Bald Eagles Doing Well in the Lakestates

I saw these magnificent creatures on a trip to some northern states a number of years ago.  I am so glad their numbers are coming back.  We almost lost them...

Same out here near Seattle.  A bald eagle sighting was quite rare.  I believe that after they banned DDT, which made the eagle's egg shells too fragile to hatch, they imported eagles from Alaska and the rebound is in full force.  I think that they are now much more plentiful than our majestic, golden eagles.  I now see them all the time.  I'll probably see one before I get five miles from home.

Very nice photo of eagle.  We remember seeing them nesting when we owned property in Hayden Lake ID.

Michael in #8:  Your comment gives me a great idea.  The national bird should really be TWO national birds... depending on which political party is in power.  If Democrats control the White House, the national bird could be the Bald Eagle, and if Republicans controlled the White House, it could, and should, be the Turkey.  Sounds reasonable, doncha think?

Bob... I just love it when I stumble across one of the live "nest cams" that are set up to monitor the nests of a pair of bald eagles.  I think that is so cool.  Do you know of any that are operating right now?

Hi Bob . I enjoyed your blog on Bald Eagles  I do remenber when they were rare to see  ,but now I see then in Arizona , mostly over Pleasant lake just out of Phoenix .They give the sense of freedom that we all have here in the good old USA

Well Done Bob and good BLOG. We have been seeing many bald eagles here in the Pacific Northwest. It's wonderful to know so many people are excited to see the national birds healthy return to our skies.

Interesting post! So glad to see more Eagles soaring our skies!

Bob, they are magnificent creatures! It's beautiful to see them soaring the skies. We have many of them here in the Rim Country, and there is even a reservoir just for them! Thanks for sharing!

Bob, Its nice to see that Eagles aren't endangered anymore. I saw Sunday in the neighborhood and was being dive-bombed by a Merlin Falcon. 

Bob,

We have bald eagles here in NJ.  The only time I recall seeing one was last year on a train ride in Arizona, but it was beautiful!

I am fortunate to live in an area where both Bald Eagles and Osprey have made a huge recovery.  It's wonderful to see them out fishing almost every day on the river.  

Hi Bob,

Love the story! Good news for the good guys (eagles and us).

   Eli

I have seen a bald eagle a couple of times.  I am glad that they are doing well and that they will be protected for some time.

Bob , I remember as well when our National Treasure was virtually non existent, glad that we as a nation stepped up to protect them.

Yes the Eagle is on its way back & your picture is just stunning. When you mentioned Eagles I just went to you blog. Now what are we  going to do with Monsanto & the bees.

Got to get myself and fam to see a golden eagle up close. Those are some pretty large and amazing birds!

Glad to see they are on the comeback

Bob, it's very VERY exciting to see these majestic birds up close. I didn't know about the DDT, but then, there were many bad things we put into our world at that time that we weren't privy to the downsides of...poorly spelled out (sorry), but you know what I mean.

I took this from my lake home last December. He was right out my back window and he'd been divebombing some inanimate object 3 times before he finally gave up and flew away!

Bob, it was kind of like whisper down the lane to get here.  First through Kathy, then Lenn.  I have watched about a dozen throughout the U.S. during the past 30 years and each time the sight is overwhelming.

Hi Bob, I am enjoying going through some of your early blog posts and reposts and getting ready to start doing some posts myself soon.