Winter Visitors

[Anonymous]

Lately these fine feathered friends have been showing up all over in the trees...One day I had 5 Bald Eagles and one big big Golden sitting in the trees right outside my office window...

Not only is it because of all the dead deer that have died with our tough winter conditions- but they love to keep an eye on where I feed at and get a tasty pheasant, grouse, or hun for an appetizer...

They usually show up in rough winters- and scavenger all the dead deer- which I don't mind-- but I do not like them hanging around after I start calving...Never had a problem- but they do give me the willies....One day I looked out where a cow had just had a calf- and 50 feet away were two bald eagles... They were just after the blood and afterbirth--but it sure got my heart to pumping...That year there was about a dozen that hung around until after the snow thawed all off....

 

[Sundancer]

Lately these fine feathered friends have been showing up all over in the trees...One day I had 5 Bald Eagles and one big big Golden sitting in the trees right outside my office window...

Not only is it because of all the dead deer that have died with our tough winter conditions- but they love to keep an eye on where I feed at and get a tasty pheasant, grouse, or hun for an appetizer...

They usually show up in rough winters- and scavenger all the dead deer- which I don't mind-- but I do not like them hanging around after I start calving...Never had a problem- but they do give me the willies....One day I looked out where a cow had just had a calf- and 50 feet away were two bald eagles... They were just after the blood and afterbirth--but it sure got my heart to pumping...That year there was about a dozen that hung around until after the snow thawed all off....

:???: :???: :???: I think I know what you meant :wink:

 

[Silver]

One thing about bald eagles that works in our favour is that they truly are an ignoble beast. Unlike magpies and ravens, eagles actually wait for stuff to die before scavenging. Which works in our favor at calving time. Perhaps fish farmers see it different though... They sure are pretty to look at though, thanks for the pic. I always enjoy seeing them even if there are heaps of them around here.

 

[Anonymous]

I like to go out to Fort Peck Lake-- and on the Missouri below the power plant the water stays open all winter- where lots of eagles gather in the winter- and watch them fishing....Boy when they spot a fish- its like a missile heading for the water.... And its not too often they come back up empty taloned.....

 

[theony]

I don't think we would want a bunch of hungry eagles around a newborn. We don't see them up here very often. I think to far from the river.

 

[Blkbuckaroo]

Nice pic OT,saw a few Eagles yesterday in the valley,along with ravens,magpies,woodpeckers and the sort.All sucking up the afternoon sunshine.