By: Lillibet Hunt

Lillibet Hunt — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 22:35:14 +0000

Thanks Sandy. I got a great look at the nest, even though the hatching process is pretty dull for viewing between laying and the real shell breaking begins. It is so encouraging to see the eagles along the Mississippi at the foot of Minnesota, just upriver area from Decorah, and the many others throughout the north country. I have hope that work to keep water and air clean will eventually cause humans to be better at cleaner coexistence with our non-human neighbors. It’s not us or them, as we are part of and dependent upon a healthy environment. We need to keep the planet in good shape for us as much as for them.

Eagles are a reminder that the LaKota were right. We are brother and sister to eagles as we are brother and sister of sparrows.

I’ll never forget driving through Reed’s Landing, MN, looking over at the river, and seeing an eagle coming straight at me, making me glad there was glass in the raised windows, and no raw fish in the back seat. My heart stopped, and I pulled over to watch birds with wingspans equal to my height. It was a wonderful winter day, and I spent a full hour watching the group fishing, the fish tossing, and the general joyous flight of these marvelous birds.

This time of year, the waterbirds return, such as egret, herons, and pipers. Along Lake Michigan, there have been owl sightings, made more difficult by their silent wings.

If you are able, seek out eagles, of any variety. They often bring other predatory birds with them, and the flight alone is worth watching as long as the thermals, or the prey, hold out.

By: Sandy Price

Sandy Price — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 15:17:54 +0000

Speaking of the environment, I want to share the hatching of three bald eagle chicks due today or tomorrow.

http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles

I posted this at Reader Rant too. This is being filmed live in Iowa.

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