[Rhodes22-list] Eagle Training Its Young?

[Wally Buck]

Roger,

The baldies sure are making a strong comeback. I am seeing them all over the 
East now in places we never used to see Eagles. I was jogging in a small 
park just outside the DC beltway on the Maryland side. I spotted two Bald 
Eagles. This park is only (I can't remember the name) about an hour or less 
from DC.

This year while leaving the Outer Banks of NC I spotted a Baldie perched on 
a tree over looking the Alligator River. I also saw a Bald Eagle just 
outside Kansas City last year.

Watching them hunt and eat is kind of cool. I have a friend who lives on the 
river. Fromhis porch we watched a Bald Eagle eat a Coot. This was before I 
had my digital camera.

Wally




>From: "Roger Pihlaja" <cen09402 at centurytel.net>
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>Subject: [Rhodes22-list] Eagle Training Its Young?
>Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 22:21:31 -0500
>
>I witnessed something totally cool this afternoon.  I was driving west on 
>US-10 going over the Sanford Lake causeway.  When I glanced towards the 
>right (north), I saw 2 bald eagles about 75 yeards out on the lake sitting 
>on top of the ice.  I don't see too many bald eagles around here & I 
>immediately pulled off to the side of the expressway to observe them.  One 
>of the eagles was clearly a mature specimen with the well defined white 
>head feathers.  The other eagle was immature, with mottled white & brown 
>head feathers.  They were sitting on the ice apparently sharing some dead 
>critter.  From a distance, I would guess it was a rabbit.  The two eagles 
>were both tearing at it freely & chowing down wothout any apparent 
>animosity towards each other.  This really surprised me since bald eagles 
>are supposed to be lone hunters & are not noted for sharing their kills.  
>I'm wondering if I was witnessing a parent giving its offspring a hunting 
>lesson?  Anyway, after feasting together on this critter for another 10 
>minutes, the two bald eagles ate everything but a patch of red on the ice & 
>then took off together flying north up Sanford Lake.  I wish I'd had a 
>camera with me!
>
>Roger Pihlaja
>S/V Dynamic Equilibrium
>
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