Bald Eagle

[Mainedigger]

We have had quite a few bald eagles around the island in past years and the lady who runs the island web site here got a fantastic shot of one in the top of a tree across the road from her house.

 

[fossis]

Majestic bird pic, thanks for sharing.

Fossis...........

 

[pippinwhitepaws]

beautiful

 

[bbqbull]

Thanks for sharing the picture of that majestic bird!

 

[Ray S S]

That is a good pic. Thanks for sharing.

Ray

 

[Mental Granny]

Thank-you for sharing her pic with us he is beautiful!

 

[seger98]

Dandy picture!

 

[ashleen]

Nice shot!

I've only seem them 3 times in my life;
and all 3 times were in Maine.
The last time we saw 3 being harrassed by crows!
Boy,,,,,,I WISH I had a shot of that,,,,,but it happened so fast.

 

[pippinwhitepaws]

i have had eagles come sit by me... 8) first time i was up by the snow bowl...reading in the front seat of a volkswagen van..hippified...
i hear all these cars stopping...people getting excited about something...i finally get out of the van..what the heck? my sheltie doggin..pippin, is under the front of the bus, hiding behind the wheel?? she wasn't that shy...i turn to look to see what the people are looking at...about 25 cameras pointed my way...so being a paranoid hippie, i start looking for a SWAT team or aliens...
directly above my head...on the branch 10ft. above the ground...is the this big old symbol of freedom.
trying to eat my dog...
i was sitting in the forest one day...under some pines...eagle swoops...woooosh...lands on the lowest branch of the tree i am sitting under...i can reach and take a tail feather...way native american moment...
then last fall..driving into flagstaff one morning...snowin, almost whiteout...do i really need to drive...out of the corner of my eye...as i reach the end of the on ramp...checking the mirror for traffic...here is this big old eagle...pacing me his wingtips almost touching the drivers window...he peeled off the air currents caused by my car...set in a tree in the meridian...

 

[capt1989]

.so being a paranoid hippie, i start looking for a SWAT team or aliens...
directly above my head...on the branch 10ft. above the ground...is the this big old symbol of freedom. Shocked
trying to eat my dog...
i was sitting in the forest one day...under some pines...eagle swoops...woooosh...lands on the lowest branch of the tree i am sitting under...i can reach and take a tail feather...way native american moment...

pippin, I'll bet you are a blast to hang around with in real time. Did you get a tail feather or did common sense prevail?

The last time we saw 3 being harrassed by crows!
Boy,,,,,,I WISH I had a shot of that,,,,,but it happened so fast.

I saw in the distance one time, in Darrow, La. while at work, what I thought were some black birds harassing a crow in the top a big pecan tree. When the "crow" took off, I realized it was an eagle and the smaller birds were in fact crows. It was the first eagle I had ever seen in real life and was very impressed with the size. Now I see them all the time on the Illinois, Arkansas, and upper Mississippi rivers. Watching them swoop down and catch fish is the neatest thing!

john

 

[Mental Granny]

Well Pipp we all know you are special but, to have eagles comming that close you are specail to them or person they are wanting to send a message to! Like a vision quest! That is really great.

The nearest I have been to one was St. Louis at Grants farm they had one on a workers arm we could come up to about 3 ft away, at the time I knew they were big but being that close was a great feeling of awe I just hsd no idea. They also had a Golden eagle and an owl! It was amazing!

 

[RON (PA)]

Awesome pic. Thanks for sharing.