Bald is beautiful...

[Leadeye]

Interesting you posted this observation. I too have noticed more Bald Eagles.

When I noticed the article below I thought it was counterintuitive.

Endangered species list no longer includes bald eagles. But now, another threat has emerged.

As the numbers of the formerly endangered bald eagle have grown in Indiana and Kentucky, a new threat to its survival is becoming more apparent.

www.courierpress.com

I really find it hard to believe the Bald Eagles uniquely consume that much wounded but unrecovered game.

I've never bought into the lead shot/wheel weights poisoning theory, if there is lead moving into the aquatic enviornment it's from lead chromate yellow pigment on the highways. Mandated by the DOT. It's more of a second front for gun control/anti hunting supporters.

 

[Cameramonkey]

I was floating off the beach at the house we used to rent up on Pelee Island. (Lake Erie) I see a bird fly over my head at about 50' and my first thought was "Holy crap, thats a big sh**hawk (gull)" then as he got past me I saw his head and realized it was an eagle.

He swooped down aboot 50 yards from me and grabbed a big fish. He flew back over to the island and disappeared behind the treeline to eat his lunch. "Murica!

 

[Indyhd]

Make no mistake.
These are not Bald Eagles, they are the new Holcomb and Republican drones that Rob Kendall has been warning you about.

 

[BIGE7.62]

We have several around my area . I see them on a pretty regular basis in a couple different places. Would like to add that they really like chicken. I've lost more than a few to eagles , hawks ,owls ,foxes, yokes and dogs .

 

[Grogmister]

Saw one in a field south of the DeKalb Co airport this last week. Beautiful birds and hard to miss due to their size.

 

[wagyu52]

On our farm, in my cow pasture 3/4 mi from the house

 

[bcannon]

One of my favorite things to do is sit on my deck with my morning beverage and watch the eagles. They are awesome to watch doing their thing.
There's a nest about a mile down river from me big enough to hold a VW.

 

[Timjoebillybob]

Not my photos but a field near Monticello. I also have(used to?) a mated pair about 3 blocks or so from my house. The wife that lived there worked at the local elementary school and they would take walking fieldtrips to check them out, it's only maybe a block and a half away.

 

[Timjoebillybob]

Make no mistake.
These are not Bald Eagles, they are the new Holcomb and Republican drones that Rob Kendall has been warning you about.

Birds Aren't Real | Birds Aren't Real

They used to be. Until the U.S. Government replaced them with drone replicas designed to spy on the American public. Founded in 1976.

birdsarentreal.com

 

[BigRed]

 

[HazelDell]

I was clicking for hair loss advice . Have not seen a bald eagle in a while. Some great pics here!

 

[Mgderf]

I am so glad I started this thread.
Beautiful pictures folks.

 

[MindfulMan]

I photographed the eagle pair over the course of about (3) years. Their nest was very close to White River, where they fished for their meals.
Sometimes, they can strike a very startling pose !

 

[Robert Richardson]

Google - Decorah Eagles nest cams

 

[Bugzilla]

Not an eagle, but a pileated woodpecker. Second time in 3 years now I’ve seen them in DeMotte.

 

[nipprdog]

I got to watch some eaglets practicing for their first flights near racoon lake several years ago.. pretty cool to see.

 

[Frosty]

I remember the first time I saw one I was maybe 15, fishing with my dad, not sure where anymore, some spillway, I saw another probably 5 years ago at lieber sra, but this year I’ve seen at least 8 around Monrovia, and I saw one maybe a mile from my moms house this afternoon.

 

[Mgderf]

Not an eagle, but a pileated woodpecker. Second time in 3 years now I’ve seen them in DeMotte.
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I've got pileated woodpeckers all over my 50 acres in Fountain county.
Those buggers can do serious damage to trees.

 

[BigRed]

Google - Decorah Eagles nest cams

Have not been there for a while....I thought the nesting pair had relocated away from the cam

 

[DeadeyeChrista'sdad]

I've got a big nest about an eighth of a mile downstream from my house. Occasionally I get buzzed in the backyard. That is a thrill. A couple of weeks ago my son in law Robbie sent me a picture of this fellow eating some poor slow soul out on the back 40 of my farm. My dad would've been so proud. I sure was.