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Very cool raptor visitor to my backyard today!
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Quit throwing your fish guts in your backyard...
I have a bunch of them here in my backyard above the majestic Iowa River bottom in the People's Republic of Southern Richard " Big Dick " Johnson County...
I have a bunch of them here in my backyard above the majestic Iowa River bottom in the People's Republic of Southern Richard " Big Dick " Johnson County...
Love seeing those bad MFers screaming down the river valley looking to end lives
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If the Eagles don't get 'em the bird flu will...
Where you see one of those big boys you will NOT see other birds.
Ospreys take sudden vacations and hawks are nowhere to be found.
They are the King of the hill for sure.
GREAT pics and thank you for sharing.
Ospreys take sudden vacations and hawks are nowhere to be found.
They are the King of the hill for sure.
GREAT pics and thank you for sharing.
Torbee's home is in close proximity to Duck Creek Park.
This 211 acre park includes a golf course. Perhaps this
raptor was messing around in the park and felt invited
to your home as well. Enjoy the wild life and the wild side
of life in Davenport.
This 211 acre park includes a golf course. Perhaps this
raptor was messing around in the park and felt invited
to your home as well. Enjoy the wild life and the wild side
of life in Davenport.
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The multitude of squirrels that were out earlier are now hunkered in their nests. For the record, we have 7 squirrel nests in our 5 backyard trees!
Kinda makes you want to pop on some Lee Greenwood and hug the flag
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I’m flogging it to Lee Greenwood as we speak
Crows. Both are first and foremost scavengers.
DSM area often see bald eagles scrounging on road kill...especially deer who have crawled off to a field near the road. Frequently see a group of crows near but not challenging the eagle.
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Dunno why I expected this
that's a bald eagle if you didn't know the raptor species.
Thanks Captain O.
Came in expecting Velociraptor. I iz disappoint.
That would be a murder of crows there, my ornithologically challenged HORTer...
Bald eagles are also scavengers, and they're also bullies and thieves. Here at Tradition Manor, it's common to see them out on the lake, waiting for an osprey to catch a fish (ospreys are better fishers). Then the eagle will harass the osprey until it drops the fish and the eagle steals it!
I know... CSB.
I know... CSB.
Probably why crows will hang with bald eagles......a tough gang name.
eagles also don't screech like is always depicted. Hawks screech. Eagles chirp. CSB
A few weeks ago I came very, very close to hitting one with my car. It was chasing a squirrel, which ran across the road headed for some trees on the other side. The wage was swooping g in to nail it, but had to abandon its' attack to avoid flying right into the front of my car. Fortunately, just missed hitting it.
Road the bike trail along the Mississippi a couple weeks ago. Too many bald eagles to count. Fun to see them.
Was hoping for hooters! 🦉🦉We have some eagles that frequent our property as well. It’s always great to see them, quite the recovery they’ve made.
Lute never disappoints.
Saw one in the median on our way to Bemidji last week. Snacking on some kind of carrion. He gave us the evil eye so I kept right on driving.
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