Bald Eagle

SIKSUKR · 01-20-2005, 02:42 PM

Wow!!What a view that is!!If only we could strap a camara onto fat lazy les as he flys through the aisles of Wal-mart or maybe on Grants head as he dives and encounters the rock bass or hey,how about a camara on Madrasahs eagle so it can catch all those big "offshore" boats doing damage to the shoreline.So sorry,I couldn't resist.All in good fun you guys. SS

Pepper · 01-20-2005, 10:23 PM

McDude, that was fabulous. I thoroughly enjoyed that! Thanks for sharing it! Really really really WOW

DRH · 01-20-2005, 10:33 PM

The others have pretty much said it all, McD. Thanks!

Just Sold · 01-20-2005, 11:27 PM

Thanks to McD for a great post.

ApS · 01-21-2005, 08:05 AM

1) One of the videos shows the "Tilly" the eagle being attacked by a "buzzard" in Scotland. The brief encounter shows a "buzzard" with its talons dropped -- a threat-gesture. In the video, Tilly does a barrel-roll to counter the threat with her talons. I had never seen this among the many turkey- and black- vultures in the US -- birds we might call buzzards.

It turns out that some buzzard species in the UK are raptors -- hawks that take live prey. http://www.birdsofbritain.co.uk/bird-guide/buzzard.htm

From the description, a buzzard in the UK seems closest in behavior to our large red-shouldered hawk, a common roadside hawk, very tolerant of human presence. (I know. One set up a nest right above my car in the driveway.)

2) To the casual coin collectors among us, a bald eagle also appears on a solid-silver United States coin commemorating the Confederate soldier. It circulated over a million half-dollars, and sells today for 50-60 dollars. I had never before seen a reference to it -- until Google turned it up. http://www.commem.com/prod31a4.htm

01-20-2005, 02:42 PM	#1
SIKSUKR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 5,075 Thanks: 215 Thanked 903 Times in 509 Posts	Wow!!What a view that is!!If only we could strap a camara onto fat lazy les as he flys through the aisles of Wal-mart or maybe on Grants head as he dives and encounters the rock bass or hey,how about a camara on Madrasahs eagle so it can catch all those big "offshore" boats doing damage to the shoreline.So sorry,I couldn't resist.All in good fun you guys. SS __________________ SIKSUKR

01-20-2005, 10:23 PM	#2
Pepper Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Laconia, NH Posts: 1,284 Thanks: 409 Thanked 155 Times in 40 Posts	Oh, Wow! McDude, that was fabulous. I thoroughly enjoyed that! Thanks for sharing it! Really really really WOW __________________ Never waste time lamenting what was. Simply celebrate what is!

01-20-2005, 10:33 PM	#3
DRH Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Meredith Posts: 1,689 Thanks: 1,205 Thanked 677 Times in 179 Posts	Fascinating! The others have pretty much said it all, McD. Thanks! __________________ DRH

01-20-2005, 11:27 PM	#4
Just Sold Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Suncook, NH, but at The Lake at Heart Posts: 2,615 Thanks: 1,083 Thanked 434 Times in 210 Posts	Eagles Fly! Thanks to McD for a great post. __________________ Just Sold At the lake the stress of daily life just melts away. Pro Re Nata

01-21-2005, 08:05 AM	#5
ApS Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Florida (Sebring & Keys), Wolfeboro Posts: 5,946 Thanks: 2,220 Thanked 779 Times in 555 Posts	Buzzard 1) One of the videos shows the "Tilly" the eagle being attacked by a "buzzard" in Scotland. The brief encounter shows a "buzzard" with its talons dropped -- a threat-gesture. In the video, Tilly does a barrel-roll to counter the threat with her talons. I had never seen this among the many turkey- and black- vultures in the US -- birds we might call buzzards. It turns out that some buzzard species in the UK are raptors -- hawks that take live prey. http://www.birdsofbritain.co.uk/bird-guide/buzzard.htm From the description, a buzzard in the UK seems closest in behavior to our large red-shouldered hawk, a common roadside hawk, very tolerant of human presence. (I know. One set up a nest right above my car in the driveway.) 2) To the casual coin collectors among us, a bald eagle also appears on a solid-silver United States coin commemorating the Confederate soldier. It circulated over a million half-dollars, and sells today for 50-60 dollars. I had never before seen a reference to it -- until Google turned it up. http://www.commem.com/prod31a4.htm __________________ Is it "Common Sense" isn't.