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This was not near Kolbec. it was at the mouth of the river very near the
village of Port HOwe and the bridge. Its good to hear there are so many
pairs.
Jeff hiltz wrote:
> Was this near Kobec (sp?), Cindy and I took a cruise two weeks ago and
> saw at least a half dozen Eagles along the river and we were guided by
> a local who pointed out two nests to us, one of which had 2 juveniles.
> We didn't get to witness anything quite as exciting as your sighting
> though.
>
> Cheers!
> Jeff (Springhill)
>
> On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 5:35 PM, V. Redden <Reddenville@nncweb.ca
> <mailto:Reddenville@nncweb.ca>> wrote:
>
> Today my grandson and I were driving along River Philip and we saw
> an adult Bald Eagle trying to fly with a large fish / eel in its
> claws. It did not get very far off the water. It flew along the
> edge of the river and then disappeared from sight. We knew it had
> to have landed nearby so we pulled off the road and got out to
> look over the bank to the edge of the river. We saw three eagles,
> 2 adults and a juvenile. We heard some eagle talk and away flew an
> adult and the juvenile. We walked a little further on hoping to
> see the other adult. OUr chatter must have startled the adult and
> it lifted off with the prey from an unseen location. It flew
> across the river but was having a lot of difficulty, it could not
> get any altitude. Finally, not quite across, the eagle landed on
> the water. Some splashing took place, the prey may have been
> trying to escape or a grip was being adjusted. The eagle then
> settled into rowing itself to shore. We watched until it was on
> land but our poor eyesight and the distance prevented us from
> being sure the prey landed also.
> My grandson said that was 'quite a sight' and the best thing we've
> seen so far. He's been here from Victoria for 5 days.
> So I would say Bald Eagles are breeding at River Philip.
> Great sight.
> Virginia and Noah
> Port Howe NS
>
> They hang the man and flog the woman
> That steal the goose from off the common,
> But let the greater villain loose
> That steals the common from the goose.
>
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<font face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">This was not near Kolbec. it
was at the mouth of the river very near the village of Port HOwe and
the bridge. Its good to hear there are so many pairs. <br>
<br>
</font>Jeff hiltz wrote:
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cite="mid:AANLkTi=yWOodzVBLmPG=5wak67iobqez--7+XA=yRrrH@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">Was this near Kobec (sp?), Cindy and I took a cruise two
weeks ago and saw at least a half dozen Eagles along the river and we
were guided by a local who pointed out two nests to us, one of which
had 2 juveniles. We didn't get to witness anything quite as exciting as
your sighting though.
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<div>Cheers!</div>
<div>Jeff (Springhill)<br>
<br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Aug 4, 2010 at 5:35 PM, V. Redden <span
dir="ltr"><<a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:Reddenville@nncweb.ca">Reddenville@nncweb.ca</a>></span>
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face="Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif">Today my grandson and I were
driving along River Philip and we saw an adult Bald Eagle trying to fly
</font>with a large fish / eel in its claws. It did not get very
far
off the water. It flew along the edge of the river and then disappeared
from sight. We knew it had to have landed nearby so we pulled off the
road and got out to look over the bank to the edge of the river. We saw
three eagles, 2 adults and a juvenile. We heard some eagle talk and
away flew an adult and the juvenile. We walked a little further on
hoping to see the other adult. OUr chatter must have startled the adult
and it lifted off with the prey from an unseen location. It flew across
the river but was having a lot of difficulty, it could not get any
altitude. Finally, not quite across, the eagle landed on the water.
Some splashing took place, the prey may have been trying to escape or a
grip was being adjusted. The eagle then settled into rowing itself to
shore. We watched until it was on land but our poor eyesight and the
distance prevented us from being sure the prey landed also. <br>
My grandson said that was 'quite a sight' and the best thing we've seen
so far. He's been here from Victoria for 5 days.<br>
So I would say Bald Eagles are breeding at River Philip. <br>
Great sight.<br>
Virginia and Noah<br>
Port Howe NS<br>
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<pre cols="72">They hang the man and flog the woman
That steal the goose from off the common,
But let the greater villain loose
That steals the common from the goose.</pre>
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But let the greater villain loose
That steals the common from the goose.</pre>
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