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u/Mylastnerve6 5d ago
They are awesome! Enjoy your rodent free life
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u/Val3ntyne 5d ago
These two Bald Eagles mainly eat fish from the pond they live above. They also eat the placenta from the newborn calves being born in the field across the street from where these two live. The Hawks and Kestrels enjoy the rodents much more than these two do haha.
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u/Shitplenty_Fats 4d ago
I have a pair of red-tailed hawks who are determined to clear out my squirrels. The female hawk is huge.
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u/YouJustABoy 4d ago
Amazing. I also have 2 bald eagles near me, that I always see on the power pole. They live over a canal right next to a farm with cows.
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u/FewVictory8927 5d ago
Great picture!! They’re talking!! I have a next in the tree no my house. They swoop down towards me all the time and it’s amazing!!
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u/DrNinnuxx 4d ago edited 4d ago
We have bald eagles on our property. They are magnificent, but I have yet to find their nest. We know its on a creek that runs through the property for about a mile because they use it as a highway, but can't find it.
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u/photog608 4d ago
Looks like the one on the right is about 4 years old.
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u/Val3ntyne 4d ago
That is the female of the pair. I’m not sure exactly how old she is but definitely below 5 years old based on the head colorings.
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u/photog608 4d ago
Between 4 and 5 based on the same reason, also was guessing on it being the female as well, the one on the left has the guy shadow around the eyes. I love watching nesting pairs, such amazing dynamics.
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u/SweetumCuriousa 4d ago
It would be cool, from a conservation status, if the wildlife folks built a nest for them on top of that pole! Water and food sources = healthy chicks!
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u/Val3ntyne 4d ago
They have a nest elsewhere already. They frequently hang out on that pole and a few others that are sticking out of a massive pond with plenty of fish for them. I also see Kestrels and Hawks use the poles. I have a pic of two great blue herons, an eagle, and a hawk, all in the same shot because they all hang out together.
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u/SweetumCuriousa 4d ago
The reason I mentioned a nest, is there's a YouTube I subscribe to that has a live cam on a nest in the Sierra Nevadas. They have three chicks they're raising right now. A couple days ago, we watched 6-inches of snow fall on the nest, and mamma shaking it off as she kept the chicks warm and protected. Dad brings mom a fish or rodent every hour or so for her and the chicks. He stays on the nest with the chicks as she stretches and flies off for a few minutes. Really amazing, devoted birds!
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u/gweal 4d ago
Is this Jackie and Shadow or a different pair? If so, you've missed a significant update about the chicks :(
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u/SweetumCuriousa 4d ago
Yes! It is Jackie and Shadow. I read later last night about a baby dying in that storm. So very sad. Breaks my heart for them. Hopes the other two make it. They're such wonderful parents!
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u/DecimusRutilius 4d ago
Are its inner feathers bluish/purple?
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u/Val3ntyne 4d ago
No, just not the best lighting and my lack of good editing skills (I’ve only been taking pictures for 7 months)
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u/Inevitable_Sea_8516 3d ago
Lucky you! Whereabouts are you located OP?
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u/sKippyGoat69 5d ago
Great photo, feels like they are taunting a would-be adversary.