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I'm sorry if I ruined it for anyone...shall I delete that Post before Waldo gets home from work????
 
Waldo...this one's for you....

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When I see an Eagle I always think of friends and family that are far away.....It's like they have flown by to say Hello......
 
In my opinion, no matter whats being said, you always have to have a
sense of humour. So NW, the answer is no. I laughed and knowing how
good humoured Waldo is, I'm sure he laughed also.
 
Part of what made me laugh (besides the visual) is that I thought Waldo would enjoy it as well. Or maybe I laughed becuase I could relate? In any case, I'm sure he'll see it as the joke it was meant to be.
Um... right Waldo? ... buddy? Edited by: sangwitch
 
I usually drink tea....today I got loaded up on a lot of coffee and my sarcastic mouth ran away with me....
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As well as being a little twisted...
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ROFLMAO.......Your interpetatioinportrays the more vivid picture NW
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Taking NW by the hand and leading her down the path from the cabin to the rivers edge, the sun casting her diamonds across the crystal clear waters whichisalready being carpeted by the leaves falling from the trees overhanging the river. A big fox squirrel chattering a warning as we approach the rivers edge. I watch her eyes, the mirrors of our souls as she takes in the beauty of this mystical and magical place. The crispness of the fall air flaring her nostrils as I gently slip my arm around her waist. our eyes meeting and suddenly a look of wonderment in her eyes as I shove her ass off into the cold water.............
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Waldo said:
Taking NW by the hand and leading her down the path from the cabin to the rivers edge, the sun casting her diamonds across the crystal clear waters whichisalready being carpeted by the leaves falling from the trees overhanging the river. A big fox squirrel chattering a warning as we approach the rivers edge. I watch her eyes, the mirrors of our souls as she takes in the beauty of this mystical and magical place. The crispness of the fall air flaring her nostrils as I gently slip my arm around her waist. our eyes meeting and suddenly a look of wonderment in her eyes as I shove her ass off into the cold water.............
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I see you are just as much a wise ass as a poet Waldo
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I have tried poetry since i was a yung un. all I ever came up with was a limerick of sorts.
I envy your ability to interpret things you see into enjoyable words
 
Waldo said:
Northern Winos said:
Waldo...this one's for you....
 
WOW........AWESOME!!!
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Did you take that picture NW.
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With a Capture-View binocular/camera....It has it's place....won't take close up photos...things have to be far away.....The Bino/Cam will pick up any shaking and distort the photo...It also picks up any mist in the air...but once in awhile you get lucky.....Edited by: Northern Winos
 
You are truy lucky to have Bald Eagles to take pictures of there. I saw my first one ever in the wild this year- flying overhead. There are a few around but not many. The state reintroduced buzzards a number of years ago and they have a great population. It's nothing to se a dozen of them circling overhead on a nice warm summer's day. I guess it saves the state and local people from having to pick up dead carcasses of roadkill- just let the vultures pick them clean and let the coyotes and wolves feast on the bones. I actually had to swerve the other day to keep from hitting a buzzard as it flew off from the highway picking at a dead racoon.


I would rather see a nice eagle on a perch anyday. Great shot!
 
We are fortunate to have many Bald Eagles around Minnesota...it seems more all the time...no matter how many I see, it always takes my breathe away.

The day my Dad died I was sitting at the kitchen table looking out the window, an Eagle landed in a tree about 20 feet away and preened his feathers for ever so long, then left.....was like Dad just checked in to say Goodbye...

This one you don't see on Wild Kingdom...

Where we lived before we raised livestock, my hubby and I were working on a corral....our Rowen Ducks started raising a fuss about 100 feet away....they were in a mud puddle, an Eagle was hovering about 3 feet above them....they were franticly flapping their wings splashing water...a crow was after the Eagle and hit it and knocked it to the ground....so...the Eagle is sitting with the ducks on the ground....I sent the dog after it and it flew off....

For some reason around here the crows are always chasing the Eagles....have never figured out that 'pecking order'...It is a sight seen oftan...kind of odd...just doesn't make sense...guess they compete for road-kill.

We also have buzzards and around the lakes you'll see Osprey picking fish out of the water...an awesome sight....

Nature can take your breathe away like nothing else can...Edited by: Northern Winos
 
I've never seen a bald in the wild although I've gone and looked in areas where they were supposed to be. There is a small mountain close to me that I climb quite often and there are a lot of red-tailed hawks that ride the currents and swoop down quite close sometimes. It's awesome to sit on the summit when there's a dozen flying around. It's funny to see small birds (size of sparrows maybe?) chasing the hawks at times.
 
Nature note for the day: Usually when a smaller bird is chasing a larger, as you all have described above, it's because the larger bird -- eagle, hawk, crow magpie, whatever -- has done something egregious -- been in a nest and swiped an egg or (crows and magpies) even a young one. The eagle may have stolen a morsel or meal or even killed another smaller bird, and the mate/parent (or whatever) is chasing the eagle or hawk away. While it is a pesky irritant, the larger bird knows the smaller bird is not going to hurt it and eventually will tire and leave it alone.


As my kids would say, "it's all part of the circle of life!"
 
We actually have an eagle preserve here in Ct. about 20 minutes from my house. Its in Monroe, CT.
 
I've gone up to Derby / Seymour area looking for eagles years ago. Maybe it was Monroe.
 
I live in British Columbia, Canada. We have Bald Eagles all over the place. They are quite a common site up here. Basically from the Washington border on up to Alaska, there is a huge population of eagles. They are quite entertaining to watch as they go fishing!
 

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