A Golden Eagle

@RubyHawk (99390)

Atlanta, Georgia

March 30, 2023 5:37pm CST

My daughter in law and I went to the park to walk in the cool of the morning.It was a beautiful sunny day. Perfect for an early morning walk. I enjoy walking by the creek and through the woods but my daughter in law enjoys the wide track at the park. Looking up in the tall trees we saw a large bird perched on a limb. A large nest was just below it. We stopped an looked at it. The bird didn’t fly away. It was too big for a Hawk and it didn’t mind us standing looking at it. I made a picture and we finally moved on My daughter in law looked it up and it was a Golden Eagle. You can hardly find the Eagle in the picture. It was high in the tree. I wish I could have gotten a close up picture. Anyway, do you see the Eagle in the tree?

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@Shavkat (140977)

• Philippines

31 Mar 23

I had only seen an eagle up close in the zoo before. I would love to see one in person again in the future.

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@RubyHawk (99390)

• Atlanta, Georgia

31 Mar 23

We used to live near tall pine trees where Eagles had nests. This was the first I’ve seen of Eagles in years.

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@DaddyEvil (163595)

• United States

31 Mar 23

Yes, I see it... I've only seen eagles in the zoo.

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@RubyHawk (99390)

• Atlanta, Georgia

31 Mar 23

I think Eagles are vanishing. I wonder why. They are the largest birds and more able to protect themselves.

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@DaddyEvil (163595)

• United States

31 Mar 23

@RubyHawk That's what I thought, too. I've never seen them in my part of Missouri, either.

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@RubyHawk (99390)

• Atlanta, Georgia

31 Mar 23

@DaddyEvil That’s wonderful news. Hopefully we’ll begin to see more Eagles in our part of Georgia.

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@GardenGerty (166765)

• United States

31 Mar 23

I think I see it. What a rare sight!

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@RubyHawk (99390)

• Atlanta, Georgia

1 Apr 23

It is rare. It’s the first one I’ve seen.

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@snowy22315 (200025)

• United States

31 Mar 23

I don't see it. I will take your word for it though. I thought they were only out West. I have seen bald eagles but only close up in zoos. One time on a river cruise we saw a group of them, and one time getting a gas...a guy said, I just saw a bald eagle. He pointed up in the trees. Maybe he did, but by the time I looked it was gone. They are around..but more in the tidal areas I think.

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@RubyHawk (99390)

• Atlanta, Georgia

31 Mar 23

That’s the first Golden eagle I’ve seen but I’ve seen them darker feathered eagles. We used to live where eagles had nests in the tall pines.

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@rebelann (115255)

• El Paso, Texas

31 Mar 23

I looked and looked but could not find the eagle. I would love to see one in the wild but here there are no trees large enough for one to build a nest in.

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@rebelann (115255)

• El Paso, Texas

31 Mar 23

My desktop won't do that unfortunately

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@RubyHawk (99390)

• Atlanta, Georgia

31 Mar 23

I found you can take your fingers and stretch the picture to a close up here. First time I tried it but it brought a close up of the Eagle.

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@RubyHawk (99390)

• Atlanta, Georgia

31 Mar 23

@rebelann Sorry about that.i really miss my desktop. It just quite on me .

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@MarieCoyle (52207)

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31 Mar 23

We have a few eagles that visit our tiny lake from time to time to fish. And there is a river not far away from me, I see them often there, too. But they are bald eagles, not Golden. Maybe you will see it again, since you know where the nest is now.

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@RubyHawk (99390)

• Atlanta, Georgia

31 Mar 23

@MarieCoyle I’ll learn how to zoom in before I go again.

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@RubyHawk (99390)

• Atlanta, Georgia

31 Mar 23

I’ll look for it every time I’m at the park.

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@MarieCoyle (52207)

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31 Mar 23

@RubyHawk I would, too. Maybe you can see it a bit closer to you, also.

