Trying to get a photo loaded that my daughter got. Had two mature bald eagles feeding on a grinner I dispatched a couple days ago. That was only about 30 yards past my back yard in our field. Eagles have fed off my deer gut piles over the years. But this was close to the house!

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Took by my daughters cell and can't make it bigger.

keep your small pets inside

Why do they nest so early, I wonder.

Here I’ve had them almost hit the shop taking off, here they have no fear of anything.

[quote=charles]Why do they nest so early, I wonder.[/quote

Probably so their young of the year are old enough to feed on other animals young of the year.

We are seeing quite a few of them now again on the road kill deer. They eat well this time of the year here.

…. I see them daily around here now … used to be nonexistent

I see a lot more of them than I do regular vultures. They certainly aren't endangered

When the geese are making their way through north and south the eagles follow the flocks they must be immune to the flu dozen at times on the lake sometimes less sometimes more.

White headed Ravens. Look for pics at dumpsters in Coastal Alaska Towns. Ben Franklin had a better choice!

I hope to see the picture.

A few days ago there was a baldy and a porcupine at the very top of a huge cottonwood tree. The baldy was no more then 8 feet away from the porky sitting there watching it. I tried to get closer to get a picture but it flew off. A little while later I looked back up there with binos and the eagle was back staring right at that porky again. It would have been a great picture.

In some areas here the swans stay where there is a little open water, they shouldn't. The eagles really have their way with them on the ice.

Seen them pounce on some of the sick geese in the past it’s not a pretty site to watch I thought they would be more efficient at dispatching a goose but the sick ones don’t fight as much probably.

Lots of them here. They like carcass piles.

Lots of them hang out around the lambing grounds here in the valley. I've seen as many as 12 in one big cottonwood.

Got a lot of them here along the river, especially with duck and goose migration picking up.
Jim

We have a few around here

Most are in proximity to one of the many lakes

As far as nesting early, when the kids were little we took a trip to the Texas Hillcountry and there were some young that were big enough to test their wings and flap around on a nest.
In mid March

Local guy said they laid eggs in November every year

There are several nest cams on youtube you can check out

ttt not sure what I am doing incorrect.

Your link needs a ] at the end of it... you just accidently deleted it.