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Originally Posted by Jeff Higgins

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.



Gotta love Homer - That quaint little drinking village with a fishing problem.

That is much more representative of what Bald Eagles think of us.

Then my guess is that the authorities are trying to make it sound extra scary to keep the idiots away. The target audience is probably the same idiots that take selfies with bison and bears.

If they didn't make it sound scary, there would be idiots flying drones, climbing trees, etc....