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Jun. 29th, 2007 08:52 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
seldneiOkay, how does that internet lingo thing go, now ... "We're in ur suburbz, livin in ur cell towerz."
Or something. I'm the one who had to Wikipedia the whole "all your bases are belong to us."
Anyway. We have eagles here, and I have seen a lot more of them since we moved back here eight years ago than I ever did whilst growing up. I actually saw a bald eagle on my way to vote in 2000. We've also seen them on the side of the road, swooping over our car as we drove down 41, on top of a light pole in the middle of town, flying over our house, and flying over our heads as we took a walk around the neighborhood. Giant birds. And way cool.
However, in our little corner of the universe, the most frequently sighted raptor of late is the osprey. There's a nesting pair living on top of the light fixtures of the local Target parking lot, I assume because there is a man-made pond with fish in it just across the asphalt. Then there's a nest in the lights at one of the high school football fields, and a nest on one of the platforms the county put in the river, by one of the bridges. Plus there are a few out at the beach, though we haven't been out to the beach in nearly a year.
So we see ospreys quite a lot. I love to see them, as they're really cool birds, but it bothers me a bit that they've moved into town--I just wonder what we're doing to their usual habitat that's made them head inland. I hope it's just that they're lazy and living in town is more convenient for them.
There's a new burrowing owl nest down the street, as well. Yay, owls!
Or something. I'm the one who had to Wikipedia the whole "all your bases are belong to us."
Anyway. We have eagles here, and I have seen a lot more of them since we moved back here eight years ago than I ever did whilst growing up. I actually saw a bald eagle on my way to vote in 2000. We've also seen them on the side of the road, swooping over our car as we drove down 41, on top of a light pole in the middle of town, flying over our house, and flying over our heads as we took a walk around the neighborhood. Giant birds. And way cool.
However, in our little corner of the universe, the most frequently sighted raptor of late is the osprey. There's a nesting pair living on top of the light fixtures of the local Target parking lot, I assume because there is a man-made pond with fish in it just across the asphalt. Then there's a nest in the lights at one of the high school football fields, and a nest on one of the platforms the county put in the river, by one of the bridges. Plus there are a few out at the beach, though we haven't been out to the beach in nearly a year.
So we see ospreys quite a lot. I love to see them, as they're really cool birds, but it bothers me a bit that they've moved into town--I just wonder what we're doing to their usual habitat that's made them head inland. I hope it's just that they're lazy and living in town is more convenient for them.
There's a new burrowing owl nest down the street, as well. Yay, owls!
