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10/20/2020 10:18 pm  #1


Birdies... tit willow... tit willow... tit willow

Wisconsin citizens have been hornswoggled, duped, tricked.
Clean up the water they said, it's a good thing they said, it will bring benefits they said, but never mentioned the downside.
So the citizens of Wisconsin being good doobees, or smoking good dobies, pitched in to clean up the water ways not knowing it would bring a plague of Eagles.
Yes Eagles, probably in our country illegally, defecating in public during broad daylight, fishing without a licence, having public sex, and probably carrying off small babies and lambs.
What cruel trick to perpetrate on the gentle folks of Wisconsin.

 


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10/21/2020 6:33 am  #2


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Haast's Eagle or Pouakai

With a wingspan of between 2 and 3 metres, and weighing up to 13 kilograms the Haast’s eagle is the largest eagle ever to have existed in the world. It is thought to have been heavier in relation to wing size than any of the eagles alive today. From its skeleton it appears related to the the Little Eagle of Australia (Hieraaetus morphnoides), and there is evidence that its wings were comparitively short and its legs stronger than those of other eagles.The size and strength of its legs and talons indicate that it was an effective and active predator, able to kill very large prey.




 


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10/21/2020 7:23 am  #3


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I saw a bald eagle last week circling in a thermal over Route 66, visible from this chair I am sitting in right now.  I keep a pair of binoculars within arms reach and was able to watch it for a good half a minute while it circled around. It was big.  I've also seen 4 V-280 Valor tiltrotor prototypes flying in formation, one fox, and several rabbits.  Plus a few hundred Amazon deliveries to the neighbors in back.

 

10/21/2020 9:14 am  #4


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There were 4 bald eagles above the dealership this past Saturday morning.  Good omen.

 

11/17/2020 2:08 am  #5


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Never seen or heard of these before. That's not chest feathers it's actually a wattle like the thing that hangs from a turkey's chin.


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11/18/2020 11:17 am  #6


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Massachusetts got low on wild turkeys so 15 years ago or so they established two breeding farms and have been restocking the state.  I've had to stop while 15 or 20 turkeys meander across the road... single file.  One of the places that's lousy with turkeys is Cape Cod because of being too populated to hunt very much of it, and after they cut the shipping canal through it's really an island connected by two busy bridges.
That means limited access for predators. Pets and cars take a toll and there are some predators but it's not unusual to see small flocks every day.
Anyway, this girls neighbor has a peacock, and by the looks of one of the turkeys passing through her yard, "who's your daddy" would be appropriate.

 


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12/15/2020 2:29 am  #7


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Bald Eagles are making a fantastic comeback...


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1/03/2021 1:44 am  #8


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If I were a Magpie I'd give him a tumble...


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1/06/2021 7:50 am  #9


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Another rare one, Seychelles only...


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1/06/2021 7:37 pm  #10


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Dat eye, tho!

 

1/29/2021 4:01 am  #11


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After 130 years...




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1/29/2021 9:22 am  #12


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What a gorgeous bird.


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1/29/2021 12:22 pm  #13


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Somehow owls seem more complex than other birds.
I have examined some fenestrated examples and marveled,
As with "mantled," "fenestration" for "window struck" may not be.

 

1/30/2021 1:27 am  #14


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Have you seen a Capercaillie?



 


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1/30/2021 12:26 pm  #15


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Another good reason for not skiing.
Or looking for crested tits (!) in Scotland.
Put one of those in charge of the hen house.
Never heard of them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDEw3pJlzVA

 

1/30/2021 4:16 pm  #16


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It's interesting how much his display resembles a tom turkey.


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1/31/2021 2:55 am  #17


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It's the biggest of the grouse family and about the size of a turkey.
That video doesn't show it but it's pretty colorful.


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2/11/2021 12:42 am  #18


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An owl's nest,  doesn't get more badass than that...


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2/11/2021 7:09 am  #19


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Owl's got some viking in them.


If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis Brandeis
 

2/11/2021 1:04 pm  #20


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Badass and likely stinky, too.  Good thing owls have a poorly developed sense of smell.

 

2/15/2021 9:53 pm  #21


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Wonder where he/she went in such a hurry?


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2/16/2021 6:49 am  #22


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That's a grim one.


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2/19/2021 8:53 am  #23


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I'm guessing someone took those chopped off feet and put them there to demonstrate how a bird can sleep on a branch because the foots structure latches on to the branch until muscle power releases the grip... or not.


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2/19/2021 12:40 pm  #24


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Turkey, my guess.

 

2/19/2021 5:49 pm  #25


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Imma say lightning.

Last edited by griff (2/19/2021 5:49 pm)


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