ASH Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 my youngest who live in jacksonville took these pics , bald eagle taking out one of their pond ducks at their house . and yep florida 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 2 hours ago, ASH said: my youngest who live in jacksonville took these pics , bald eagle taking out one of their pond ducks at their house . and yep florida More liberals should see this! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 In Alaska nothing is safe. Chickens, cats, small dogs, even the fish in your lake. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 2 hours ago, Walt Longmire said: In Alaska nothing is safe. Chickens, cats, small dogs, even the fish in your lake. You are lucky, down here it's people that are endangered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar_ml Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 2 hours ago, Walt Longmire said: In Alaska nothing is safe. Chickens, cats, small dogs, even the fish in your lake. Add young sheep and goats to that list. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NPTim Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 When did bald eagles get to Florida? I thought they were near the Canadian boarder and Alaska. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tadbart Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Tim, we've had them here as long as I can remember, going back to the 1970s. I can think of 3 local nesting pairs, and there's a nesting pair at Kennedy Space Center, too. I'm surprised we have any Muscovy ducks left, with all the eagles, ospreys, and hawks around here. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 12 hours ago, Cougar_ml said: Add young sheep and goats to that list. I was just helping that sheep through the fence. 1 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 2 hours ago, Walt Longmire said: I was just helping that sheep through the fence. We've heard it all before!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
railfancwb Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 If they would work in teams and develop a taste for LARGE snakes... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 2 hours ago, railfancwb said: If they would work in teams and develop a taste for LARGE snakes... From some of the descriptions of the snakes in the Florida swamps, I would like a full auto. That would take a lot of birds in a highly coordinated attack. But, if...….. I would love to watch the action. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ASH Posted January 23, 2020 Author Share Posted January 23, 2020 they are all over north carolina mate. jordan lake have several nest with cameras in the nest to watch 24.7 . i have not seen one here in middle of state but my wife has pictures of one in front of our driveway at the man road eatingon a deer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 1 hour ago, janice6 said: From some of the descriptions of the snakes in the Florida swamps, I would like a full auto. That would take a lot of birds in a highly coordinated attack. But, if...….. I would love to watch the action. So, the question before us is: how many eagles does it take to lift a 300 pound (136 kilogram) reticulated, Florida python? Lemme get my slide rule. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, tous said: So, the question before us is: how many eagles does it take to lift a 300 pound (136 kilogram) reticulated, Florida python? Lemme get my slide rule. Don't forget that this is a "lift and drag" problem. If they can't lift it, they can the drag it! Edited January 23, 2020 by janice6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tadbart Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 34 minutes ago, tous said: So, the question before us is: how many eagles does it take to lift a 300 pound (136 kilogram) reticulated, Florida python? Lemme get my slide rule. I sure hope there isn't a breeding population of reticulated pythons down in the Glades. The Burmese are bad enough. Retics can be downright irritable compared to the burms, and we've all seen video of those idiots down there rasslin Burmese pythons for a tv show. I'm afraid the pythons are there to stay- it's gonna be about management instead of eradication. I can see where an eagle might find a 3-5 footer to be a tasty snack, but bigger than that- my money is on the snake. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 I have already factored in the aerodynamic characteristics of a reticulated python in fllght; both alive and wriggilng and dead and drooping. Eagles wouldn't drag prey along the ground if they can fly it. Too many hungry eyes wanting eagle supper. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 I betcha Eric knows how many eagles it would take to lift and fly off with a reticulated pyhton without even using a slide rule. The best estimate, given that an adult eagle can lift and fly around five pounds, is that it will take a minimum of 60 eagles. Sneks should be wary of eagles in large groups; or tadbarts by himself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted January 23, 2020 Share Posted January 23, 2020 Where are the Pterodactyls when you really need them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holyjohnson Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 its like Duck, Duck Goose. but its an Eagle and it eats one.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Do you snake lovers realize the Corona virus started with snakes? Kill them snakes 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Steinbrenner Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Meet the cuban bald eagle...Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huaco Kid Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 4 hours ago, tous said: I betcha Eric knows how many eagles it would take to lift and fly off with a reticulated pyhton without even using a slide rule. The best estimate, given that an adult eagle can lift and fly around five pounds, is that it will take a minimum of 60 eagles. Sneks should be wary of eagles in large groups; or tadbarts by himself. I once saw a hawk dive down into a field and take off with a huge snake. It was waaaay up there, when he lost it. I thought, "Too bad, dude!" Then I read that they'll drop things on purpose, rather than getting hurt battling with it. From the way the snake was spinning and gyrating, all the way down, it knew what was coming. Bam. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 5 hours ago, tadbart said: I sure hope there isn't a breeding population of reticulated pythons down in the Glades. The Burmese are bad enough. Retics can be downright irritable compared to the burms, and we've all seen video of those idiots down there rasslin Burmese pythons for a tv show. I'm afraid the pythons are there to stay- it's gonna be about management instead of eradication. I can see where an eagle might find a 3-5 footer to be a tasty snack, but bigger than that- my money is on the snake. There are huge sneks in Florida because SuperAmerica wants big sneks in Florida. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tous Posted January 24, 2020 Share Posted January 24, 2020 Think about it. How many reticulated pythons and anacondas are in Coon Rapids? Hmmmmm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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