> > Can you describe what you saw the eagles doing? You may have been lucky > > enough to witness some aerial courtship in which the eagles descend in > > series of somersaults and sometimes lock talons. It's quite spectacular. > > Karen > Any of the real "birders" on the list (I'm just a dabbler, as it were), want to confirm or correct my hazy memory: I believe I remember reading somewhere that eagles (or it may have been some other birds of prey) not only court in the air but have been known to consumate the courtship by flying up to maximum altitude, and achieving congress during freefall. Talk about your mile-high club. Makes using airplane washrooms seem really wimpy. So, true or flase? - perspiring minds want to know. Philip Torrens N49°16' W123°06' *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Nov 15 1999 - 09:58:16 PST
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