Comments on: Golden eagle camera trap update: success!

By: Dave Bonta

Dave Bonta — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:47:09 +0000

In reply to James. Congrats to the Scotts for their persistence and to Trish and Mike for having faith that we would attract enough eagles for their project --- a real leap of faith.

By: James

James — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 09:12:08 +0000

Wow, what a wonderful series; the image of the great-horned owl is especially haunting.

And congratulations on attracting the eagle.

By: Dave Bonta

Dave Bonta — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 04:54:38 +0000

In reply to Beth Glasser. My pleasure. Thanks to Paula and Troy Scott for setting up the bait piles and cameras and recovering the photos.

By: Dave Bonta

Dave Bonta — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 04:53:43 +0000

In reply to JMartin. I'm not sure they would find Chicago the sort of place they'd want to spend a winter vacation in, but what do I know?

By: Dave Bonta

Dave Bonta — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 04:52:11 +0000

In reply to Deb. That should make you popular with the neighbors.

By: Dave Bonta

Dave Bonta — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 04:51:09 +0000

In reply to rr. Well, here's hoping!

By: rr

rr — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:35:11 +0000

My abiding image of golden eagles is the pair nesting (so sensibly!) above a whiskey distillery on a Scottish island. However, even though they tumbled round the bowl of the landscape and we could walk and climb to within an extraordinarily close distance from their nest we never saw them like this fabulous specimen. Roll on the net-gun and a successful capture!

By: JMartin

JMartin — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 18:20:13 +0000

Success! I’m in no way tempted to hold one, but – like Deb’s husband – eager to landscape with my own dead cows. Chicago’s first nesting bald eagles for probably 150 years were just located. Perhaps goldens await a properly redolent invitation.

By: Deb

Deb — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:34:08 +0000

DEAD, a dear dead cow.

By: Deb

Deb — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 14:33:46 +0000

Awesome! (Except now my husband wants to put a dear cow in our front yard.)

So glad the “captures” were successful. Hope they can get the eagle banded. Nice owls, too.