Catherine Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 HUGE bald eagle flew at low altitude over my car and then landed in front of me (I was going slowly to start with, and stopped). First time I've seen one live and in person. This was in Lexington MA, barely a 1/2 mile from a major interstate highway. Wow. Just wow. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abby Normal Posted March 23, 2017 Report Share Posted March 23, 2017 Excellent! We have a fair number of them around Blackwater Refuge in MD. I used to see one every morning sitting in a tree. Awesome creatures. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richcpaman Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 Yes, the December to February period we see them on the way to work regularly. Glad you got to see one. It is pretty cool. Rich 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack from Ohio Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 They are a Majestic Bird, for certain... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BulldogTom Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 I am going to Alaska this summer and I am hoping to see many of them. Tom Newark, CA 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion EA Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 The "kids" see them at The Inn at Starlight Lake in PA, but I've just seen them flying over the lake and not up close and personal. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jklcpa Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 It is awesome to see them in person. I had that experience some years ago at Prime Hook Wildlife Refuge. We were fishing its canals and had an eagle fly straight down the canal toward us, swoop down and pluck a carp out of the water. He was close enough and being wet, he didn't get much altitude as he then flew directly over us. It was a surreal moment like right out of Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom show. It sounds corny, but I still remember seeing the eagle with that carp in its talons and the carp's scales glistening in the sun. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WITAXLADY Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 we see them hanging out around a minnow place near here (we are in the middle of WI near nothing for them ;)) and across the state when traveling along the Mississippi - we always say Hello Jeremy - reminds us our son is watching over us! and to remember him... that (those) eagles show up at the darndest times and places... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FDNY Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 There are two that nest in a tree on the side of a lake in the Berkshires, MA where I go often. I've seen them swoop down with talons out to grab a fish. They had a baby eagle ( a chick? I don't know, I'm a city kid) and I once saw it learning to fly from one side of the lake to the other. Being from the city I used to think all birds were pigeons and those little brown ones. One of my clients used to send me his W2 by carrier pigeon, well, maybe not, but he could have if he wanted to, now that's a smart bird. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richcpaman Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 Baby eagles are called Eaglets. Tom, you will see all sorts of them in Alaska. Still makes me want to pullover and watch when I see them in the morning. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bart Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 We used to take our boy scouts to Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge near Mound City, MO. It is known as the snow geese capital of the world. Eagles eat snow geese. In the fall there are at least 100,000 snow geese migrating south and they stop at the wildlife refuge. The eagles follow them. Two hundred to three hundred eagles. They also have a demonstration and show off 2 - 3 eagles inside a barn. They even let them fly around in there. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lion EA Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 Some videos posted by The Inn at Starlight Lake in Starlight, PA: https://www.facebook.com/StarlightInn/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easytax Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 Here is a link to a LIVE eagles nest outside Hanover, PA. The state has had this for about three years now. Since they are "sitting on eggs"; now is s neat time to view. http://www.pgc.pa.gov/Wildlife/WildlifeSpecies/BaldEagles/Pages/default.aspx 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaret CPA in OH Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 I just checked the link and the eagle flew off revealing a couple of fluffy chicks! Wonder if food is on the way. I watched ospreys nesting and raising chicks last year and saw some, um, interesting meal times. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Margaret CPA in OH Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 Meal time in the nest now. It might be a dove or other bird getting plucked and ripped to little pieces for the chicks. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jklcpa Posted March 24, 2017 Report Share Posted March 24, 2017 Yes, I saw that too, some bird that was being fed in tiny morsels. There was also the remains of some fur-covered small animal that looks like a rabbit in there and over to the left edge something that was attracting a few flies. A buffet with choices. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted March 27, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2017 On 3/24/2017 at 8:05 AM, FDNY said: pigeons and those little brown ones The little brown ones are most likely chipping sparrows. *All* over the cities. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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