight gleamed off its white head and tail. Beautiful.
Location: Getting comfortably numb in So Tex Gender:
Posted:
Jan 30, 2023 - 5:13am
DaveInSaoMiguel wrote:
Proclivities wrote:
Nice scenery, Dave. My sister-in-law and her family lived in the Azores about 25-30 years ago; her husband was in the US Air Force and was stationed at a detachment on one of the islands there.
There is still a US Air Force refueling base on Terceira Island. I've met people that had been stationed there and then moved here later.
Yeah, I had an uncle stationed there a few times over his Air Force career. Not a bad assignment at all.
