Sometimes we pay a price, of sorts, for living where we choose to. Maybe we don't have a choice; other times we do. This is what greeted me yesterday when I bundled up to go shoot two dozen arrows in 21 degree weather. I might as well have been throwing snowball for group sizes.

Then I heard what sounded like crow or a raven babbling like only they can do. It was a bald eagle sitting on a transmission line pole two poles down from my target. A rabbit squeaking from lip sounds brought him right off his perch and he flew up to the pole closest to me. And then another eagle I hadn't seen joined him on the pole.

And that was building equity in my bank account yesterday for living where were we do. Hope you are as fortunate, or more so.

Cool

We have them along the river where I live. Saw five together once. I always enjoy seeing them.

They are coming back, Nice

I have a big dead double cottonwood tree at the end of a ravine in my field.

The eagles love it. It’s a very popular tree stand for them. They watch my every move. When I’m working in the field they will let me get right under the tree before they leave.

I probably unknowingly chase prey to them. I have seen them get critters.

Last year digging sugar beets we had one that kept getting mice that we exposed. It was almost as brave as the seagulls. They always swoop in and get worms right behind the digger.

Bjrogg

They’re starting to show around here, within rock-throwing distance of the Statue of Liberty…. Kinda crazy that I see more raptors out here than I ever did in Wyoming….

Nice!!!!

Scoop……I am not surprised to hear that you know your “Well Invested.”

See them all the time for the last 25 years

I'm in N Idaho as well. I always throw the bones and trim from deer on the back corner of the property for the ravens and coyotes to clean up. At least once a year an eagle stops in to dine.

I've seen 3 bald eagles on my property this year, which is wild to me, I never thought I'd see them here in Ohio. They like watching my chickens for some reason. So far they haven't killed any tho. Very cool to see .

I saw two land in a tall cottonwood tree in town on the next block. The guy who owned the house said they taking turns tearing a squirrel nest apart until they flushed and ate it. Always see them down by the local river following the waterfowl migrations which coincides with the deer hunting. Lots of gut piles for them. Someone told me they are immune from Avian bird flu ?

Not far from my house.

They have had a nest for a few years now along the river and right behind a prominent university here. At times you can see them sitting just to the side of the nest and it really puts the size of the nest into perspective.

This old railroad bridge is no longer in use and it has become a familiar perch site.

Good Shooting->->->->Craig

I don't know, the older I get, the colder I don't want to be. It's been pretty nasty around here with the temp. and the wind.

I've still been biking and hiking but man it is cold some days, and then I go work in it a few hours at night.

A warmer climate would look pretty nice right now, probably not going to happen, but would not be a bad idea.

My area has really grown up in the last few years, between a bypass going in and realtors buying up and developing open land, it's not the same as when we first moved here.

Good Shooting->->->->Craig

I need more coffee...lol we have several nest near us....osprey too.

Sapper1980 upright:

Pennsylvania Bald Eagle.

We retired just north of Duluth MN on 20 acres and the variety of wildlife we see is amazing. In the past week we had a huge Bobcat walk along the edge of the yard, many deer in the pasture, a Great Horned Owl perched in a maple in the yard, two Timber Wolves left their tracks across the yard and a Piliated Woodpecker on our deck.

John take a ride to Sax Zim if you haven't. Great Grey's and Northern Hawk Owls at times. Worth it. Check out the feeding stations. Evening and pine grossbeaks. Also the pine martins hunt the feeders.

New Jersey gutpile clean up

For over twenty years I have lived where we frequently see wildlife in our yard. I hope I never have to live where I constantly hear traffic and sirens or see more concrete than trees. Having a permanent blind less than 200 yards from my house has been nice also .

We live less than 20 miles from Center City Philadelphia. In my suburban neighborhood we have deer, fox, coyote, turkey, bald eagles, pileated woodpeckers, mink, osprey, muskrat, and some crazy cardinals that can’t leave my windows alone! Lots of wildlife, but plenty of people, too. Wildlife seems to be more adaptable to humans than we are to each other these days. I hope things get better!

Some 23 years ago the wife and I decided we'd had our fill of city life, and moved out here to the valley. We got lucky and found a place sitting on a high-bank of the Skagit River. Told the wife when we moved in that, no longer living/working in the stress of the city just added another 20 years to my life.

A Fall pic I took from the backyard..

This fellow likes to sit on a branch and look out over the river.

I am less of a fan of the cold weather with each passing year. I spent 8 years carrying mail in Northwest Minnesota. Some of my friend tried to interested me in snow mobility, but after 6 hours of trudging through snow and at times below zero weather, it’s about the last thing I wanted to do. I was on a walk-out route so no vehicle to warm up in.

But we do have good hunting for big northern animals, and in ND we have a good variety of game. Granted, it is really tough to get drawn for moose, elk , and sheep. But the chance is there, along with antelope. And bowhunting is my passion in hunting.

We have a place in MN also. And there we have seen deer, bear, fisher, pine martin, bobcat along with osprey, eagles and turkey.

Here is an eagle wrestling with a good sized fish. He had a hard time getting him out of the water and onto shore.

But why am I still here? We accepted the responsibility of caring for a young man with special needs Twenty five years ago. (foster care). And we won’t leave him until we get too old or die. Some things come to be priorities in life.

I live here because it’s not supposed to do this. 14” in 18 hours.

Here in upstate NY.

I've lived in Iowa the last 26 years, 1 hour from my home town in Illinois. I can walk to the Mississippi River in 20 min & actually drive across the river into Ill. in about 5 from my home. Road trips around this area & the rivers just for wildlife Winter, we see them all around us & my wife is into Photography as a Pro.. We do trips just for Eagles. We've seen as high as 20+ on the ice at once. I've also lived in Wisconsin, N.C., California, Colorado & the midwest I love the most.

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