The Other Coast by Adrian Raeside for January 16, 2021

“I’m a pigeon. People consider me a rat of the sky, so I poop on their cars.”

Unfortunately, we also have a football team named after us.

I guess these birds don’t tweet.

Did I mention I wrote, “Hotel California”?

And about time, too!

I live in east central Saskatchewan. We have a few bald eagles here, didn’t think they ranged this far inland

The rivalry is real!!! :D

“I also make a pretty darn good tire.”

We’ve been watching the bald eagles at Berry College (in North Georgia) for years now. At the moment they’re sitting on 2 eggs: https://www.berry.edu/eaglecam/

Hear we have red tailed hawks that live in the city. Our sub species of bald eagles prefer their protected area on a river a few miles north. No competition between the birds!

Many years ago now I visited Alaska. One of the things I heard over and over are the Eagles there are considered the Pigeons of the state. So many everywhere. Did visit a Preserve which helps heal are re-rehabilitate injured Eagles into the wild. If they can’t be let go, they’re kept there for viewing and education. After seeing one up close and personal I was very impressed with it’s size and abilities. A 6 to 8 foot wing span is hard to forget.

“Did I mention, I’m the national bird”? We have a nesting pair of Bald Eagles here in Grenelefe FL, beautiful birds.

I prefer the motorcycles.

Eagle jerks. Who knew?