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Not too many bald eagles visit the Sandhill, but yesterday when I was on my way to town, there was one in the graveyard parking area. Majestically eating the deer remains someone had dumped there. I was going too fast to get a picture. He flew when I slowed down.

injinji said:

Not too many bald eagles visit the Sandhill, but yesterday when I was on my way to town, there was one in the graveyard parking area. Majestically eating the deer remains someone had dumped there. I was going too fast to get a picture. He flew when I slowed down.

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@420God ran across many of them in his travels

injinji said:

Not too many bald eagles visit the Sandhill, but yesterday when I was on my way to town, there was one in the graveyard parking area. Majestically eating the deer remains someone had dumped there. I was going too fast to get a picture. He flew when I slowed down.

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Eagles fly like they have somewhere to be, really deliberate and steady. We see one every once in awhile cruising through the neighborhood.

BarnBuster said:

@420God ran across many of them in his travels
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Found a Baby Eagle

I was out four-wheeling in the woods on my property today and I noticed a young Eagle sitting on the ground not too far from where I was riding so I drove closer to get a better look and saw it had an injured wing. After chasing it around and trying not to get ripped apart by it's huge talons...

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A couple three years back the wife and I were driving down to the riverhouse to walk, and there was a truck parked in the road. As we got close we noticed an adult and two young bald eagles a few rows into the soybean field eating a rabbit. We stopped too, and the adult picked up the rabbit and flew deeper into the field, the young ones following. That summer we saw them flying several times. Not sure where the nest was, but I'm sure it wasn't too far.

I check in on Jackie and Shadow daily....

Ever seen a "Death Spiral"?
It's a mating ritual that more than one has succumbed to by not paying attention to altitude.

GreatwhiteNorth said:

Ever seen a "Death Spiral"?
It's a mating ritual that more than one has succumbed to by not paying attention to altitude.

Bald Eagles’ Death Spiral: A Display of Trust and Love

Bald eagles perform a breathtaking ritual known as the death spiral to choose their mates. Learn how this dramatic freefall, where they lock talons and spira...

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This is more for deer and other horned mammals, but. . . .

I've seen nature shows where the biggest males were so busy fighting that a skinny ass runt of a male will be breeding the female and they don't even notice. Smart, sneaky genes need a place in the pool too.