Backyard and Beyond

Starting out from Brooklyn, an amateur naturalist explores our world.

As John Burroughs said, “The place to observe nature is where you are.”

Raptor Wednesday

In the distance, the eagle is landing. Saturday morning, a young Bald Eagle was flying around Green-Wood again. Someone spotted two of them on Sunday. I heard one was spotted on Monday morning, chased by Red-tailed Hawks.
But back to Saturday’s personal encounter. The left leg band is black, but I couldn’t read it. Here’s the R/7 story. The enormous bird flew across the pond, causing the ducks and geese to noisily skittle across the water.
The eagle landed in a pine, stirring up the Common Grackles. Looks like a couple of the big pines here are hosting grackle nests this year.
And of course the crows started rioting.
The band on the bird’s right leg is silver, a USFW tag.

One response to “Raptor Wednesday”

  1. Ginger Klein

    It’s phenomenal to see eagles!

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