True love.
One of the favorite foods of the bald eagle is seagull chicks. Hundreds of seagulls nested at the shipyard I used to worked at in Washington, and they would go into a frenzy and attack an eagle relentlessly trying to chase it away when one appeared. If we saw an eagle coming, we would run for cover, for that usually meant white rain.True love.
Bald Eagles seem completely different in Alaska... I grew up wondering why they called them endangered, saw dozens every weekend on the boat... then there was the Homer Eagle Lady...One of the favorite foods of the bald eagle is seagull chicks. Hundreds of seagulls nested at the shipyard I used to worked at in Washington, and they would go into a frenzy and attack an eagle relentlessly trying to chase it away when one appeared. If we saw an eagle coming, we would run for cover, for that usually meant white rain.
They were endangered in the 70's due to the heavy use of DDT, it softened the egg shells to where the eagle nesting would often crush them.Bald Eagles seem completely different in Alaska... I grew up wondering why they called them endangered, saw dozens every weekend on the boat... then there was the Homer Eagle Lady...
She made things like this possible:
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That's the thing... DDT was only used in specific areas in Alaska... so Alaska population of Bald Eagles didn't really drop, at least in the Kenai penensulaThey were endangered in the 70's due to the heavy use of DDT, it softened the egg shells to where the eagle nesting would often crush them.
Since the 80's the bald eagle population, and other birds of prey, have made what many have said is a complete comeback. Even in Washington and Oregon they are spotted quite frequently. On the east coast I believe it took awhile longer. The funny thing is, the east coast bald eagle only grows to about half the size of those on the west coast.That's the thing... DDT was only used in specific areas in Alaska... so Alaska population of Bald Eagles didn't really drop, at least in the Kenai penensula
I was on the boat in the '80s.. from '81-'88... and I don't recall there being any efforts to restore the Bald Eagle populations of Alaska when I lived there... there were actually programs to REMOVE Bald Eagles from Alaska to replenish populations in the lower 48. DDT was banned in 1972, before there was a lot of development in Alaska (the pipeline construction didn't start until 1975 after protracted legal challenges by environmental groups)Since the 80's the bald eagle population, and other birds of prey, have made what many have said is a complete comeback. Even in Washington and Oregon they are spotted quite frequently. On the east coast I believe it took awhile longer. The funny thing is, the east coast bald eagle only grows to about half the size of those on the west coast.
source: https://animals.mom.me/worlds-largest-bald-eagle-population-11698.htmlMore than half of the world's total bald eagle population lives in Alaska, followed by British Columbia. Estimates indicate that Alaska is home to 70,000 eagles, with another 20,000 in British Columbia.
That is just blowing my mind man....
What aircraft is that flying over the stern??
Good eye.....stealth drone.What aircraft is that flying over the stern??