tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post798964987401922925..comments2023-10-26T03:19:41.569-07:00Comments on Stephen Bodio's Querencia: Eagle versus DeerSteve Bodiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-1664499885141428552013-09-30T10:43:26.779-07:002013-09-30T10:43:26.779-07:00"Bad Falcon""Bad Falcon"Steve Bodiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-4035875033064420022013-09-30T09:18:56.450-07:002013-09-30T09:18:56.450-07:00Bryan Kimsey said: "I also wonder why the Eag...Bryan Kimsey said: "I also wonder why the Eagles in the The Hobbit didn't just munch down on their cargo."<br /><br />Oglaf, a very not-safe-for-work webcomic, explored this question earlier this year:<br />http://oglaf.com/ornithology/<br /><br />That particular comic is described as "safe as eagles" (in terms of how much swearing-and-nudity is illustrated - there are a few rough words), the rest of the archive is at-your-own-risk.<br /><br />Also, holy grap Golden Eagles are big - the picture with the people holding them really shows their size.TheBrummellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973380652057861796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-69239612621663317712013-09-27T07:34:02.598-07:002013-09-27T07:34:02.598-07:00Anything that kills more hoofed rats is okay in my...Anything that kills more hoofed rats is okay in my book. ;)Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-74077368038920459392013-09-26T07:37:02.439-07:002013-09-26T07:37:02.439-07:00Yeah, the statement they made about eagles killing...Yeah, the statement they made about eagles killing deer being rare may be inaccurate, but intentionally or not, it is a wise thing to say to the general public. Don't give Those-To-Whom-Deer-Are-The-Most-Sacred-Beings-On Earth any ammunition(literally as well as figuratively!) or notion to go around shooting them deer killin' eagles! Deer were put here by God ONLY for HUMAN hunters, of course, as everyone knows.....And dang! That Sika deer looked as big as a fair sized human! Maybe some of these people that disappear in the mountains, or are reported as having fallen off a cliff and "scavenged" on by birds, had a close-and-personal nature experience with a hungry eagle!.....and sorry--interesting as both those books are that you linked--they'll havta get "used" more before I can get them! But I'd like to eventually!....L.B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-26853657131468364782013-09-25T08:53:31.336-07:002013-09-25T08:53:31.336-07:00Hah! Shoulda known you were on to this!
Jim Corne...Hah! Shoulda known you were on to this!<br /><br />Jim Cornelius<br />www.frontierpartisans.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-46814221275103456262013-09-24T06:10:04.748-07:002013-09-24T06:10:04.748-07:00"If they were bigger...." We humans cou..."If they were bigger...." We humans could also be smaller, you know. As a 5' 5" "tall" human, I think about eagles a lot. :) <br /><br />I also wonder why the Eagles in the The Hobbit didn't just munch down on their cargo.<br /><br />Here on our ranch, I've several times come across freshly killed pronghorns with hair and eagle feathers mixed together over several yards and a pair of goldens with huge crops sitting nearby. Also bumped one with a freshly killed Swift/Kit fox- talon marks in his head.<br />Bryan Kimseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263269477699687938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-55241045705588334892013-09-23T19:23:23.001-07:002013-09-23T19:23:23.001-07:00No hunting in this vid, just a camera on a flying ...No hunting in this vid, just a camera on a flying eagle. <br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3QrhdfLCO8&feature=player_embedded The cool thing to me is that the eagle seems to intentionally brush tree branches. Maybe there is an evolutionary behavior justification for this, but it looks like the bird just does it for fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com