Posted on 05/15/2004 8:11:02 PM PDT by Libloather
...considering the fact that the 'National Symbol' is really nothing but a fish buzzard! You should see those things in Alaska, during the salmon runs, they're everywhere, but they aren't usually eating anything live, they prefer the dead ones. BWahahahahaha!
Beauty...
I have seen them taking carrion (racoons) beside the freeway in the Twin Cities area. Poor racoons seem to be endangered too, better get 'em listed.
Back in December of 2002 my daughter and I saw two of the things swooping over a park in Dover, Delaware. We took it as an omen that the Philadelphia Eagles were sure to go all the way that year. So much for omens!
Doubt it. The best athlete in Philly is a horse. He and his jockey make it the best team.
Does this mean we can bring back DDT?
They are fairly common in Northern Michigan. I've seen them by Lake Michigan, and also even inland flying over the hunting camp.
So9
Although it will be off the endangered species list, I do believe it will still be illegal to kill them.
They're all over Florida now, and they drop pieces of dead fish in my yard. Maybe I'll find out what they taste like, with hot-sauce, of course............FRegards
The pieces - or the eagles? Careful - other eagles are watching. (Something to keep in mind - eagle has a real tendency to taste a lot like spotted owl.)
bttt
We have a pair nesting about a mile from my home in Washington state.
I've seen a pair, male and female, doing what comes natural out on the Olympic peninsula. It's really quite spectacular, they fly to a great height, merge and get it on, and begin to fall. A hundred feet from the ground, they part and fly off, whether she's happy or not.
Even if they are no longer endangered, they are still protected under the federal Bald Eagle Protection Act.
The eagles, you fuel!
Spotty-Owls - yum! Tastes like Condor!
I was hoping for more of an alligator taste, without the toughness. Since we moved over onto the salt water from Lakeland, I can't bag any alligators in my backyard anymore, because, well, my backyard is the Gulf of Mexico - no alligators!
BTW, eating an alligator is like chewing on a Michelin-Steel-Belted-Radial tire! Gotta boil 'em alot...............FRegards, pal
What they selectively omit from this story is the fact that most of the "endangered" species that have been de-listed, were taken off as a result of more accurate record-keeping, not any amazing recovery effort on the part of our government's enviro-weenies.
And of course, the Indians ARE allowed to kill the eagle for ceremonial purposes.
I'm trying to remember the last time the eagle did something for the world except eat roadkill. The condor impresses me even more...with their roadkill lunches.
This positive will be twisted into a negative by the left. The vast majority of the left thinks that Bush is ruining the environment. When I ask one of these harpies to provide an example, they either change the subject or trot out "EVERYONE knows it's true" talking points. Watch for the hit Bush will take on this. It will resemble the arsenic hypocrisy.
I sure would like to pop the Golden Eagle that has moved into my subdivision and made life hell for small dog owners.
It is way too hot to have to wear a long coat to cover the shotgun I carry when walking my dogs.
So9
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