Bald Eagles

[goaliedad]

I've been luck enough to see a fair number of eagles- not like Alaska where there are hundreds, but... not far from our house a guy puts out road kill in the winter- one time saw five at one time. Also one right on the side of the road. They are awesome!

 

[Jaybr]

There's a good number of them around here, on the rivers and lakes. I had a young one fishing my pond a couple years back.

You probably don't want them nesting on your property. There was a pair nesting in a tree near a lake here on some land that was going to be developed, govt put up so many regulations about construction near the nesting site that the development got cancelled. They probably wouldn't even want you mowing grass within a couple hundred yards of the nest.

 

[dooleysm]

I saw one just a few weeks ago in southern Indiana. First one I've seen in years. It was flying around a lake as we drove by. I pulled over and watched it for a bit. Very exciting for me to see. There's a large resevoir nearby (Patoka) where I've heard there's some bald eagles, but I don't get out there often and haven't seen any out there.

 

[Asymtave]

Got a ton of them here on the south shore of Lake Erie. I was out cutting wood Easter weekend I think and a pair must have been doing a mating flight overhead. Squaking and screeching and diving towards one another.

A few years back I was headed home on my motorcycle, maybe exceeding the speed limit a little bit on the final stretch. I was coming to a very fast stop right in front of the mailbox to grab the mail. An eagle jumped out of the ditch right next to me and scared the **** out of me. He was chowing on a racoon. Plenty of fish nearby but I've read that they eat as much mice as anything else.

And speaking of Ashland, I was heading down to Mansfield this last New Years Eve, on Hwy 19 just north of a little village called Bloomville. I saw a big *** bird sitting in a tree literally right on the side of the road. I pulled a U turn and took a closer look. Was a juvenile eagle not 12 feet up in a tree. It sat long enough for me to take several pictures. Cool.

 

[coachgrd]

Got a ton of them here on the south shore of Lake Erie.

I'm along Lake Erie as well...only over on the PA side. Just about 15 min south of the Lake.

 

[schmism]

wow people think eagles are special

in the winter they are common to see around the first lock and dam on the missisip..... (alton IL) there are a number of known spots that are ausome for watching. a busy day and youlll have 10-15 to watch.

 

[NSBound]

Same here in Nova Scotia - somewhat common but they are so big and majestic they are just awesome to watch. There are several that hang out at the river bend where I'm building my new house. Every year there may be 5-10 around, and while they are majestic on the wing, have you ever seen them land and try to walk? Most awkward things around. Interesting too that if their wings get wet, they have to lounge around until they dry off or they have trouble flying. And such pathetic cries the have too. But nonetheless, they are great to watch, I took the attached pic while standing in my boat last summer. It's somewhat grainy because of the zoom, and maybe a bit fuzzy from moving in the boat, but I was glad to get it.

 

[LarryD]

They really like to watch people drive tractors and mow pastures..