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Re: NH bald eagle count was good

Don Johnson — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 06:45:28 -0000

Dave, I would love to get photos of a bald eagles. I live in Nashua so is there somewhere in the Merrimack area I could put myself in order to get some pictures with the least likely-hood of interfering with these special birds. I grew up in rural Maine and watched a pair of these beautiful birds force a seagull to give up it's catch by alternately diving at it. I never forgot that experience.

Re: NH bald eagle count was good

Janice Brown — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 04:06:17 -0000

Well, that makes me feel better. My little pup does kill rabbits, and also moles, then leaves the dead carcasses. Perhaps they were looking for her left-overs.

Re: NH bald eagle count was good

Dave Brooks — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 08:48:32 -0000

Whoa - cool. Er, I mean, whoa - scary! You live in a neat place.

I've never heard of bald eagles feeding on anything except fish or carrion. They're basically scavengers, not hunters: They don't hunt much in the way of land animals. This page (http://www.baldeagleinfo.co... says they can life four pounds, so they certainly couldn't carry off your dog. Would they attack her? I would guess not.

Re: NH bald eagle count was good

Janice Brown — Wed, 31 Jan 2007 04:56:12 -0000

I have a question for you Dave.

I live in an area where there are some bald eagles. I have a little dog, a 12 pound West Highland White Terrier. I've seen the bald eagles circling above my house at a certain time each day, but only when my dog is outside. Once when I was heading outside to get my dog, I saw one of the eagles swooping down, then when it saw me, it flew up and past me.

I've read conflicting stories. Should I be concerned about the eagles picking up my pup and flying off with her?

Janice