Bald Eagles

[peytoncreekhunter]

My buddy called me and said there were 2 immature Bald Eagles at the gut piles of the 2 does I shot this morning.

Thought that was pretty cool. He's right beside the Cumberland River in Carthage.

 

[TNTreeman]

I watched two mature ones last year circling above me . Incredible !

 

[rukiddin]

See'em everyday at my house. Nothing more than glorified vultures.

 

[backyardtndeer]

Cool seeing them. See them from time to time here. Have not seen any yet this year though.

 

[Carlos Viagra]

See'em everyday at my house. Nothing more than glorified vultures.

At least they didn't stamp the wild turkey with the national title. (Then we wouldn't have a season on them.)
I'm ok with the other handsome buzzard they chose.

 

[knightrider]

See'em everyday at my house. Nothing more than glorified vultures.

And pure turkey killers

 

[rem270]

Seen one yesterday eating on a deer that was hit by a car.

 

[Union Co. Boy]

Have pictures from 2 weeks ago of one in a sycamore tree at my house in Claiborne County and have had several flying around above my stands in Benton County this season. It's awesome to see em!

 

[Canyonfish]

Had a very large mature one fly in front of me for about a quarter mile just a few yards in front of my Tahoe a few feet off the ground returning from hunting yesterday afternoon. Spectacular and magnificent to watch those wide wings and large white tail feathers and head making its way down a narrow wooded road. It landed in a low branch hanging over the road. Tried to get the recording from my dash cam but it was over written due to full memory card.

 

[mike243]

Seen 1 almost get hit by a car trying to get to a dead skunk 1 day this week,years ago I seen a red tailed hawk setting on a road killed deer eating it, had never thought about them being scavengers, all the shows growing up showed them all hunting or grabbing fish, reckon the real world is you take your meals wherever you find them

 

[WestTn Huntin man]

See'em everyday at my house. Nothing more than glorified vultures.

I've never seen a vulture dive and catch a fish, or a rabbit on the run, at well over a 100mph.

 

[rukiddin]

I've never seen a vulture dive and catch a fish, or a rabbit on the run at well over a 100mph.

And I've never seen a rabbit run 100mph…………….

 

[WestTn Huntin man]

And I've never seen a rabbit run 100mph…………….

They are both pretty fast.

 

[RUGER]

Saw one at the nest down the road from the house for the first time since they left with their young one this Spring, yesterday.

 

[BSK]

Many years ago (late 80s, early 90s) we had one of only 19 mated pairs of bald eagles in the state (at the time) on our place. There were pictures of the eagles on their nest at the local deer check station (The Store at Exit 143 on I-40). That pair's offspring populated the entire region. I really miss seeing them. They passed away years ago. Still see the occasional eagle, but not very often. Back when we still had the nested pair, we had a food plot in the valley below their nest. It was so cool to see them drift down just above the plot looking for rabbits. Was hunting on a ridge-top above the plot and had one of the adult eagles landed on a limb about 15 feet from me. At that close distance you realize what HUGE birds they are. Kinda made me nervous being looked up and down by such a huge predator.

 

[UCStandSitter]

Never seen any wild ones up my way other than at Dale Hollow until a couple weeks ago. Live in Cookeville at the edge of the city, opened the backdoor to step out and get a dip one Saturday morning and noticed a large bird take off from the empty/grown up lot next to me (subdivision, ugh...). The wingspan got my attention so I focused in on him as he lit in a tree. I was absolutely floored at what I was seeing. No chance that's a bald eagle. Grabbed binos for a better look since they were close and sure enough. By the time I got the wife to get out there he took off though. As I was telling her there story she let me know our youngest daughter's school posted a picture of one on their campus a week earlier. School isn't far from us at all so potentially the same one or same family group. Still baffled to see one in my backyard.

 

[knightrider]

Youns can have them all, just another glorified, protected predator

 

[tickweed]

I see them daily at my duck tract in Dyer county, off Mississippi river. I have four who have been hanging around all fall.

 

[peytoncreekhunter]

Youns can have them all, just another glorified, protected predator

Probably what deer think of man as well....

 

[Falconi]

Youns can have them all, just another glorified, protected predator

Bald eagles scavenge a lot... probably more than they kill. When they do take ducks, geese, etc., it's usually wounded birds. Golden Eagles, on the other hand, are stone cold killers.

 

[WestTn Huntin man]

Bald eagles scavenge a lot... probably more than they kill. When they do take ducks, geese, etc., it's usually wounded birds. Golden Eagles, on the other hand, are stone cold killers.

In Tn. Fish is #1 on Diet when they have to work for it. They will take any opportunity to grab a free meal .

 

[NumberOne]

Come to kentucky lake. Nothing to see 10-15 of them out fishing in a day.

 

[scn]

I wish there was a season on them!

You can pretty well write off your turkey flock when they move in on you.

 

[Canyonfish]

In Tn. Fish is #1 on Diet when they have to work for it. They will take any opportunity to grab a free meal .

Especially from an Osprey. Then what looks like a World War 1 dog fight takes place for the fish. Eagle sometimes loses when the Osprey's mate joins in. It is the coolest to watch! Seen a few of these fights time to time in the Tennesse River gorge. The large size of the eagle compare to the Osprey is amazing.

 

[rifle02]

The Eagles that I see daily at my house really do a number on Coots. Some years ago I watched an immature Eagle try a dozen times to catch a coot. When the eagle Dove the coach Dove under, when the eagle went back up they came up and it was repeated over and over until the young Eagle got so tired he flew into a tree to rest. Along Comes a mature eagle with a white head and tail, I jokingly said to my wife okay here's a pro he'll show that youngster how it's done. Lo and behold the mature Eagle dove and of course the Coots dove underwater. The eagle went back up but only a very small Loop not more than 15 ft above the water and started another dive and timed it perfectly as the Coots hit the surface he was right there on one. The most interesting thing is he sat there with only his head above water while he drowned the coot. Then proceeded to swim to the shore! The bedraggled wet Eagle walked out with the Coot on the Shoreline. Pulled the breast out of it ate it and took off all in about a 15 minute time span. I hope the young Eagle took note of it.

 

[rukiddin]

I wish there was a season on them!

You can pretty well write off your turkey flock when they move in on you.

I'm no turkey hunter but I've seen as many as 5 eagles soaring together at my house. The turkeys here have vanished. I'm on French broad river between Sevierville and Knoxville.

I also raise registered show stock boer goats and those dam filthy vermin are the #1 reason I put up my mommas for 2-3 weeks when they have babies.

 

[knightrider]

I wish there was a season on them!

You can pretty well write off your turkey flock when they move in on you.

They are horrible on them, people think im crazy but ive watched em several times from poults to adult gobblers the eagle wins