tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1258832833257933108.post7163455964626925144..comments2023-10-22T04:39:49.373-06:00Comments on Forgefire: A Golden Eagle Visits Our NeighborhoodTom Abbotthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02245728822327092684noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1258832833257933108.post-23710178635828240392012-05-03T18:39:33.803-06:002012-05-03T18:39:33.803-06:00Hehehe. :)
Birds are very dramatic, aren't t...Hehehe. :)<br /><br />Birds are very dramatic, aren't they?<br /><br />I've been talking to people around our neighborhood, and I'm starting to believe that this particular eagle is a regular. We live right along the Jordan River area, and we see a LOT of wildlife.<br /><br />A friend said he had a golden eagle land on the trellace over his porch (he lives just a couple blocks down from me). The eagle puked up a bunch of bones and then took off in a great woosh. My friend hosed off his patio as best he could, but it was months before the smell went away.<br /><br />Eeeew...Tom Abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02245728822327092684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1258832833257933108.post-57515617494486786712012-05-03T09:14:39.879-06:002012-05-03T09:14:39.879-06:00We had a ruckus in our back yard a few years back....We had a ruckus in our back yard a few years back. At the time, our unused BBQ grill on the back porch was the site of a Starling nest that my wife wouldn't let me charbroil as we'd been hearing the chirps of young Starlings for a few weeks by then. <br /><br />Well, as I peered out the back door to see what all the commotion was, I beheld what I can only describe as a scene of aviary warfare. There were several Magpies hoping back and forth from the fence to my vegetable garden cawing and snapping at each other. There were also several Starlings swooping in from the rooftops and across the yard taking swipes at the Magpies, especially when the pesky black and white birds would drop down to the garden.<br /><br />Further scrutinizing revealed to me that in the garden lay a dead/dying adolescent Starling, which the Magpies were in the process of attempting to devour. However, the adult Starlings were having none of it and were fighting off the Magpies as best they could. (Sadly, the young Starling was already too far gone to be saved anyway.) <br /><br />The neat/interesting/surprising thing about this situation was that it wasn't just the Starlings facing off against the Magpies. I also saw two Robins and a little yellow bird (Goldfinch?) that were fighting alongside the Starlings. <br /><br />It was fascinating to see these different species of birds all banded together against a common, and much larger, enemy. In the end, I chased them all away as I didn't want to have a rotting bird carcass in my garden. I found the remainder of the young Starlings cowering behind my shed. I don't know, but hope that they made it out okay after I scared away the Magpies. <br /><br />It was quite interesting. My apologies for posting a comment that is now probably longer than your original post, hehe.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07554437528656081132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1258832833257933108.post-9315864206641157672012-05-02T11:26:04.473-06:002012-05-02T11:26:04.473-06:00I had something very similar happen to me, but it ...I had something very similar happen to me, but it was just a duck. Not nearly as exciting, but slightly more strange. <br /><br />On an unrelated note, a duck flies at approximately 35 MPH...Tom Abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02245728822327092684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1258832833257933108.post-59013168469374618742012-05-02T08:34:44.916-06:002012-05-02T08:34:44.916-06:00Eagle: "Go ahead . . . make my day . . .&quo...Eagle: "Go ahead . . . make my day . . ."<br /><br />A few years back, when we were driving down a mountain road in a wooded area in AZ, we had the privilege of seeing a golden eagle swoop out of the forest and glide ahead of us, as if he was simply another traveler using the road. Seen against the roadway, the size of the wings was incredible. He stayed ahead of us for about 20 seconds or something, before finally moving off between the trees.Anachanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00544003519381539691noreply@blogger.com