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02-20-2013, 02:32 PM
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Texas
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A bird that's this far away from its territory is always welcome!
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02-20-2013, 03:14 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
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Congratulations on your unexpected oriole! 
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02-21-2013, 05:34 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: powell,Ohio
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Today I saw a red-headed woodpecker and I just saw my spring herald for the first time since winter began. I wonder if my chipmunk is giving me a sign of warm weather to come?
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02-21-2013, 05:52 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
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02-23-2013, 09:40 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: S. Grafton, Massachusetts
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Today, on a hike into Wachusett Reservoir, I saw two Bald eagles on the edge of the open water. There are at least 3 breeding pairs on the land that adjoins this body of water. Nearby I also saw what I believe was a juvenile Bald Eagle although I was unable to confirm this either by binocular or camera. The distance was just too great to tell that it was anything other than a large brown raptor. Since it was within about 25 yards of the two adults, I made the logical leap, perhaps in error.
 The picture isn't great, but it definitely shows that they're Bald Eagles. I don't care how common these become, they'll always take my breath away.
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02-23-2013, 11:49 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
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I still remember being amazed at seeing my first one...and it was flying away from me...later a saw another from our yard soaring above a neighboring property. I've seen them once or twice after that, and yes, it is still a thrill.
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02-24-2013, 11:16 AM
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Fox
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: S. Grafton, Massachusetts
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I have to admit that during my first trip to Alaska, I became a little bit jaded to the presence of Bald Eagles, but that's because the section of river we were on had so many that the were like pigeons in the park. I still looked at them when we passed them, but I did stop taking pictures.
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02-24-2013, 02:15 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
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I guess I used to think I'd have to travel to some remote wilderness in hopes of getting a glimpse of one. I'm so happy to have an occasional sighting right here in my own back yard. From what I've read (probably on this site), white tailed deer had been over-hunted at one point tht it was very exciting to get a rare glimpse of one...that was around the time that Bambi was introduced. (Someone correct me if I got that all wrong...my memory isn't what I'd like it to be.)
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02-24-2013, 02:46 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: S. Grafton, Massachusetts
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A little more info... The Return of the Wild Turkey
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02-24-2013, 03:14 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Pennsylvania
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