[NatureNS] Bald Eagle Swimming

Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 18:45:34 -0300
From: Pat McKay <ah205@chebucto.ns.ca>
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Quoting 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

Hello Jeannie, and others,

Yes, I have seen a bald eagle do exactly as you describe above, from the PEI
ferry ( we were in harbour waiting for the boat to sail at the time). 
Like you,
I had never seen an eagle do this before.

Cheers,
Pat McKay
>> 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
>>
>


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