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Rb336
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Posted on Thursday, July 26, 2007 - 4:54 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Saw a bald eagle today at Woodward/ Long Lake. It was just sitting on top of a tree, but it was definitely a baldy
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Mkhopper
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Posted on Thursday, July 26, 2007 - 5:00 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I saw one a few years ago riding through Lola Valley park (in Redford).

Also saw a coyote in the same area just the other day as well. Seems wildlife is doing just fine in suburban areas.

(Message edited by mkhopper on July 26, 2007)
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Johnlodge
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Posted on Thursday, July 26, 2007 - 5:00 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Wow awesome Rb. I managed to snap a shot of this guy last fall.





What a magnificent creature!
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Conman
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Posted on Thursday, July 26, 2007 - 5:40 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

See them in the Pointes every now and again.
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Crystal
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Posted on Thursday, July 26, 2007 - 8:04 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

The population of bald eagles is definitely on the rise, and it's not too unusual to see them these days. As for Wile E. Coyote, their population seems to be spreading quite fast! They are often sighted in urban areas, and they are heard even more often than they are seen.
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Scs100
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Posted on Thursday, July 26, 2007 - 8:08 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Speaking of your friend the coyote...

http://www.torinfo.com/justfor laughs/coyote_v_acme.html
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Titancub
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Posted on Thursday, July 26, 2007 - 8:22 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

My parents live at Hickory Grove and Telegraph. Coyote attacked and killed their little 10 lb dog 2 weeks ago.
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Pdombr
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Posted on Thursday, July 26, 2007 - 8:39 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Peche Island is home to quite a few bald eagles.
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Jimaz
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Posted on Thursday, July 26, 2007 - 9:12 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

The Bald Eagle has been officially removed from the U.S. federal government's list of endangered species. :-)
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Crystal
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Posted on Thursday, July 26, 2007 - 9:44 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

The graph below shows the rise of the bald eagle population in the last forty years.


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Jeduncan
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Posted on Thursday, July 26, 2007 - 11:03 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

that's so cool! I want to see one! I see deer and coyote behind Lowe's in westland quite frequently when I work the morning shift, but I had no idea this area was home to Baldies!

neat!
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Birdwoman
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Posted on Friday, August 03, 2007 - 6:26 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

There are about four pairs of eagles nesting annually in Wayne County.
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Mind_field
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Posted on Friday, August 03, 2007 - 6:45 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

The osprey population is on the rise too. They have platforms for them in Wildwing Lake at Kensington so they can have additional places to nest.

And here BP corporation wants to pollute the hell out of Lake Michigan with their refinery expansion, makes me sick (semi-related off topic rant).
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Unclefrank
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Posted on Friday, August 03, 2007 - 7:00 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Big birds rule!
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Gsgeorge
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Posted on Friday, August 03, 2007 - 8:52 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

There's a lot of foxes and hawks, and even one or two coyotes, by my parent's house near Pine Lake.
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Gdub
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Posted on Friday, August 03, 2007 - 11:41 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

When I worked at the Detroit Zoo there was one bald eagle. Then one day there were two. Apparently a random eagle had honed in on this small habitat, landed, and never left. So, you can see the new duo perched side-by-side in the middle of the park, by the Arctic, apparently best pals.
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Rugbyman
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Posted on Saturday, August 04, 2007 - 8:46 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

That has to be the single funniest story I've heard in a long time.
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Crystal
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Posted on Saturday, August 04, 2007 - 12:25 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

The Detroit Zoo's two eagles cannot fly. I think the stories of their injuries, and why they cannot be released, are posted outside their exhibit.

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