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The Ducky is a member of the Vermont Institute for Natural Science (VINS) which is a wildlife centre that rehabilitates injured raptors or birds of prey. If a raptor, which also includes ravens and vultures believe it or not, becomes injured anywhere in the United States or Canada, trained personnel will make arrangements to have the bird trapsorted to Queechee, Vermont or they will pick the bird up themselves.
This unsexed bald eagle was injured in Malone, New York and flew directly into a path of a Mack Truck. If the bird can be fully rehabilitated, it will be returned to the wild, but unfortunately this wee eagle, has a disabled wing. The eagle is about 18 years old, and these beauties can live up to 30 years old!
AT the end of this month, I will be going to a nature preserve where there is much Bald Eagle activity, so hopefully the Ducky will come back with some awesome photos. I hope they aren't camera shy :P
This unsexed bald eagle was injured in Malone, New York and flew directly into a path of a Mack Truck. If the bird can be fully rehabilitated, it will be returned to the wild, but unfortunately this wee eagle, has a disabled wing. The eagle is about 18 years old, and these beauties can live up to 30 years old!
AT the end of this month, I will be going to a nature preserve where there is much Bald Eagle activity, so hopefully the Ducky will come back with some awesome photos. I hope they aren't camera shy :P
Category Photography / Portraits
Species Eagle
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File Size 190.5 kB
The poor bird. I only knew about the Delaware Valley Raptor Center in Milford.
Of course ravens and vultures are raptors! They're amazing birds, all of them.
I have to email you. I discovered a very interesting place this week. I'd heard the rumor that there was a blue heron rookery in a fairly remote area in NJ and when i reached it there was an eagle perched on a branch over the river. It looks like a pair of eagles has taken over one of the nests on the edge of the rookery and enlarged it, as the pair you're coming to see did in a previous year. They chased off a pair of ospreys and raised a chick in the flimsy (for eagles) nest.
Of course ravens and vultures are raptors! They're amazing birds, all of them.
I have to email you. I discovered a very interesting place this week. I'd heard the rumor that there was a blue heron rookery in a fairly remote area in NJ and when i reached it there was an eagle perched on a branch over the river. It looks like a pair of eagles has taken over one of the nests on the edge of the rookery and enlarged it, as the pair you're coming to see did in a previous year. They chased off a pair of ospreys and raised a chick in the flimsy (for eagles) nest.
It's in the area of the Wallkill National Wildlife Refuge. Though the nest is actually on private property. I think it would be the township of Wantage. There's an amazing amount of wildlife right in that part of the refuge. Though I didn't catch any photos of the eagles i did get some shots of the nest at maximum zoom and got some really good shots of a mink on the shoreline and decent ones of the herons through the trees. I believe there are also ravens nesting downstream. I saw some flying around and could hear their voices but couldn't see any nests even with no leaves on the trees. There was also a lot of vulture activity with both species near Basset's Bridge. You wouldn't think black vultures are so big until you see them close up.
From the name, it sounds like it should be in New York State. Hmmmmm, I will have to check it out tomorrow thats for sure. Thanks!
We have lots of blue herons around here on the Delaware River and at the marsh. They are truly beautiful birds, but me next door neighbor has a wee fish pond, and they managed to eat his Coi O_o Oh well!! (Well, we are only a block from the river, so we tend to get lots of wildlife in our backyards)
Oh yeah, from the air those black vultures don't look that big, but boy when they land, they are huge.
VINS has shows that instructs ya about the different raptors, and the one show was about vultures. Vultures are the only birds that have a sense of smell (which is the reason that a Great Horned Owl can eat a skunk) and they have such a long range of smell.
We have lots of blue herons around here on the Delaware River and at the marsh. They are truly beautiful birds, but me next door neighbor has a wee fish pond, and they managed to eat his Coi O_o Oh well!! (Well, we are only a block from the river, so we tend to get lots of wildlife in our backyards)
Oh yeah, from the air those black vultures don't look that big, but boy when they land, they are huge.
VINS has shows that instructs ya about the different raptors, and the one show was about vultures. Vultures are the only birds that have a sense of smell (which is the reason that a Great Horned Owl can eat a skunk) and they have such a long range of smell.
Tee hee Thank You!! In fact I am going to meet 
ixbalam this weekend at a nature preseve in Upstate New York. He said that there are a few nesting bald eagles there, and hopefully I will be able to take some piccies of the eagles.
ixbalam this weekend at a nature preseve in Upstate New York. He said that there are a few nesting bald eagles there, and hopefully I will be able to take some piccies of the eagles. 
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