Saw An Eagle

@porwest (112812)
United States
February 7, 2023 9:38am CST
One of the places we went to on our Paducah trip was to Grand Rivers, Kentucky which is about a half an hour from Paducah, and a very interesting and quaint little town—sort of a resort area with a marina and cabins and I think there was some camping there too. We were there to eat at Patti's 1880's Settlement—I have been there once before but the wife had never been—and we had about an hour to kill, so we just tooled around a bit, settling on going down to the marina and by the water. Down a stony path we encountered an eagle sitting high up in a tree. He was kind of hard to see, but nonetheless majestic as eagles generally always are. I tried to get a good picture of him, but was not really all that successful. But you can still see him. I kept telling the wife I wish he'd have come down from that tree so we could see him better. But he seemed quite content perched up there, just resting and surveying. It's not every day you see one, so it was something neat.
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@marguicha (230351)
• Chile
7 Feb 23
I agree with your wife that it was better that it stayed far from you
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@marguicha (230351)
• Chile
7 Feb 23
@porwest I doubt that they are friendly. They are wild and they like meat.
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@porwest (112812)
• United States
8 Feb 23
@marguicha ...and I have no particular interest in becoming a meal. lol
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@porwest (112812)
• United States
7 Feb 23
I am honestly not sure how friendly they are. I have never been up close to one. I am sure it is like any other wild animal...best to be admired from a distance. lol
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@NJChicaa (127128)
• United States
7 Feb 23
We have several around here
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@porwest (112812)
• United States
7 Feb 23
I know in some places they are more commonly found. I see them frequently when I am driving through Minnesota.
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@NJChicaa (127128)
• United States
7 Feb 23
@porwest They aren't something that I grew up with around here but in the past decade somehow a population has established itself in the town I work in.
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@porwest (112812)
• United States
8 Feb 23
@NJChicaa They are really beautiful and majestic birds. I wish they were a bit more ubiquitous.
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@FourWalls (86652)
• United States
7 Feb 23
Yesterday was see an eagle day! Grand Rivers is LBL territory. That’s a pretty drive, through the Land Between the Lakes.
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@FourWalls (86652)
• United States
9 Feb 23
@porwest — Land Between the Lakes.
@porwest (112812)
• United States
9 Feb 23
I am going to feel like a complete tool when you tell me, but I am drawing a complete blank on what LBL could be, and I know for sure it is not "light bladder leakage." lol But yes, very pretty area. I'd like to see it in the spring and summer.
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@1creekgirl (44560)
• United States
8 Feb 23
That was really cool!
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@porwest (112812)
• United States
8 Feb 23
It was. I really do wish he'd have been on the ground. The only time I ever otherwise see any is when I am in Minnesota, but even then it is rare.
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@LindaOHio (222310)
• United States
8 Feb 23
An eagle pooped on my husband when we were on the west coast. That's supposed to be good luck?
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@LindaOHio (222310)
• United States
8 Feb 23
@porwest For sure. Eagles are cool though. Glad you got to see one.
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@porwest (112812)
• United States
8 Feb 23
Holy smokes. Considering how big those eagles are, that must have been a massive dumping. Like someone poured a bucket over his head. I am not sure I would call that good luck. I'd call that being in the wrong place at the wrong time. lol
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@Icydoll (36713)
• India
7 Feb 23
It is not very clear but you tried best to capture
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@porwest (112812)
• United States
7 Feb 23
I was very far away with my camera phone and zoomed in ten times, then blew the picture up. It came out horrible. lol
@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
7 Feb 23
This is wonderful and thanks for sharing the lovely photo you got of him!
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@porwest (112812)
• United States
8 Feb 23
I wish the photo would have turned out better. But he was really high up in the tree at the top of a high ridge. I zoomed in 10 times and then blew the picture up. At least you can KIND of tell what it is. lol
@moffittjc (128832)
• Gainesville, Florida
9 Feb 23
That is so cool. I love whenever I encounter eagles in the wild, which unfortunately is not that often. But they are such majestic birds that you can’t help but be in awe of them when you see them.
@Fleura (34989)
• United Kingdom
7 Feb 23
That was pretty exciting! I remember seeing bald eagles gathered at Red Wing on the Mississippi.
@DeborahDiane (40845)
• Laguna Woods, California
7 Feb 23
@porwest - So cool that you saw an eagle. We have them in California, but I have never seen them personally, except on a trip to Alaska.
@JudyEv (382019)
• Rockingham, Australia
8 Feb 23
I'm always pleased to see an eagle. They are certainly majestic creatures.
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@porwest (112812)
• United States
8 Feb 23
Yes. And not something one commonly encounters every day.
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
9 Feb 23
I really enjoy these areas with the eagles. Land Between the Lakes is a must see in Kentucky or Tennessee.