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@Jenaisle (16573)

• Philippines

31 Mar 23

I think we have the largest eagle here - the monkey-eating eagle. I'm sorry I can't seem to see the eagle in the pic. Is it the black image in the second tree from the left? My eyes are failing me. I'm scared of eagles too. I've never seen one in real life though.

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@Jenaisle (16573)

• Philippines

31 Mar 23

@RubyHawk Oh now that you pointed it out, I can see it. I thought it was a darker branch of the tree. Thank you.

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@RubyHawk (99390)

• Atlanta, Georgia

31 Mar 23

@Jenaisle It’s very hard to see in the picture.

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@RubyHawk (99390)

• Atlanta, Georgia

31 Mar 23

I couldn’t see it if I didn’t know where it was. It’s about halfway up the tree on the left. It’s far up on the branch Down at the bottom part of the branch you can see it’s nest. The Eagle looks like a small dab of light.

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@ptrikha_2 (48852)

• India

1 Apr 23

I am not abe to view the Eagle in the image. I hope you hada nice view of it. The weather looks good. Is it warming up or just fine? Have a nice Saturday!

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@RubyHawk (99390)

• Atlanta, Georgia

1 Apr 23

Actually the tree was tall and It was hard to see but when I enlarged the picture there it was. Saturday is beautiful here but with heavy winds.

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@ptrikha_2 (48852)

• India

2 Apr 23

@RubyHawk Do enjoy the weather and the walks !

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@ptrikha_2 (48852)

• India

3 Apr 23

@RubyHawk Yes I try to have a routine but sometimes the routine gets altered due to work routine and other obligations.

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@allknowing (153926)

• India

31 Mar 23

May be if you used the zoom feature you could have got a clearer picture We do have eagles here but not golden

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@RubyHawk (99390)

• Atlanta, Georgia

31 Mar 23

I didn’t know the picture could be zoomed on Mylot. I just tried it and it works. It’s easy to see unless someone like me doesn’t know.

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@RubyHawk (99390)

• Atlanta, Georgia

31 Mar 23

@allknowing I’ll have to find that too.

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@TheHorse (232990)

• Walnut Creek, California

31 Mar 23

@RubyHawk I tried to zoom but it didn't work.

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changjiangzhibin89

@changjiangzhibin89 (17092)

• China

1 Apr 23

It is great the eagle cooperated well with you and struck a pose .I hardly see an eagle in our city.

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@changjiangzhibin89 (17092)

• China

2 Apr 23

@RubyHawk That must have been the case ! The mama eagle was definitely on the alert.

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@RubyHawk (99390)

• Atlanta, Georgia

2 Apr 23

@changjiangzhibin89 This one didn't move while we were in the park. Most birds fly away quickly.

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@RubyHawk (99390)

• Atlanta, Georgia

1 Apr 23

I was surprised the eagle didn’t fly away. We could see the nest below and I thought it might be a mama eagle protecting her eggs.

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@RebeccasFarm (91051)

• Arvada, Colorado

31 Mar 23

Oh this is wonderful Ruby

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@RebeccasFarm (91051)

• Arvada, Colorado

31 Mar 23

@RubyHawk And a golden one..you dont see those often.

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@RubyHawk (99390)

• Atlanta, Georgia

31 Mar 23

It was amazing to me to see an Eagle in the park with people walking about.

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@RubyHawk (99390)

• Atlanta, Georgia

31 Mar 23

@RebeccasFarm It’s the first Golden Eagle I’d seen. I’ve seen the dark feathered ones.

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@wolfgirl569 (126412)

• Marion, Ohio

31 Mar 23

When I made the picture bigger I could. We see bald eagles regular here

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@wolfgirl569 (126412)

• Marion, Ohio

31 Mar 23

@RubyHawk I am still figuring it out on my tablet

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@RubyHawk (99390)

• Atlanta, Georgia

31 Mar 23

If I knew how I would have made the picture bigger.

