02-14-2012, 04:46 PM
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i would say its a bald eagle.
we seen two last week on the caney.
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02-14-2012, 04:54 PM
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tnridgerunner
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No question. It is a mature bald eagle.
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02-14-2012, 04:57 PM
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So cool to see those birds around here.
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02-14-2012, 05:23 PM
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Dakota S
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I thought it was. I was on the move in my boat and it stopped me in my tracks. Took several pics of it. The first one I've seen on old hickory. This was dec 2011
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02-14-2012, 07:18 PM
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They are such a majestic bird. Ther are a couple of resident bald eagles at the upper basin of Reelfoot Lake that are incredible to watch.
My sons and I were up there in October and watched them soar and then rest in their nest which is HUGE....
I need to find my photos and post.
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02-14-2012, 07:38 PM
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That is definitely a bald eagle I was just up at reelfoot lake saw about 6 eagles and saw one at the resort I was staying at in a cypress tree.
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02-14-2012, 07:47 PM
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For the last several winters there has been a bald eagle that tends to hang around the vicinity of the Gallatin Steam Plant, usually somewhere along the river from the Plant discharge canal on upriver to the next couple big bends. There aren't any definitive landmarks in your picture but it wouldn't surprise me to learn that this one was photographed in that area.
bd
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02-14-2012, 08:01 PM
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i stopped and watched one while wading the east fork of the stones near woodbury last summer. may be the first time i've seen one in the wild around here. beautiful bird!
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02-14-2012, 09:13 PM
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Yep That is what it is !!! <'TK><
They are around ... I have seen a number of them around my cabin on the Caney in Lancaster ... Also when I was guiding I have spotted a number of them on the river between Carthage and Cordel Hull Dam... Also Osprey in Martins Creek near Granville on Cordel Hull stealling my skippies from my planer boards !!! ... I think bd and his brother was with me that day ... <'TK><
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02-14-2012, 09:22 PM
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Dakota S
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Bd I took this pic near the main channel coming out of cedar creek. I fish the gsp about 2-3 times a month but haven't seen the bald eagle out that way as of yet.
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Originally Posted by bd-
For the last several winters there has been a bald eagle that tends to hang around the vicinity of the Gallatin Steam Plant, usually somewhere along the river from the Plant discharge canal on upriver to the next couple big bends. There aren't any definitive landmarks in your picture but it wouldn't surprise me to learn that this one was photographed in that area.
bd
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02-14-2012, 11:34 PM
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The last time I fished the Caney....back in late fall...there were 6 of them cavorting around. As we were coming back up toward the dam one came down right in front of the boat and snatched a nice rainbow out of the water. I have seen them everywhere I fish...from Nickajack down to Pickwick.
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02-15-2012, 08:04 AM
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Didn't the ones on the Caney have a youngster either last year or year before?
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02-15-2012, 08:17 AM
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Me and a friend saw one on Natchez trace pkwy on the way to laurel hill lake about 6 months ago. He was about 50ft off the side of the road eating what we thought was roadkill, but he could've killed it. I was very surprised because I had no idea they were in Tennessee.
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02-15-2012, 08:36 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Travis C.
Didn't the ones on the Caney have a youngster either last year or year before?
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Yes...my son and I had the privilege to see juvenile Eagles being fed while on a fishing trip below Cordell Hull. One Eagle flew down to the river and caught dinner...LOL...while the other one circled overhead...I assume as in a guarding position over the nest. When that bird dropped off dinner the other Eagle came into the nest and started the feeding and the one who caught the fish assumed the guard position circling over the nest. It was quite interesting to see that.
Regards
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Bald Eagle?
