el pres Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Got these in an e-mail. This was on Mar 12th, she was found here in Utah out at Dugway Proving Grounds with toxins in the system and a broken wing. An alsolutely awsome animal, she's in rehab to be released in the future, thought I'd share ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PINMAN44 Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Beautiful bird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anubis Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Awesome bird, but I tell you what, that thing better be properly restrained before I'd even think about holding it Look at those talons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Gaines Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Its funny alot of people don't realize how big the bird actually is, with someone standing next to the bird you get a good representation of size. I have only seen one in my life, in flight. I thought it was a taradactile sp flying over. They are awsome birds, great pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighVelocity Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 I hope she makes a full recovery. Truly awesome animal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carloz Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 WOW! that is a beautiful bird! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lead slinger Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Thats pretty cool. I can't believe how big she is. Had to be frickin cool to hold her! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JThompson Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Great symbol for the USA... I'm sure glad we didn't go with that Turkey, though that may be apropos today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Heiter Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 I had seen them before on trips out west, but over Christmas this past year I was in Mobile Alabama seeing my family and we saw one. We were driving past Municipal Park in the middle of the city and my dad looked out the window and notices this huge bird is keeping pace with us flying over the lake to our right. We stopped and spent about an hour watching him/her circle the lake looking for fish. Strange but the local ducks and geese were all over the place and didn't seem bothered by the eagle. I would have thought a large raptor like that would go for a nice fat park duck but maybe not? Anyway, it was really nice to see that the restocking efforts seem to be working. Never would have expected to see something like that there but very cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ap38 Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 I was fortunate enough to see eagles in Wyoming and Montana in March. Truly impressive birds. Hope this one recovers!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speculatorking Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Nesbitt Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Here's one I saw in Ohio near the Ohio River 3 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sarnburg Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Great Pictures Where was the bird found? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lneel Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Those are awesome pictures...love it! Lee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiny Warrior Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 Cool pics!! Great symbol for the USA... I'm sure glad we didn't go with that Turkey, though that may be apropos today. Awesome symbol.....in Canada, we're represented by the Beaver! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seth Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 WOW!!! What an amazing bird!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKSNIPER Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Hey P Pres great pictures! Could you keep us updated about the eagle? Let us know when it will be released to the wild again? Thanks, JK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el pres Posted April 16, 2009 Author Share Posted April 16, 2009 Hey P Pres great pictures!Could you keep us updated about the eagle? Let us know when it will be released to the wild again? Thanks, JK Any news I get I'll post here .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDM Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 I saw my first wild one about this time last year. I’m just now getting over the urge to just stop everything and watch them. I haven’t seen one catch any fish yet, I’d like to see that. Below is the only picture I've gotten of one. It's not much but you can tell what it is. WOW!!! What an amazing bird!!!Seth, they seem to be doing pretty good around here. I see them fairly regularly. Saw one last week over near your in-laws. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boz1911 Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 I watched one catch a fish at a lake in Alabama. The awesome power from those wings is amazing. Looked like with about three wing strokes she was going about 60mph about three feet off the deck..........they are amazing birds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TISCHLJ Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Seeing the majestic grace of and Eagle will give one chills. I see them regularly in far eastern NC in my job travels. One soared next to me parallel to my car on the highway one day over a logging cut down. The last time a few weks ago I almost hit one as he swooped across my path with what appeared to be a Nutria in his talons. The Nutria, I believe was to be disassembled shortly . . . Anyway, what a thrill! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill J Posted April 16, 2009 Share Posted April 16, 2009 Here is a couple of pics of some when I was in Alaska, they are awesome birds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpeltier Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 They are the coolest birds. They have that "I am going to kill you and eat you" look on their faces. Always gives me a chill to see them up close. Here in Florida we actually have quite a large population of them. We see them perched and flying while fishing on the lake down the street and had one fly over the track field while my son was competing in a track meet two weeks ago. Sometimes they come too close to cars while picking at a meal in the road. Maybee thats how the one pictured got its wing broken? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDave Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 2008 Image of the Year at Naturescapes.net Awesome, awesome birds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDM Posted April 20, 2009 Share Posted April 20, 2009 http://www.suttoncenter.org/eaglecam.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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