10,000 Birds

AUGUST 13, 2013

After three years of observation at a Bald Eagle nest in Washington state, I believe that young birds do, in fact, learn to fly — and they appear to learn much the same way we do. My work focused on a consistently productive bald eagle nest in Kirkland, Wash., … Birds Bald Eagle raptors'

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

As if a nod to my quiet appreciation for the force of nature, a lone Bald Eagle opened great wings and sailed across the sound, heedless of the breeze trying to push it back. A few times the sand was thrown up at my uncovered legs, stinging, but I felt mostly awe at my surroundings. Waves crash along Navarre Beach Park.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 1, 2011

If you cannot find the nest or it’s too destroyed, do not try and raise a chick this young. It’s illegal to raise wild birds (even orphaned ones) without state and federal permits. Young raptors like the above Bald Eagle chick are a different matter. Never raise a wild goose or duckling yourself.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 14, 2011

Letters from Eden (Houghton Mifflin, 2006) will soon be followed by a memoir about the birds she has raised, healed, studied and followed throughout her life. AND you can use lead shot, which will impact any scavenger like a bald eagle that happens to feed on the carcass you leave. You don’t even have to have a duck stamp!

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10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2022

As with Chinese male humans, having your own building is still vital to raising young. I wonder what Americans would think if, in a Wikipedia entry, a Bald Eagle would be illustrated using a photo taken at an Albanian zoo. So, the birds start collecting mud and small sticks. Nest building: a good activity for a rainy day.

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