Bald Eagles

[Dr.drew]

There are a lot of them in northern MInnesota

[Clifford63]

Originally Posted by WILWRadio

Bald Eagles like warmer climates.

What? They have built an observation deck down on lake peppin. Many bald eagles are there every winter. They tend to migrate to where there is food more than where there is warm weather. Open water is what draws them to lake peppin.

[Ghengis]

Originally Posted by WILWRadio

Bald Eagles like warmer climates. Unless someone starts fitting them with some warm winter hats (rabbit fur caps would be ideal) to cover their exposed heads, it is not likely that we'll see very many Bald Eagles except during warmer winters. LOL

LOL indeed

[freezengirl]

When we lived up along the border country we saw eagles all the time, never gave it a thought except to enjoy watching them. The last few years I lived there, we had some Golden Eagles move into the area. They are HUGE! They like to hang out in the deep ditch areas and come swooping out across fairly low to the ground, pretty scarey if it happens when you are driving by. Another bird that moved into the area was Turkey Vultures. I had never seen them before that far north, they are so ugly you know exactly what they are the first time you see them.

[601halfdozen0theother]

Driving north up 53 (in the Spring, for sure) you often see them eating deer carcases (sp?) by the side of the road. They're funny - they just sit there and glare at the cars going by. Boy, they're huge, too!

[freezengirl]

Originally Posted by 601halfdozen0theother

Driving north up 53 (in the Spring, for sure) you often see them eating deer carcases (sp?) by the side of the road. They're funny - they just sit there and glare at the cars going by. Boy, they're huge, too!

I guess that is why the locals call it Gods Country.

[Green Onions]

On a related avian note, yesterday morning 29 turkeys -- including two toms displaying their fans -- took a stroll through my backyard. I see a lot of turkeys (but, again, I don't recall ever seeing them while growing up -- another species recovering nicely, apparently!) but never so many at once, and I've never seen males displaying before.

It was quite a sight!

[Dr.drew]

Originally Posted by WILWRadio

Bald Eagles like warmer climates. Unless someone starts fitting them with some warm winter hats (rabbit fur caps would be ideal) to cover their exposed heads, it is not likely that we'll see very many Bald Eagles except during warmer winters. LOL

Nice to see they are making a comeback in Minnesota.

There are a lot of eagles in northern Minnesota. They can handle cold climates. Minnesota has more eagles than a lot of other states

[snofarmer]

Originally Posted by 601halfdozen0theother

Driving north up 53 (in the Spring, for sure) you often see them eating deer carcases (sp?) by the side of the road. They're funny - they just sit there and glare at the cars going by. Boy, they're huge, too!

True the ones in WI almost seam tame.
I travel that road all the time and you all most always will see one eating roadkill.

Originally Posted by Dr.drew

There are a lot of eagles in northern Minnesota. They can handle cold climates. Minnesota has more eagles than a lot of other states

They sure can survive the cold, we see them year a round.

but they do like open water to fish.

Kind of like a beaver, it doesn't need water to survive but it does make them happy.