Eagles over The Sanctuary
Two bald eagle pairs and their young have been conducting fishing lessons over and around The Sanctuary’s ponds. The adults, carving circles and figure eights above the surface, demonstrate how it’s done, periodically swooping down, talons extended, to scoop up a fish.
The youngsters—one with each adult pair—follow the adults’ example. With brown feathers, mottled with an occasional white, they more resemble large hawks. They circle, occasionally chirping a “why aren’t you feeding me?” complaint at their parents. The adults ignore the cries, with a you-want-to-eat-you’ll-have-to-catch-it-yourself attitude. Tough love.
Some people travel miles to see a bald eagle’s nest, only to get a glimpse, hundreds of yards distant. We’re fortunate to have them soaring right overhead, stopping for minutes at a time on a pond’s grassy bank.
Living in The Sanctuary can be an uplifting experience.
— Valerie Williams, President (10-20-09)
Comments
Cher (Oct 21, 4:52 PM)
Thank you for this wonderful description of the paradise we have living in The Sanctuary! This is the very reason we purchased our home in this community. We saw deer prints in the sand on the empty lot we purchased along with Sand Hill Cranes dancing with their baby. After we signed the contract, and were leaving the sales office, a deer was standing at the pond watching us. We knew we were home.