Does anybody know eagles?

[Alaskan Rover]

And this three-toed sloth was not as lucky as the above kid...dinner for that Harpy eagle!

The vid is obviously a composite of a few vids, but the flight itself is actual footage. I think that small sloth would be the Pygmy sloth of Panama...a very rare species. I hope those harpies don't eat too many of them.

Sloths are actually a regular food source of the Harpy according to one article.

[babybear]

holy moly the videos been intense! cant do the sloth one

We were at the vets ofc recently and saw an ad for these little shield vests warn on a dog's back
http://www.raptorshield.com/
which I laughed at at first but seems like a decent idea
we see bald eagles almost daily here in the summer and I bet they would love my plump little terrier

our neighborhood is actually a dope bird zone- we have a creek running through the middle of it and they kept a lot of open area -we have an osprey nest platform, lots of owls.
living in this house for the past few yrs has definitely gotten me more psyched about birding
http://www.rafterj.org/gallery-2/ngg...reat-gray-owl/

[BC13]

Bald Eagles are fairly common from the Canadian border to the Lower Hudson Valley. The morning train from Albany to NYC usually allows travelers to spot 3 or 4 along the Hudson.

Ravens are also common in the general area.

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[old goat]

But I think he meant the Philadelphia Eagles team. ��

Oh, ok. Too bad about Wentz. This could have been their year.

I was in Juneau once. Bald eagles on all the lamp posts. They're like pigeons there. I don't think there are any in Philadelphia, but then there are no lions in Detroit and no real cowboys in Dallas.

Recently read someone say what a disaster it was banning DDT--because it's harder to control mosquitoes. Fuck them (whoever said that and mosquitoes both).

[MagnificentUnicorn]

Oh, ok. Too bad about Wentz. This could have been their year.

I was in Juneau once. Bald eagles on all the lamp posts. They're like pigeons there. I don't think there are any in Philadelphia, but then there are no lions in Detroit and no real cowboys in Dallas.

This is like the blind leading the blind.

[Ted Striker]

Creedence!

There was a tree at the end of our street that had a bald eagle's nest for as long as anyone can remember. New owners cut it down. Fuckers.

[nutmegchoi]

There are bold eagles around us.
I saw one on 87 eating some roadkill on the to minnewaska to hike.

Their head don’t turn white until they reach age 5.
In case you didn’t know.

[GeezerSteve]

Baldies eating cow placenta during calving season is a common sight around here. The baldies sometimes share the placenta feast with Black-billed Magpies and Common Ravens.

[Benny Profane]

Ewwwww........gross.

[reckless toboggan]

Baldies eating cow placenta during calving season is a common sight around here. The baldies sometimes share the placenta feast with Black-billed Magpies and Common Ravens.

What's the right sous vide temperature for cow placenta?

[old goat]

Creedence!

Another band I could do without. (And it's not possible to get stuck in Lodi.)

[refried]

This guy's been sitting in the same tree for almost 20 years, He was used to me being around and wouldn't fly away when I walked under him.

When I first moved there I was walking along a split rail fence and one of my cats was walking alongside me on top of the fence, I felt something brush my face (a big wing) and saw an eagle was about to grab the cat. For some reason he didn't. They never bothered the cats again even though the cats would sit on the roof of the house 100' away from the eagle who almost grabbed one of them. There was another eagle from the same family who used to fly across the straight to Anacortes every day returning before dark every evening, We called him the commuting eagle.

[liv2ski]

I didn't bother to read through this thread, but Bald Eagles have a very distinctive chatter or noise they make.
When you hear it, that isn't a damn crow or raven.

[flyandski365]

Not a baldie....but DAMN...that is one lucky kid.

FAKE.

You could say I know a fair amount about eagles. Bald eagles tend to be dicks personality-wise.

[GeezerSteve]

FAKE

Yeah, it's fake. The makers admitted so.

You could say I know a fair amount about eagles. Bald eagles tend to be dicks personality-wise.

BTW, that's a Golden Eagle. Note the wing dihedral, among other things

[flyandski365]

Yeah, it's fake. The makers admitted so.


BTW, that's a Golden Eagle. Note the wing dihedral, among other things

I know - just commenting on BAEA in general. Haven't worked with GOEA.

There's also something really off with the way that bird moves. Just bad CGI.

[Timberridge]

Maybe it was a blue heron? Fer chrissakes Benny. Buy a bird book.

Aren't you supposed to be in CO by now?

[MTT]

I have a picture "Somewhere" of local Golden Eagle with a 9 foot + wing span

[GeezerSteve]

I have a picture "Somewhere" of local Golden Eagle with a 9 foot + wing span

How was that measured? Bird in hand? Or estimate from photo? That would be an unusually large GOEA. 8' is usually considered maximum GOEA wingspan.

[Ted Striker]

Another band I could do without. (And it's not possible to get stuck in Lodi.)

[XXX-er]

Its not unusual to see a murder of crows diving on a bald eagle and bugging shit out of them chasing them off and the only thing more intense is watching red wing black birds chasing off a crow and they are all assholes cuz they are trying to find something to eat ... no food stamps in the natural world

[MagnificentUnicorn]

Another band I could do without. (And it's not possible to get stuck in Lodi.)

What if you run out of time and money?

[old goat]

What if you run out of time and money?

It's a bedroom community of Stockton and Sacramento, on a major highway. Worse comes to worse you hitch up to Sacto where there are food lockers and homeless shelters. It's just funny because the song makes it sound like it's in the middle of nowhere. Kinda of like shooting a man in Reno just to watch him die. They'd put you in prison in Carson City, not Folsom. Artistic license.

Any way neither The Eagles (either one) or CCR are as cool as a bald eagle.

Used to be goldens nesting on Lover's Leap near Tahoe. I was climbing there once with a golden circling overhead with the sun shining through it's wings. Seen that way you understand why they call them goldens.

[GeezerSteve]

Any way neither The Eagles (either one) or CCR are as cool as a bald eagle.

and a bald eagle aint as cool as a golden eagle

Used to be goldens nesting on Lover's Leap near Tahoe. I was climbing there once with a golden circling overhead with the sun shining through it's wings. Seen that way you understand why they call them goldens.

They call 'em Golden Eagles because of the golden nape, which is present on juvenile and adult GOEAs

[MagnificentUnicorn]

It's a bedroom community of Stockton and Sacramento, on a major highway. Worse comes to worse you hitch up to Sacto where there are food lockers and homeless shelters. It's just funny because the song makes it sound like it's in the middle of nowhere. Kinda of like shooting a man in Reno just to watch him die. They'd put you in prison in Carson City, not Folsom. Artistic license.

Any way neither The Eagles (either one) or CCR are as cool as a bald eagle.

Used to be goldens nesting on Lover's Leap near Tahoe. I was climbing there once with a golden circling overhead with the sun shining through it's wings. Seen that way you understand why they call them goldens.

It's amazing that these references continue to fly right over your head, even when presented with clues.

I would bet that when John Fogerty wrote 'Lodi' it still was figuratively 'in the middle of nowhere'.