flatcat19 Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 Years ago, my wife and I were rafting down a very secluded part of the upper Clackamas river. Slow water; we were just enjoying the scenery-quiet. A baldie starts circling above us. 50 feet? All of a sudden he dives straight down. So fast. You could here him cutting the air. That fucker picked a 15" trout 10 feet in front of us. One of the most beautiful displays of nature I have ever seen. 2 Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 Not for the trout. 1 Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 Not for the trout. Circle of life, my friend. Circle of life. 2 Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 I was fishing a lake one morning, bald eagle up high in a tree an an osprey pestering the hell out of it for a good 10 minutes. The opsrey flies off to another tree then dives down and grabs a decent sized trout. The eagle drops out of the tree hits the osprey mid air and takes the trout, goes back to his tree and eats the trout. 3 Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 I was fishing a lake one morning, bald eagle up high in a tree an an osprey pestering the hell out of it for a good 10 minutes. The opsrey flies off to another tree then dives down and grabs a decent sized trout. The eagle drops out of the tree hits the osprey mid air and takes the trout, goes back to his tree and eats the trout. Cuz 'Murica. Fuck yeah! 1 Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 Cuz 'Murica. Fuck yeah! God damn right! 3 Quote Link to comment
a.d._510_n_ok Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 I can say without hyperbole, "I see them every day" around here. They can and will carry off small dogs and cats. I had to pick up a live (although stunned) one once from the highway he was blocking. It's common for them defend territory by grabbing talons and death circle towards the ground in an aptly named game of 'chicken' This old fellow had bounced off the ground and was dazed. We put a sack over his head, but I was terrified. The head is about the size of your fist. why the fudge are my 'murikin bald eagles runnin' off to Canada!?! oh wait. I know. 2 Quote Link to comment
laotsu Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 why the fudge are my 'murikin bald eagles runnin' off to Canada!?! Same reason Canada Geese come here. The grass is always greener... Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 I was fishing a lake one morning, bald eagle up high in a tree an an osprey pestering the hell out of it for a good 10 minutes. The opsrey flies off to another tree then dives down and grabs a decent sized trout. The eagle drops out of the tree hits the osprey mid air and takes the trout, goes back to his tree and eats the trout. Proof that they are opportunists. I know they can 'hunt' their own food but I have never in 23 years of watching them seen it. I have always seen them swoop down on something already dead and take it away. They come up here because it's easier to take something away from a Canadian. Quote Link to comment
laotsu Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 I've never been to Alaska but I've heard the dumps there have bald Eagles like our dumps have seagulls. Our dumps have thousands of seagulls. Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 Proof that they are opportunists. I know they can 'hunt' their own food but I have never in 23 years of watching them seen it. I have always seen them swoop down on something already dead and take it away. They come up here because it's easier to take something away from a Canadian. I witnessed it first hand. And it was awesome! That was 8 years ago. I remember it vividly. Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 Bald eagles are like crows in Alaska. Quote Link to comment
flatcat19 Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 Now, crows. That's a jerk of a bird if I ever seen one. On my trip to Ellensburg last weekend I did see one doing flips while flying. No, it wasn't windy. Oddest thing to see. 1 Quote Link to comment
paradime Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 We have a bunch of pine trees around our neighborhood. One late after noon, sun glaring in the windshield, the kids and I were pulling up to our house when we see this huge puff of what looked like confetti and something streak passed about 15-20 ft in front of us. WTF? I get out of the car to check this shit out. On the peak of my next door neighbor's roof there's a red tail hawk with a pigeon in his talons looking down right bad ass. That SOB bagged the little sky rat mid air like a side winder missile. Suburban wildlife at it's best. I think it was a Canadian pigeon BTW. Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 Problem with crows is their so damn intelligent. Quote Link to comment
laotsu Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 I like crows and ravens. I like most covids but I murder scrubjays because they're so damn loud, and they steal our baby chickens. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 Now, crows. That's a jerk of a bird if I ever seen one. On my trip to Ellensburg last weekend I did see one doing flips while flying. No, it wasn't windy. Oddest thing to see. Crows are my favorite. They are way smarter than you think. Ours drop walnuts (in season) and small shellfish on the roads to crack them open. They stick together in small (family?) groups and seem to enjoy fooling around when they are flying doing rolls and acrobatics. I notice you never see a younger small crow. They all look about the same size. My theory is the young stay in the nest until almost full grown. (smart) Only way to tell a young crow is if you see another crow feeding it. 1 Quote Link to comment
Busta Nut Posted April 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 Can't say I'm fond of them...I hate the early morning screech when I'm camping...... ...................but they are smart as fuck..... Walking with my daughter a few years ago in my neighborhood and this thing comes flying out of a tree and hits the ground about 30' ahead of us..... ......walked up to it and it was a fresh clam.....that's now broken..... I looked around and didn't see anything......it wasn't till after we started walking again that the crow flew out of the tree and picked it up..... Fuckers..... Quote Link to comment
q-tip Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 That's how smart these fuckers are. Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 My car was hit by a shell once. I thought it was kids but a crow flew down to pick it up. Quote Link to comment
TENDRIL Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 I'm on my friends porch thus morning, and I shit you not... A crow or raven was flying by with a fucking green egg in its beak it was great!! 2 Quote Link to comment
Busta Nut Posted April 5, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 Kids not gonna find that egg......... Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 Robins are nesting about now. They are blue but may have been mistaken. Then again maybe it was some kid's egg? Quote Link to comment
laotsu Posted April 5, 2015 Report Share Posted April 5, 2015 coulda been an aracauna egg... 1 Quote Link to comment
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