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Index of Subjects ------=_Part_64842_17785479.1159489817079 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Hello Jeannie, Yes, I too have observed what your sister described - an eagle paddling to shore after capturing a prey that was too heavy to carry off. The observation was crica 20 years ago in Cape Breton. Ron Arsenault, Memramcook, N.B. 2006/9/28, jeannies@ns.sympatico.ca <jeannies@ns.sympatico.ca>: > > Hi Sandy, > My sister was telling me about a Bald Eagle she had been watching flying > above the river.She said it came down caught its prey but could not lift > off again....what it did was use its wings and paddled to shore.The river > is very wide and it was in the middle when it captured its meal...so had to > paddle quite a distance to shore...where it managed to get out of the water > and feast.I had never heard of an Eagle doing this before...has anyone > else? > Jeannie Shermerhorn > > > > From: "Sandy Hiltz" <birddog@ns.sympatico.ca> > > Date: 2006/09/28 Thu PM 04:15:09 EST > > To: "naturens" <naturens@chebucto.ns.ca> > > Subject: [NatureNS] Bald Eagle Swimming > > > > > > This morning in front of my place on Lyles Bay in Port Clyde there was a > mature Bald Eagle hunting. It made numerous swoops low over the water and > finally made one last swoop and settled on the water surface much like a > gull. > > > > It was on the water for at least 5 minutes doing what appeared to be > resting and finally took off. It had its prey in its talons but I could not > id what it was successful in capturing. > > > > I have been observing birds and their behavior for about 50 years but > this was the first time I saw an eagle swimming > > other than in a video. It was also a sight seeing an eagle take flight > from the surface of the water. > > > > Sandy > > > ------=_Part_64842_17785479.1159489817079 Content-Type: text/html; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline <div>Hello Jeannie,</div> <div> </div> <div>Yes, I too have observed what your sister described - an eagle paddling to shore after capturing a prey that was too heavy to carry off. The observation was crica 20 years ago in Cape Breton.</div> <div> </div> <div>Ron Arsenault,</div> <div>Memramcook, N.B.<br><br> </div> <div><span class="gmail_quote">2006/9/28, jeannies@ns.sympatico.ca <jeannies@ns.sympatico.ca>:</span> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Hi Sandy,<br>My sister was telling me about a Bald Eagle she had been watching flying above the river.She said it came down caught its prey but could not lift off again....what it did was use its wings and paddled to shore.The river is very wide and it was in the middle when it captured its meal...so had to paddle quite a distance to shore...where it managed to get out of the water and feast.I had never heard of an Eagle doing this before...has anyone else? <br>Jeannie Shermerhorn<br>><br>> From: "Sandy Hiltz" <birddog@ns.sympatico.ca><br>> Date: 2006/09/28 Thu PM 04:15:09 EST<br>> To: "naturens" < naturens@chebucto.ns.ca><br>> Subject: [NatureNS] Bald Eagle Swimming<br>><br>><br>> This morning in front of my place on Lyles Bay in Port Clyde there was a mature Bald Eagle hunting. It made numerous swoops low over the water and finally made one last swoop and settled on the water surface much like a gull. <br>><br>> It was on the water for at least 5 minutes doing what appeared to be resting and finally took off. It had its prey in its talons but I could not id what it was successful in capturing.<br>><br>> I have been observing birds and their behavior for about 50 years but this was the first time I saw an eagle swimming <br>> other than in a video. It was also a sight seeing an eagle take flight from the surface of the water.<br>><br>> Sandy<br>><br></blockquote></div><br> ------=_Part_64842_17785479.1159489817079--
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