News, Videos & Other Webcams > Birds in the News
News: Eagles
bcbird:
This quantity of eagles hanging around is a common natural sight near Courtenay on Vancouver Island. We can count dozens on sand bars and beach areas close to the river outlet to the ocean. An awesome sight!
Kinderchick:
--- Quote from: Rapidcitymbfan on April 17, 2011, 09:18 ---Not sure if this is true......it was sent in a email :-\ Love the pictures tho :)
--- End quote ---
I'm not sure that the story is entirely true, rcf. :-\ My sister from Ontario emailed these same photos to me over a year ago. But they certainly are wonderful photos! :D
RCF:
Not sure if this is true......it was sent in a email :-\ Love the pictures tho :)
FEEDING THE EAGLES
January of this year, 2011, the weather stayed so cold in St. Louis, Missouri and Alton, Illinois that the bald eagles were cruising over houses in hopes of a quick meal.
They could not access fish that were at the bottom of the river and had gathered together.
Some kind souls decided to feed the eagles so they would survive the cold spell.
They gathered fish and started feeding the group of eagles huddled on the shore.
The photos below show what happened.
A retired teacher took these photos in front of his home.
Incredible!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/61724336@N06/sets/72157626516419184/show/
Kinderchick:
Aw! Exactly what happened to our beloved peregrine falcons! >:( Takes a looooong time for wildlife to make a "come-back". :( :'( But so glad to hear that these bald eagles are! :D
"A hundred years ago, bald eagles were a common sight along Lake Ontario. But toxic pesticides slowly killed off most of the population."
“The water became polluted with DDT used in agriculture that washed off the land into the lake,” Theijsmeijer said. “The poison got into the fish, the birds ate the fish and it caused the shells of the birds to be thin and shatter. So we just ran out of bald eagles.”
sheltiegirl:
Such a clever girl you are my dear, thank you very much. ;D
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version