I just couldn't resist
12-16-2017, 07:21 PM
#12
Jeremy, cool looking 16...... Beautiful Bird. He looks like he wants to bite my finger off and spit it back at me, but he is beautiful.
I raised an orphaned Timber Wolf for about 16 years until she left us and she was my best friend.
Scott
I raised an orphaned Timber Wolf for about 16 years until she left us and she was my best friend.
Scott
12-16-2017, 08:10 PM
#15
Indeed, I have lots of birds actually, a Peregrine Falcon, Gyr Falcon, Lanner Falcon, Saker Falcon, 2 Umbrella cockatoo's, 2 indian ringnecks, 1 blue throated conure, 2 java finches, 2 budgies, and this girl is with me for a few months, a female golden eagle sadly hit by a car and completely blind. All of the birds I listed before are mine and my wife's, the eagle belongs to a raptor center I help with and I'm taking care of her through the winter. I have had a Bald Eagle in the past as well. I do quite a bit of wildlife rescue, primarily birds of prey.
But if I had an F15 I could take a pretty rad picture wouldn't you say? haha.
But if I had an F15 I could take a pretty rad picture wouldn't you say? haha.
12-18-2017, 09:51 AM
#21
That is a typical bald eagle call. What we hear in the movies and on TV from eagles is actually a red tailed hawk usually. Eagles don't have a very majestic call, they sond a little goofy when you realize it's actually an eagle. You expect more from a bird that big. They are big though, I had a juvenile bald for a while training it, she had a 6 1/2' wingspan which is very large for a bald eagle. We have thousands of bald eagles around here, maybe not quite alaska thick, but depending on the area you will see upwards of 1000 at a time certain times of the year. They scatter the spawning grounds and certain landfills thicker than the seagulls.
12-19-2017, 09:16 AM
#23
Yes, I became involved in Falconry 5 or 6 years ago. The last couple years I've spent a lot of time doing raptor rescue as well though. Cuts into the flying time but with all the wildfires we had this past year we weren't flying jets anyway. Love the falcons, they are amazing birds.
12-19-2017, 09:21 AM
#25
This was my bald eagle, just 2 years old when I had her, was in training for educational programs but she was far to aggressive, she's now at a large raptor center in Quebec in a huge flight pen. Unfortnately the breeders she came from were not ethical and they hand raised her which resulted in an extremely aggressive eagle. I was the one person she would tolerate. Incredible bird but when a 6 1/2 foot wingspan eagle is coming to land on your arm you realize just how powerless you are as a human being. She taught me more respect for animals than almost any other creature has. I get that feeling of intimidation!