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@RubyHawk (99390)

• Atlanta, Georgia

31 Mar 23

@wolfgirl569 It’s very hard to see.

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@moffittjc (126586)

• Gainesville, Florida

1 Apr 23

I can see the eagle in the tree! I've never even heard of golden eagles. I think it's really cool that you saw one! For a while, we had a pair of bald eagles nesting somewhere around the area where I live, as there would be sightings of them everywhere, but it's been more than a year since anyone has last seen them. I hope nothing bad happened to them.

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@moffittjc (126586)

• Gainesville, Florida

2 Apr 23

@RubyHawk I follow a few eagle cams on Twitter, and it's really cool to watch the majestic birds care for their young.

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@RubyHawk (99390)

• Atlanta, Georgia

1 Apr 23

All eagles are scarce. I have seen the darker feathered eagles but this was my first Golden Eagle. When we lived near a lake eagles nested in top of the pine trees. I loved watching them.A few years ago there were eagles nesting at Berry College. There were videos of the eagles and their eggs hatching.

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@RubyHawk (99390)

• Atlanta, Georgia

3 Apr 23

@moffittjc I haven't seen those. I watched the ones at Rome until they left the nest. If I remember correctly they abandoned the nest and never came back. I wonder if they build new nests every year.

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@just4him (319534)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

1 Apr 23

Yes, I found the eagle. I'm glad you could get a picture of it.

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@just4him (319534)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

3 Apr 23

@RubyHawk I'm glad you could see it when you stretched it out.

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@RubyHawk (99390)

• Atlanta, Georgia

3 Apr 23

@just4him So was I. It’s a big beautiful bird. I might never see a Golden Eagle again.

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@RubyHawk (99390)

• Atlanta, Georgia

1 Apr 23

I couldn’t see it in my picture but when I put it on Mylot I could stretch it out and see the eagle perfectly.

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Lenore Plassman

@sallypup (67107)

• Centralia, Washington

31 Mar 23

I see huge trees and gorgeous blue sky. I will go back and at least find that nest. Edit: Found the bird!!

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@RubyHawk (99390)

• Atlanta, Georgia

31 Mar 23

I’m surprised. I don’t think I could find it if I didn’t know where It was.

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@TheHorse (232990)

• Walnut Creek, California

31 Mar 23

I saw the eagle pretty quickly. We have lots of hawks here. But I only see an eagle occasionally.

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@RubyHawk (99390)

• Atlanta, Georgia

1 Apr 23

I see a lot of hawks but seldom an eagle. This was the first Golden Eagle I’d ever seen.

@JamesHxstatic (29410)

• Eugene, Oregon

31 Mar 23

That is a great thing to see. We have Bald Eagles nesting in a local park here by the Willamette River.

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@RubyHawk (99390)

• Atlanta, Georgia

31 Mar 23

Eagles are beautiful birds. That’s the first one I’ve seen in years.

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@Dena91 (17030)

• United States

31 Mar 23

I enlarged the picture and was able to see the beautiful golden eagle. I noticed a couple of nests while I mowed the yard today. I didn't notice any eggs in them though.

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@RubyHawk (99390)

• Atlanta, Georgia

31 Mar 23

This was the first Golden Eagle I’ve seen. I have seen the darker feathered ones.

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@Hannihar (130150)

• Israel

31 Mar 23

@RubyHawk Not sure I see it.

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@RubyHawk (99390)

• Atlanta, Georgia

1 Apr 23

you probably don’t. I couldn’t see it until I tried stretching the picture with my fingers and it worked. I could see it perfectly.

@LindaOHio (208257)

• United States

18 Apr 23

I don't see the eagle; but they are great to spot. An eagle pooped on my husband when we were on our west coast trip.

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@RubyHawk (99390)

• Atlanta, Georgia

18 Apr 23

Really, I’d never seen a golden eagle before. I’ve seen the darker ones. There must be others in the vicinity to mate.

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