About a mile from my house on Saturday I saw a bird so enormous that I doubted my senses. The wingspan had to be at least 6 feet- it definitely seemed wider than my car-- breathtaking! Then I saw its mate sitting on top of a telephone pole. A pair of Golden Eagles. I've seen Golden Eagles here before, but only a couple of times and farther out in the country. I saw a Bald Eagle about an hour away from here in winter about 4 years ago(I 'bout dropped my transmission- I was so excited), so it's not the first time to see a massive raptor in the region. It was the first time to see one so close to home.
I realize their primary diet is little morsels like prairie dogs and the like, but it did not comfort me that when I googled images of Golden Eagles, I found one of a pair feasting on the carcass of a fox in a treetop. Um. That fox probably weighed about the same as any of my furballs, or more. Made me nervous, so I voiced my anxiety to Himself, who said that in light of their huge wingspan, the canopy of my huge pecan trees would make them unlikely to come to my yard for easy puppy pickins.
I hope so. Still, I'm going to be a lot less casual about leaving them free-ballin' in the back yard for long periods of time.
Is it wrong that I hope the incessant yappers one block over would pull focus?
Um, scratch that. I don't want any raptors feasting on any dogs in my neighborhood, because sooner or later, they'd set their sights on mine. Bird sanctuary be damned.
2 comments:
We had a pair of Mexican Eagles nesting near my house. I wouldn't leave the dogs outside unattended.
Yeah. I would be concerned too. Amazing creatures though. Very cool
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