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Originally Posted by masraum
Maybe they are just trying to keep people away, or maybe some eagles will abandon a nest. Maybe your eagles are used to people and proximity because that's their normal environment. But maybe if you had an eagle that wasn't used to people and you suddenly had groups of folks very near it would be an issue.
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I've now been fortunate enough to have been living in close proximity to these magnificent birds for, like I've said, over 40 years. They are not only in my neighborhood and out in our farmlands, but out in our wilderness, up in our mountains and along our coasts as well.
I've been around these birds in every environment in which they are found. I've been around the most "suburbanized" examples there are, and the "wildest" examples there are, in the most remote parts of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, accessible only by pack string, on foot, or bush plane.
Believe me - they are no more concerned with human activity than your average crow, or robin, or sparrow. Ask anyone in a similar situation that has been lucky enough to have these birds as accessible as they are to me. Most will just chuckle if anyone suggests they might be disturbed by us.
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Originally Posted by masraum
It's certainly not an issue for these folks.
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Gotta love Homer -
That quaint little drinking village with a fishing problem.
That is much more representative of what Bald Eagles think of us.