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« Reply #8430 on: February 15, 2019, 05:31:43 PM »
Infidelity for the birds? Liberty and Justice appear to be no more

https://www.4029tv.com/article/infidelity-for-the-birds-liberty-and-justice-appear-to-be-no-more/26335471

A Shocking Love Triangle Has Broken Up DC's Favorite Bald Eagle Power Couple

https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/02/14/a-shocking-love-triangle-has-broken-up-dcs-favorite-bald-eagle-power-couple/

Male bald eagle 'Justice' goes missing from D.C. nest. The younger 'Aaron Burrd' seems to be trying to take his place.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2019/02/14/bald-eagle-named-justice-missing-nest-dc/?utm_term=.9348ebf03f57


Justice, a male bald eagle, has gone missing from a nest in Southwest Washington. (Courtesy of Earth Conservation Corps.)


Aaron Burrd.


 Liberty and Justice
SOURCE: The Earth Conversation Corps.
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« Reply #8431 on: February 15, 2019, 05:32:31 PM »
Say Hello to Chandler and Hope, the Stars of the Port Tobacco Bald Eagle Cam

https://smnewsnet.com/archives/449699/say-hello-to-chandler-and-hope-the-stars-of-the-port-tobacco-bald-eagle-cam/

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« Reply #8432 on: February 15, 2019, 05:36:21 PM »
International Wildlife Film Festival screenings in Ukiah begin Feb. 22 (paywall) >:(

https://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/2019/02/14/international-wildlife-film-festival-screenings-in-ukiah-begin-feb-22/

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« Reply #8433 on: February 15, 2019, 05:39:42 PM »
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« Reply #8434 on: February 15, 2019, 05:53:43 PM »
BirdNote Stories for the week of February 17, 2019

https://mailchi.mp/birdnote/weeklypreview-866753?e=e2aca28750

Featuring: Golden Eagle - The Other Eagle

https://www.birdnote.org/show/golden-eagle-other-eagle

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« Reply #8436 on: February 15, 2019, 05:55:46 PM »
Whooping Crane Eastern Population Update - Feb 2019

https://www.savingcranes.org/whooping-crane-eastern-population-update-feb-2019/


Whooping Cranes 2-15 and 28-05 spar with neighboring Sandhill Cranes on their wintering area in Indiana.
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« Reply #8437 on: February 15, 2019, 05:58:09 PM »
The majestic golden eagle visits North Idaho

https://www.bonnersferryherald.com/outdoors/20190214/the_majestic_golden_eagle_visits_north_idaho


Photo by ROGER DOUCET An adult Golden Eagle overlooking the Kootenai River east of Bonners Ferry. The adult?s brown to dark brown plumage appears about age four. In size, golden eagles are similar to bald eagles.
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« Reply #8438 on: February 15, 2019, 05:59:38 PM »
The Traveling Sisterhood of the Train-Riding Bald Eagles

https://globenewswire.com/news-release/2019/02/14/1725196/0/en/The-Traveling-Sisterhood-of-the-Train-Riding-Bald-Eagles.html


Sonora, Aurora and Laddie are three educational bald eagles from Liberty Wildlife who enjoy riding Verde Canyon Railroad
Verde Canyon Railroad
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« Reply #8439 on: February 16, 2019, 03:10:58 PM »
Birds' eyes see more, better than ours do

https://www.vagazette.com/life/va-vg-fea-birds-0216-story.html

Nature up close: How birds' eyes are different from other vertebrates'

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nature-up-close-how-birds-eyes-are-different-from-other-vertebrates-judy-lehmberg/


Ospreys cannot move their eyes, so they move their heads instead.
Verne Lehmberg


A pigeon's eye bone, or sclerotic ring. In a live bird it would be centrally located in the eye socket but has been glued in place here. Verne Lehmberg
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« Reply #8440 on: February 16, 2019, 03:13:20 PM »
New studies: Migratory birds face multiple threats from climate change

http://texasclimatenews.org/?p=15996&utm_source=EHN&utm_campaign=2d18899ca7-Science_saturday&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_8573f35474-2d18899ca7-99028557


Whooping Crane at Goose Island State Park, Aransas County, Texas.
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« Reply #8442 on: February 16, 2019, 03:43:31 PM »
BIRD OF THE WEEK: February 15, 2019 - Snow Bunting

https://abcbirds.org/bird/snow-bunting/

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« Reply #8444 on: February 17, 2019, 07:17:58 PM »
Where?s Justice? High Drama Unfolds in Southwest DC Bald Eagle Nest After Male Goes Missing

https://www.nbcwashington.com/news/weird/Wheres-Justice-High-Drama-Unfolds-in-Southwest-DC-Bald-Eagle-Nest-After-Male-Goes-Missing-505939261.html


Liberty fends off a newcomer to her nest dubbed Aaron Burrd, after her longtime mate Justice goes missing.
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