Bald eagles

[cany]

I caught one a few years ago sitting on the ice at Titicus Reservoir here in Westchester, majestic. View attachment 491

Looks like its frozen there

 

[crabby]

This was posted yesterday on FB under Long Island Wildlife Photography. It didn't give the location.

 

[Roccus7]

Probably a keepah!

 

[Capt13]

Maybe mortality due to Eagle predation needs to be included in the myriad of charts, graphs and calculations involved in the coastal management of Striped bass. We have evidence .... it exists !



:cool::cool:

 

[crabby]

Maybe mortality due to Eagle predation needs to be included in the myriad of charts, graphs and calculations involved in the coastal management of Striped bass. We have evidence .... it exists !



:cool::cool:

It would be wonderful if they made such a comeback that it became part of the equation.

 

[Capt13]

The last five years or so I have seen the numbers going up at my place upstate. From an occasional siting to having 8 Eagles landing on the edge of the pond last fall. 3 Mature and what looked like juveniles for the other 5. When my field gets hayed we have been seeing them pick up the casualties..... mice, rabbits, birds etc. that have been taken out by the cutter. This one flew right in our direction last fall.

 

[george]

The last five years or so I have seen the numbers going up at my place upstate. From an occasional siting to having 8 Eagles landing on the edge of the pond last fall. 3 Mature and what looked like juveniles for the other 5. When my field gets hayed we have been seeing them pick up the casualties..... mice, rabbits, birds etc. that have been taken out by the cutter. This one flew right in our direction last fall.

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Amazing how it never gets old, when watching them

 

[george]

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This was posted yesterday on FB under Long Island Wildlife Photography. It didn't give the location.

I would guess Centerport. There's usually a bunch of photographers there.

 

[cany]

The last five years or so I have seen the numbers going up at my place upstate. From an occasional siting to having 8 Eagles landing on the edge of the pond last fall. 3 Mature and what looked like juveniles for the other 5. When my field gets hayed we have been seeing them pick up the casualties..... mice, rabbits, birds etc. that have been taken out by the cutter. This one flew right in our direction last fall.

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Very cool

 

[Koz]

There was a bald eagle patrolling Stony Brook Harbor two years ago. I saw it a few times. I did not see it last year, but then again I was not back there until early November.

 

[george]

There was a bald eagle patrolling Stony Brook Harbor two years ago. I saw it a few times. I did not see it last year, but then again I was not back there until early November.

I saw one a few times in the back of the Nissey. Possibly the same bird.

 

[Richee33]

I had one fly directly over my house in Middle Island/Ridge, 3 weeks ago but by the time I got my phone out to take a picture it was to far away.Supposedly there was a pair that was hanging around Artist lake in middle island last year.

 

[wader]

I saw one a few times in the back of the Nissey. Possibly the same bird.

there had been an osprey nesting by the mouth of the Rver a few years back - don't know if it's still there however........

Last time I saw it had to be 7 years ago (been down here 5). It was flying overhead at less than treetop level with its wings outstretched.
Just glidin'.
I was BBQing at the time & closed the lid of the "Q" real quick. Thought it might have been coming for my steak.


another beautiful sight..............................


the bird
not the steak
:cool:

 

[crabby]

I keep hoping to see them at camp. We have a secluded lake.

 

[george]

I had one fly directly over my house in Middle Island/Ridge, 3 weeks ago but by the time I got my phone out to take a picture it was to far away.Supposedly there was a pair that was hanging around Artist lake in middle island last year.

When lakes freeze over they tend to venture out for food.

 

[george]

there had been an osprey nesting by the mouth of the Rver a few years back - don't know if it's still there however........

Last time I saw it had to be 7 years ago (been down here 5). It was flying overhead at less than treetop level with its wings outstretched.
Just glidin'.
I was BBQing at the time & closed the lid of the "Q" real quick. Thought it might have been coming for my steak.


another beautiful sight..............................


the bird
not the steak
:cool:

They never nested there this year, but they did over on the Short Beach side.

 

[Sandspinner]

Saw a pair of nesting eagles off the Carmans River last year. I still love the Osprey though and when osreytrax.com was more active would I would track certain birds epic migration down to South America. The site had a Mattituck Osprey (named Northfork Bob) that had made serval successful trips before his demise 2 years ago.

 

[Richee33]

We had Ospreys in Mount Sinai Harbor last year in fact they were more successful at catching fish in there than I was.

 

[BennyV]

On the CT/NY side we have an Osprey nest at Byram River entrance on the day marker. Coast Guard dismantles the nest every year and they just build it bigger lol. There is also a nesting pair of Bald Eagles on one the the islands off Greenwich. Pretty amazing to see them.

 

[george]

This one was taken from a remote camera this morning. It's a younger bird probably around 3-4 years old.

He's been hanging out there for about an hour!