Very nice documentation of the Bald Eagle at Sunset Lakes. Kelly Smith
has seen it at the lighthouse as well. It would be interesting to find
out whether and where it nested. That location is about 2 1/2 miles away
from the Pembroke Pines nest, not a great distance for an eagle, but a
bit outside the 1-2 mile radius that they usually consider their own
territory. The next nearer known nest is at a greater distance to the
southeast. I often walk the levee of the 196th Avenue canal just west of
the lake, and so far have not seen any eagles overhead, as I might
expect if they were the PP birds foraging in your lake and carrying prey
to their nest..
I also live in Sunset Lakes, Monaco Cove, to your north, and have seen
eagles carrying prey towards the PP nest, about 2 miles to the NW of our
home.
The adults are still bringing food to the PP nest, even though the
eaglets are now flying freely. Please try to see if they carry prey in
any particular direction, and if so, let us know. Keep a watch out for
juvenile eagles, which are all black, and try to get a photo, if you
can. Next nesting season, in November, we should really try to discover
the location of their nest, as there could be an unregistered one in
your vicinity.
Thanks so much!
Ken Schneider
Miramar, Florida & North Aurora, Illinois
Web site:
http://www.rosyfinch.comEagle Nest:
http://www.rosyfinch.com/BaldEagleNest.htmlBlog:
http://blog.rosyfinch.comPhotos:
http://flickr.com/photos/rosyfinch
"Openness to the natural world and our response to it lie at the core of what we do and why we do it." (Fr. Tom Pincelli)
Stephanie S (via Nabble) - No Reply wrote:
> We live in Sunset lakes (Miramar, FL 33029) in the subdivision of
> Majestic Falls, and have had the pleasure of witnessing frequent
> visits from a bald eagle from our home.
>
> The eagle perches on the highest peak of the lighthouse in the
> man-made island in the lake in our backyard. We often see the eagle
> sit there for many hours a day, often in the morning lately, but some
> afternoons too. We have seen it successfully hunt a bird that
> attempted to dive under water, but to no avail. It brought the bird up
> to the top of the lighthouse and began to feed. At that moment, there
> was a mad circling of birds directly above the lighthouse in apparent
> commotion and questionable panic.
>
> Here is the location of the lighthouse
>
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&q=3903%20SW%20189th%20ave%2C%20miramar%20fl&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wl
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> The most recent spotting was today in the late afternoon while our
> family and some friends were in the pool.
>
> We consider it an honor to be able to observe this guy (girl?), but
> also speculate about his observation of us... ;-)
>
> This is a recent video of the eagle. (Please see link.)
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVelGa7DWZk>
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> Anyone know if this is the male or female?
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