[girlangler]

I received USFWS news releases and this is about the fifth I have read recently about people shooting eagles.

Why would anyone want to shoot one?

Since I live on a big lake I have several nesting here, had one flying over my house recently.

And, a few years ago I was striper fishing after a cold weather shad killoff. The dead/dying shad were floating all over the surface of the water. I had more fun watching a pair of eagles feeding on them than fishing (we couldn’t get a bite that day, there was too much food easily available).

They are beautiful creatures.

Flycatcher, don’t know where you live, but if you ever get a chance to do some birdwatching at Reelfoot Lake in Tennessee, you’ll love it.

[Flycatcher]

Hi girlangler! Thanks for the ping. I actually live in Vegas but have a little second-home getaway in a remote area near the east end of Lake Mead (Meadview). If you can believe it, Lake Mead actually gets a handful or two of bald eagles in winter.

It's been a good year here. On my two acres of desert heaven, I have families of Gambel's quail, roadrunners, ash-throated flycatchers, verdins, black-tailed gnatcatchers, cactus wrens, Scott's orioles, and two gilded flickers — all successfully breeding!

Thanks again for the bird ping! As for Reelfoot, I've heard about it. I understand it's near the Mississippi River and it's great for waterfowl. I participate annually in the Christmas Bird Count and receive a booklet for my troubles. I remember reading the Reelfoot NWR produces Tennessee's highest number of species for the CBC. It must be a great place to bird.

[Red in Blue PA]

There are some sick people out there; not some, many.

Give me a dog or an animal over most people any day of the week.