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On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 02:38:38 -0500, Onlooker <none@> wrote:
>In my mind's eye I always thought of them as about the size of hawks or falcons, but these dudes
>have wingspans in the area of 7 and 8 feet and HUGE nests. I rode out to Eagle Island (not its real
>name but what I call it) last weekend and rode the figure 8 twice, there was always 2 or 3 of them
>circling overhead anytime I looked up. I hoped to see them swoop down for a fish snack, but they
>seemed content to just circle lazily overhead.
>
>I am hoping for a unseasonably warm day in late Oct or Nov, so I can lug my digital camera along
>and get some pics (I could *drive* there but whats the fun in THAT?).
Not the same, but I almost ran over a Bald Eagle while driving my pick-up truck one day. I'd have
felt like **** and had a lot of explaining to do if I hit it.
I was just tooling down the road doing the limit when one HUGE eagle decided to swoop down and grab
a piece of road kill that was lying in the center of my lane. When he left with the carcass, I was
standing on the brakes and no more than ten yards from him.
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>In my mind's eye I always thought of them as about the size of hawks or falcons, but these dudes
>have wingspans in the area of 7 and 8 feet and HUGE nests. I rode out to Eagle Island (not its real
>name but what I call it) last weekend and rode the figure 8 twice, there was always 2 or 3 of them
>circling overhead anytime I looked up. I hoped to see them swoop down for a fish snack, but they
>seemed content to just circle lazily overhead.
>
>I am hoping for a unseasonably warm day in late Oct or Nov, so I can lug my digital camera along
>and get some pics (I could *drive* there but whats the fun in THAT?).
Not the same, but I almost ran over a Bald Eagle while driving my pick-up truck one day. I'd have
felt like **** and had a lot of explaining to do if I hit it.
I was just tooling down the road doing the limit when one HUGE eagle decided to swoop down and grab
a piece of road kill that was lying in the center of my lane. When he left with the carcass, I was
standing on the brakes and no more than ten yards from him.
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