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Shot a whistle pig look what showed up!!

FU64RY

FU64RY

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So yesterday I shot a groundhog, within 8-9 minutes there were 2 buzzards eating him.
This morning I shot one and tonight at about 5;20 this is what showed up.
I was only 20 yards away watching him for 10 or so minutes until he saw me move.
I had the wrong lens on the camera, wide angle so you will need to save and enlarge.
Very fricken cool.

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FN site is messing with me. trying to load pictures and it will not let me sombitch...............
 
Circle of life is alive and well I see! I have a few whistlepigs that need dispatched myself. Shoot straight, remember the first shot is the one that counts! 440'
 
I had never heard the term "whistle pig" before last year...makes me chuckle. :D
 
I see bald eagles about once a week at my place. Think I have a breeding pair that nests around me somewhere.
 
Keep on baggin those groundhogs. Ever see one climb a tree? If I didn't I would not believe they could!
 
We are fortunate to have lots of bald eagles here. I mean lots. There was a nest south of town that they used for years, possibly decades. It actually spanned two trees. Was probably at least twelve feet by five or six feet wide. Looked like a boat stuck fifty feet up two trees. It was destroyed when one of the trees died and fell, wrecking the nest. You could see it in the river valley from the highway. It was fascinating to watch the rapid growth of the young ones.
There’s another pair that spend their days on the bridge a few hundred yards from the house. They are there all summer, watching the river for fish. Huge birds, absolutely huge. When we were fishing one swooped down and grabbed a big fish right out of the water. Had to be at least a three pound pickerel and the eagle flew away with it like it was nothing.
One time my friend found one along the River. It was disoriented but seemed otherwise fine. He brought it home to keep it safe. Fed it fish for a few days until it got its wits together and left. Never did find out what caused its original problem but if he hadn’t taken it home a wolf or bear would have eaten it. Highly illegal to take one home but he saved its life.
 
FU64RY said:
So yesterday I shot a groundhog, within 8-9 minutes there were 2 buzzards eating him.
This morning I shot one and tonight at about 5;20 this is what showed up.
I was only 20 yards away watching him for 10 or so minutes until he saw me move.
I had the wrong lens on the camera, wide angle so you will need to save and enlarge.
Very fricken cool.

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My wyfe and I watch a pair nest & raise their young each year for the last 7 years. I am 70 yrsold now, but when I was in high school I never expected to see an bald eagle in the wild, let alone get to see a young one learn to fly. They were extremely rare when I was young. The youngsters do not know just how much of a treat it is to see a nesting pair. Dave.
 
He came back and I was ready with the telephoto lens

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They are around here also. Susquehanna river they love!
 
Beautiful animals. Supposedly there is a nesting pair at a reservoir not far from here. Been there a few times but no luck. We did see an osprey from pretty close, maybe 20 yards or so. It’s hard to believe how big they are once they spread their wings!
 
Around my house in north Iowa, I see them every day. I take the grandson out to show them nests. He likes the eagles but has a hard time understanding why I think its so cool to know where the nests are and watch them.
 
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