A Perfect Perch

December 17, 2014

A Perfect Perch

for an eagle, that is...

The adult Bald Eagles rely heavily on this dead pine located near their nest. This is not uncommon for them. It has been documented that tall, dead trees make great perches because the view is clear and they can see for miles. There are over 5000 perching birds known as passerines.

Suggesting to the Pres that we need a nice perch for an American Bald Eagle in our yard...just in case it decided to stop by, I picked this tree...the large crooked one broken off at the top. Standing about 100' tall, it would be perfect perch for an eagle when it comes to visit.

Originally we were going to take the tree down. However, it is not dead revealing many smaller branches over the past few years and some day I hope to see an eagle perched on it.

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Comments

valerietilsten59.blogspot.com said…

Hi JP:
What a beautiful photo you took there of the bald headed eagle.. you are so very lucky to have him fly in and sit on a tree in your back garden.. A great idea to build a nesting place or perch.. Wouldnt that be great , if he came back always.
Wishing you a good week .. val xxx

December 17, 2014 at 6:38 AM

Beatrice P. Boyd said…

After reading this post, JP, I thought about an often quoted line from a film, "build it and they will come" so hoping that your tree provides the perfect perch for future eagle landings and sightings.

December 17, 2014 at 6:59 AM

Pamela Gordon said…

Beautiful captures of the eagle! I hope one finds your tree a perfect perch. Have a great day!

December 17, 2014 at 7:36 AM

Bee Lady said…

Dead trees give wildlife a lot of housing and perching options. We have a lot of dead trees in our woods. So I have a story to tell you. I was leaving the other day to do errands, and when we pull out of the driveway we always pass our pond. It's a rather large pond that has a creek that runs through it. As I left, I noticed a huge bird on the back side of the pond. The way it was all hunched over and perched I thought for sure it was an eagle. So I pulled back in the drive, got out of the car, quietly walked all the way around the pond, toward the bird, taking picture quietly the entire time. Then, as I got pretty close it flew off. A blue heron. We have several herons that live on our pond. We see them often. But it was funny because I just KNEW it was an eagle. So off I went, to do errands, with wet shoes and pictures of a heron!

Cindy Bee

December 17, 2014 at 7:46 AM

Sandra said…

he is a beauty and so is your perfect perch

December 17, 2014 at 9:55 AM

TexWisGirl said…

beautiful! i keep several dead trees around - as long as mother nature will allow them to stand.

December 17, 2014 at 10:14 AM

Anonymous said…

Sitting pretty.

December 17, 2014 at 10:29 AM

Mary Hone said…

Gorgeous photos of one of my favorite birds.

December 17, 2014 at 10:48 AM

Lisa @ Two Bears Farm said…

That second picture is just wild!

Oh we loved your Christmas card :-)

December 17, 2014 at 11:37 AM

Ginny Hartzler said…

A splendid idea! I am a birdwatcher, yet I did not know some of your info! Like why they choose dead trees, of course for visibility!! I never thought of that. nor did I know the name passerines. which spell check does not like at all and wants to replace it with prissy. Complete fierceness is what I get from today's pictures!

December 17, 2014 at 3:21 PM