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Posted on 03/08/2006 10:20:12 PM PST by Coleus
LOL, they can't use the parkway anymore because they didn't pay their EZ Pass Bill!
I did the walking tour through the Meadowlands dump one day.
I stupidly did it during my lunch.
I went back to work not realizing I stunk.
I got sent home.
::shrugs::
THAT was funny!
Especially like the close-up.
I saw 4 or 5 Bald Eagles the other evening....here on the N.E. prairie of Okla.
Fabulous pictures!
Wow! Beautiful pics!
Just after that, we went to a place out in Central MA where a man takes in injured birds, specifically raptors, nurses them to health, then releases them back into the wild. He had two pet eagles, one bald and one golden, both with injuries that kept them from flying. We were just amazed at how hugh they actually were!
He said that he watches several bald eagle nests in the area, and when he sees that there are two eggs, he waits for the birds to leave, then climbs up, takes one of the eggs, and incubates it at his place. When it hatches, he feeds it with the use of an Eagle puppet so that it never sees him. When it is nice and strong, he takes it back to its nest. He said that he has NEVER seen a chick rejected by the parents after it mysteriously shows up in the nest. The kids thought that was just SO cool!
Thanks,
Those pictures are all from within 600 feet of my house. The eagles are typical for a winter day, the sky was not.
We usually have 1 to 4 dozen hanging around. When the snow melts they spread out more through the valley of Eagle River. Typically there is a couple hundred in the valley, IIRC.
Awsome photos, all I can say is there must be a lot of food around to have that many together.
Well, nobody close by lets outside their small dogs or cats...
Thought you might be interested in these fantastic pictures of Bald Eagles here in New Jersey...
~ Blue Jays ~
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New Jersey?!?!?
I took those pictures in the Last Frontier.
We've got another bright clear day up here. I just walked out in the driveway and counted 14 bald eagels a little after 8 am. If I get my morning chores done I'll take some more pictures today and post them this afternoon.
eagels=eagles
sigh....
Oops, my bad! I was reading too quickly and believed these were bald eagles photographed in the northern part of New Jersey, which is experiencing big growth in the variety of animals and birds. Glad to see there are so many of these magnificent birds up in Alaska these days...
That will teach me to post when I up awake WAY past a decent bedtime!
~ Blue Jays ~
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I'll never forget seeing bald eagles up close and personal in Alaska, on a fishing trip on the river outside of Anchorage. Just amazing creatures! And the sound they make when they smack the water when they dive will startle anyone, those guys are noisy!
Alaska is truly an amazing place, I'm jealous...a little, I have a brother who lives up there, and I can visit. :)
If you have'nt been there, GO. You will NOT regret it. And I highly recommend a cruise up to the glaciers - seeing whales and orcas in the wild is something you'll never forget - especially when a large whale breaches near your puny boat.
Awesome pics...great thread.
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