Posts Tagged ‘Bald Eagle’
Turkey Vulture
It was soaring high over the Grand River. Coming from British Columbia, where there ar many eagles, I mechanically assumed it was an eagle. I had the privilege of staying at the lovely River Ridge Bed and Breakfast in Paris, Ontario, recently, while I conducted some seminar and talks on Joint Ventures. When I mentioned the “eagle” to one of the Delegates, who is a wildlife expert, helium told me that there were very few eagles there and that what I was looking at was a turkey vulture. Two years later, Member Paul Dawson pointed out a few of Read the rest of this entry »
Osprey Bird
For bird watchers, Nova Scotia is the perfect place to see a wide variety of both land and sea birds. From watching majestic eagles and energetic piping plovers, to spotting rare species like the Northern Oriole and Eastern Meadowlark and migratory geese, hawks and osprey, the forests and coasts of N.S. offer some of the best year-round bird watching opportunities in North America.
Bald Eagle Watching in NS
One of the most pop bird watching destinations is Sheffield Mills, located near Canning in the Annapolis Valley. Here, hundreds of Bald Eagles arrive Read the rest of this entry »
Bald Eagle
The Bald Eagle ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus ) is immediately placeable because of its typical white head, and also because, as the prescribed symbol of the United States, it is featured on the U.S. presidential seal.
Bald Eagles ar unmistakable and easy identified. This large eagle has broad wings, a brown body, and a white head and tail. Its beak and talons ar bright yellow. In fact, the eagle’s feather is so unadorned that perhaps the Founding Fathers considered its simplicity when designating it as the national symbol – Ben Franklin’s suggestion, the gaudy wild turkey, may Read the rest of this entry »


