I thought I saw a bald eagle yesterday. Then I thought, "Do we have bald eagles around here?" Then I thought, "That really looks like a bald eagle." The facts:
- It was a large bird of prey.
- It was swooping around over Pontchartrain Beach (making me wonder if it was, instead, some water-faring thing—an osprey?)
- It had a dark torso and wings.
- Though I saw it from a distance, I could see the white head and (notably) the pure white tail. (I don't think ospreys have that pure-thing going on.)
- My bird book indicates that bald eagles do sometimes find their way down to the Gulf Coast.
I have a fail-safe bald eagle test. While watching the bird, did this song come to mind?
ReplyDeletehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubjgisuitDw
Bald Eagles east mostly fish so swooping around the lake makes sense.
ReplyDeleteIt was probably a bald eagle. There was one photographed not too long ago around the lake.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen any eagles around Sugar Hill, but last week a Snowy Egret was in our courtyard with me as I was taking measurements for the next part of repairing our home.
ReplyDeleteSorta detached it was, but me going about my business didn't seem to spook the bird. (I did warn the bird that all of our catz will be moving back in soon.)
Okay, now that I know I'm not crazy, I'll go ahead and say it: I saw a bald eagle. Whew, that feels good. (And damn! Zena; I'd heard about it but never seen the entirety. Damn!)
ReplyDeleteIf the head was white white, then an eagle. If not, then a white-tailed hawk - not as uncommon.
ReplyDeleteBut methinks you have seen an eagle. Wow.
Saw the video, Zena.
It made my eagle sore.
Both head and tail: white white.
ReplyDeletedouble white = double wow
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