The first time I saw eagles here, I was truly amazed at how large they are. We had a nesting pair here in 2004 and a friend of ours saw some last year on another section of the river bottom land. Sometimes we have golden eagles too. In 2004 they would fly over our property occasionally, but I was more likely to see them when I was out walking the dogs a little further away from the "neighborhood". Lots of non-venomous snakes, by the way, exhibit behavior normally seen in venomous snakes because they want to scare you into thinking they are the more dangerous venomous snakes so you'll leave them alone. I (unfortunately) have had a lot of snake experiences since moving here over a decade ago.

Thats great! Everybody loves to see an Eagle. Thanks for sharing. I was reading the Anchorage Daily News once with a photo of 10 Eagles on a pick up truck. The guy had cleaned some fish and stopped for a beer. Amusing.

The first time I can recall seeing a Bald Eagle in the wild was on a motorcycle ride, which turned out to be my last one in IL. It was a crisp November day and I was riding a nice curvy road paralleling the Rock River heading north. I had just navigated a tight curve when a large shadow passed me. I looked up into the sun and thought I saw the white tail feathers. I thought....nah, couldn't be....and then it turned its head towards me and there was that magnificent head. It soared over the river looking for fish, following my route for a little while. It was just the bird and me along the river. Down here, we have Reelfoot Lake in NW TN, which is a popular place for Bald Eagles to nest so I've seen quite a few more. But the day one was flying over the 5 acre pond in front of my house was memorable. I missed it flying but caught the crows chasing it. The Eagle had just caught a fish and the crows were trying to get it away from the Eagle. It had the fish in its talons, lifted up off the ground and flew a short distance to eat. I watched it dine while the crows pestered it.

Bob Anderson, who brought the Decorah Eagles to the World's attention via the World's most watched live streaming video camera ever, and who almost single-handedly brought Peregrine Falcons back from near-extinction, passed away July 27th 2015. He is being nominated via petition for the Presidential Citizens Medal. One hundred thousand signatures are required by August 29, 2015. https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pet...or-restoration. You will receive an email that you MUST respond to for your signature to count! It should come quickly - check your spam folders. If you have any trouble, please try again or use a different browser! Please help this happen! Sign the petition and pass the link to everyone you know! I had the pleasure of meeting Bob last year, in Decorah. I and a couple of other eagle-watchers were parked, wondering where the one remaining free-flying juvenile might be. After fledging she had taken up residence at a county mulch-dumping station. Bob drove up and said "She's right over there", pointing to a telephone pole. Right in plain sight! Thank you for your help! Here are some articles about Bob: http://www.decorahnews.com/news-stor.../08/11472.html http://raptorresource.blogspot.com/2...-that-bob.html http://wcfcourier.com/news/local/eag...e7e7aa9e2.html https://youtu.be/USQs4Bwxa18 http://thegazette.com/subject/news/m...denly-20150728 (click Skip Survey) I plan to attend his Celebration of Life: http://www.fjelstul.com/fh/obituarie...84&fh_id=13160 You can also Google Bob Anderson Petition and get the story that leads to the petition's link.