To see a bald eagle at the beach house is fairly common, circling high overhead, fishing. To see one land and perch on your dock is pretty rare... and to have it happen when you have time to find the camera and capture it, even rarer!
As a size reference, the cap rail that he has his talons around is a 2x6.
Cool. Though I don't like eagles. Hawks and falcons are cooler.
But heh, it's a bird even g'nad wouldn't shoot at!
Did I ever tell the story of the time I almost ran over a bald eagle?
I think those are cool! They are such beautiful creatures. A pair of eagles have set up a nest in Llano which is about 40 miles north of Austin. This doesnt happen too often here.
I took the kids to a Raptor Rehabilitation place once. The guy had a 'pet' Bald Eagle that was almost 3' tall! I'd never realized just how large they are! One of it's wings was damaged and couldn't be repaired so it could never fly again. While we were there, it was tethered in the front yard, and it always positioned itself in between us in the crowd and him. It was very protective of that man.
WOW!
Great photos of a magnificent bird.
I think I can speak even for g'nad and say the bald eagle is a magnificent bird, and perfect for the American emblem. Nobody messes with a bald eagle and lives to tell about it.
Ben Franklin wanted a wild turkey (the flying kind, not the drinking kind) for our emblem. Sneaksy and cagey, but also good eating when bagged.
I'm glad Franklin lost that argument.
vey cool!
Very nice, Miss Hair! Thank you!
I like the look of them.
Good Morning!
Morning Hair; great pictures of the eagle. Magnificent bird. Thanks for posting them.
