This made my day...

[Greybarn]

Maybe if you stock the pond with some trout they will visit more often!

[burchbot]

We can all learn a lesson from the Bald Eagle. America was designed to soar above the rest. Adversely will make us stronger if we don’t forget who we are.

[bleeth]

They are common down here and in many states. I don't think there are any that they don't exist. Nesting platforms are made here by just putting a big flat platform on top of a utility pole.
Note they are not adverse to scavenging and will go after chickens, roosters, small livestock, and pets.

[harryball]

They are common down here and in many states. I don't think there are any that they don't exist. Nesting platforms are made here by just putting a big flat platform on top of a utility pole.
Note they are not adverse to scavenging and will go after chickens, roosters, small livestock, and pets.

Yep, you see the chickens hiding under their coop. They will also eat bats too.

[harold_weber]

Here is something that may interest you::

http://shop.themountain.me/bat-head/

[jdervin]

Do those eagles pose a threat to bats in any way?

[abentley]

Check out this and there two more about 10 miles up the Allegheny River. They are a awesome bird!
http://pittsburgh.cbslocal.com/2013/...-neighborhood/

[Brady Watson]

We moved an hour South of where we were before...Just as we were packing up the last load to take from the old house, 2 eagles were flying above. We had not seen them before this. I took it as a positive omen. After about a month in the new place, we were talking and I stopped mid-sentence in disbelief...There was an eagle coming straight up the back lane towards the sunroom only about 15' off the ground! It was an amazing sight!

Now...we see them all the time! In fact, I've almost clipped a few of them with the truck on occasion where they were sweeping down on the street to pick up a piece of roadkill. There are a lot more waterways and estuaries down here, so there are more eagles. The closer you get to the estuaries the more you find the big nests, which you can see from the road a lot of times. Definitely a pretty cool sight!

And...Robert, I thought of you the other day...It was around 3PM, I'm coming back from the post office and I saw a bat flying around...sun was lighting up his thin wings...Not sure if seeing him during the day was a good thing or not. ...could be rabies...could have been startled...One may never know.

-B

[harryball]

....
And...Robert, I thought of you the other day...It was around 3PM, I'm coming back from the post office and I saw a bat flying around...sun was lighting up his thin wings...Not sure if seeing him during the day was a good thing or not. ...could be rabies...could have been startled...One may never know.
-B

Sounds like WNS, White Nose Syndrome. Causes the bats to come out early and during the day looking for food. They essentially starve to death because a fungus disrupts their hibernation. It was confirmed to be in Georgia as of this year. Millions of bats have died from it.

[kartracer63]

Robert,

We live on a chain of lakes in northern Wisconsin. In the summer, I see eagles every day. It's not unusual for the crows to gang up on the eagles.

Last summer, I heard a bunch of crow noise down near the water. I went down onto the dock and saw that the crows had beaten an eagle down into the water. The eagle defended itself while in the water for several minutes before the crows left it alone. The eagle sat there in the water for quite some time resting before paddling with its wings back to shore. It sat on the shore line for about 10 minutes before taking flight again. That poor eagle wasn't in flight for 15 seconds before the crows were swooping down on it again. They're beautiful birds, and even though I see them every day, I still get excited to see them.

The next time I heard that much noise from the crows, there was a black bear swimming just passed the end of our dock.

And Jack... I can tell you that Eagle tastes just like Loon.