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I just moved back to Arkansas after being in California for 20 years. Here's a picture a local took along AR highway 59. 7 bald eagles hanging out. https://scontent-dfw5-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/155912289_4304... I have some good shots of one eating breakfast behind my house as well. Kind of gory though.
so much freedom!
I find it amusing the article had to clarify the lower 48 states. In the majority of the United States bald eagles are a rare and majestic sight. In Alaska they are on par with seagulls.
"According to scientists from the Service’s Migratory Bird Program, the bald eagle population climbed to an estimated 316,700 individual bald eagles in the lower 48 states." Alaska Department of Fish and Game[1]: "Found only in North America, bald eagles are more abundant in Alaska than anywhere else in the United States. The Alaska population is estimated at 30,000 birds." So you think they bent over backwards, and…
Bald eagles eat fish and other animals like squirrels and prairie dogs. The size and health of the bald eagle population is also an indicator of the health and size of the species they use as food.
This is great news. It is really about the pesticides more than anything else. In my area, hawks are EVERYWHERE . I see at least 1 every 5 miles along the highway (farmland) watching for food. This was not true 20 years ago.
I find it amusing the article had to clarify the lower 48 states. In the majority of the United States bald eagles are a rare and majestic sight. In Alaska they are on par with seagulls.
We have a couple thousand of them in my town on a seasonal basis every year because they feed on the spawning salmon. They are a bit of a tourist attraction.
Er, which town is it?
This is great news. It is really about the pesticides more than anything else. In my area, hawks are EVERYWHERE . I see at least 1 every 5 miles along the highway (farmland) watching for food. This was not true 20 years ago.
This is great news. It is really about the pesticides more than anything else. In my area, hawks are EVERYWHERE . I see at least 1 every 5 miles along the highway (farmland) watching for food. This was not true 20 years ago.
Well people also used to shoot and stuff the bald eagle specifically because it was the national symbol. I believe that's what drove down the population a long time ago.
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Absolute lies, they sound exactly like a red-tailed hawk.
You've been watching too many movies then! https://youtu.be/PQ2uMauyBow?t=35 I was doing some trail building this last fall and there was a red tailed hawk nest across the valley. It was pretty amazing to hear that classic "eagle" call every now and again while working.