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I had a little too much work to do today to head down to the valley this we=
ekend, so I thought I'd spend an hour this morning checking out a smaller e=
agle congregation site in Shubenacadie. Moxsom Meats (off the connector bet=
ween the #14 and #2 highways) puts out some kind of offal on a regular basi=
s, and the eagles and ravens are happy to take advantage.=0A=0AI made a con=
servative count of 36 eagles, mostly young birds, but about 7 adults were p=
resent.=0A=0AEagles and ravens both were noisy, and there were several acro=
batic chases involving birds which had gotten hold of a particularly tasty =
morsel. I was surprised to see a banded adult eagle, though it was much too=
far away to read the number, not to mention the fact that it kept its feat=
hers fluffed over its feet most of the time. =0A=0AOne juvenile eagle looke=
d to be in rough shape - its plumage was ruffled, and its flight feathers w=
ere worn and some broken, as though it had spent a lot of time on the groun=
d. It flew pretty strongly however, and successfully defended its meal from=
several other eagles. Perhaps it is recovering from an illness or injury. =
I wasn't the only one who thought it looked out of sorts, though - one rave=
n persistently snuck up behind the eagle to tweak its tail, dancing aside w=
henever the eagle whipped around to face it. I could almost hear the raven =
snickering. It's the first time I've actually seen a raven do this kind of =
behaviour, though I've heard about it many times. =0A=0AI brought my camer=
a and got lots of pictures, though my batteries died so I didn't get to dow=
nload or review them yet. I'll post some later this week.=0A=0AThere were a=
lso three tree sparrows and a savannah sparrow picking at grit on the roads=
ide.=0A=0ABack at home, I was greeted by the sound of drumming and calling =
from two pileated woodpeckers. =0A=0AKathleen MacAulay=0AMilford Station=0A=
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0pt">I had a little too much work to do today to head down to the valley th=
is weekend, so I thought I'd spend an hour this morning checking out a smal=
ler eagle congregation site in Shubenacadie. Moxsom Meats (off the connecto=
r between the #14 and #2 highways) puts out some kind of offal on a regular=
basis, and the eagles and ravens are happy to take advantage.<br><br>I mad=
e a conservative count of 36 eagles, mostly young birds, but about 7 adults=
were present.<br><br>Eagles and ravens both were noisy, and there were sev=
eral acrobatic chases involving birds which had gotten hold of a particular=
ly tasty morsel. I was surprised to see a banded adult eagle, though it was=
much too far away to read the number, not to mention the fact that it kept=
its feathers fluffed over its feet most of the time. <br><br>One
juvenile eagle looked to be in rough shape - its plumage was ruffled, and =
its flight feathers were worn and some broken, as though it had spent a lot=
of time on the ground. It flew pretty strongly however, and successfully d=
efended its meal from several other eagles. Perhaps it is recovering from a=
n illness or injury. I wasn't the only one who thought it looked out of sor=
ts, though - one raven persistently snuck up behind the eagle to tweak its =
tail, dancing aside whenever the eagle whipped around to face it. I could a=
lmost hear the raven snickering. It's the first time I've actually seen a r=
aven do this kind of behaviour, though I've heard about it many times. =
; <br><br>I brought my camera and got lots of pictures, though my batteries=
died so I didn't get to download or review them yet. I'll post some later =
this week.<br><br>There were also three tree sparrows and a savannah sparro=
w picking at grit on the roadside.<br><br>Back at home, I was
greeted by the sound of drumming and calling from two pileated woodpeckers=
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