Anybody know a source for a decent biv for under 2 hunnert U.S.? How about a pattern? I'm not averse to a little sewing. Less interesting than their nuptial habits, but I've been noticing some eagle diets. This morning on the Willamette I saw a recently butchered sea gull splayed across the top of a piling. Reminded me of the eagle I saw in the Deer Group ripping one up. Looked pretty fresh, so I figured he'd done the dirty work. I thought they scavenged more than hunted. I also tailed a beaver for about 20 minutes. They are usually very shy with me, but this one seemed to be checking me out from about 10 meters at one point. Peering and sniffing. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
> Less interesting than their nuptial habits, but I've been > noticing some eagle diets. This morning on the Willamette I > saw a recently butchered sea gull splayed across the top of > a piling. Reminded me of the eagle I saw in the Deer Group > ripping one up. Looked pretty fresh, so I figured he'd done > the dirty work. I thought they scavenged more than hunted. I presume you are referring to a bald eagle. Baldies are known to catch fish as well as waterfowl (said to be taking the injured); also muskrat, squirrel, rabbit. They are carrion eaters as well, and will feed on roadkill. In fact, I was once sent to catch an injured bald eagle that was surviving on winter-dead cattle carcasses on a dairy farm in Alaska. (I was involved in rehabilitation of injured wild birds. This particular bird didn't make it though... both wings had been shattered by a bullet.) Karen *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
David Seng wrote: > > A couple of weeks ago whilst out on a paddle in our local waters I > actually was treated with the opportunity of watching a bald eagle grab a > Barrow's Goldeneye (that's a kind of duck for the non-birders in the group) > right off the water. As Karen Hancock says, duck on the water is good eagle food. The balds nail sitting mallards regularly down here. Spectacular! But not nice. Kinda reminds me of the seal-on-the-beach for orca lunch footage I've seen. "Balance" of nature? Think it's more like eat or be eaten! -- Dave Kruger Astoria, OR *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
James Lofton wrote: > ...and your cologne lately...?? It might have been the dead fish in my booties... > > James, who stopped using beaver caster years ago. Used for casting beavers? Is that like seal launching? Cast your beavers upon the water. Thanks for the links. "Glenn Stauffer" writes... Subject: Re: [Paddlewise] Bivies/Eagle Diet Paddling does bring one close to things you'd never see otherwise. I was watching some nature flick one day and they showed film of an eagle chasing after an osprey to steal its recent catch. One day, this past summer, I'm out around Wye Island in Maryland. In the sky above me, an eagle was harrassing an osprey carrying a fish. Very cool sight as the eagle slowly circled high above the osprey while that bird kept tightening its circles and looking for a way to dart past. <unsnip> The baldies I saw feeding in the Deer Group often had big (often bigger than them) hawks perched ominously nearby. I figured they were waiting for a bobbled meal. One eagle caught a little fish right in front of me. Took it up on a rock to dine, then took off, leaving it flopping on the rock. Felt bad for it; drowning's no fun (it was too high up for me to help). But I guess getting your soft parts ripped out's no picnic either. I also saw a Bald E. eating kelp on the shore. Roughage I guess. p.s. looking at the subject line, I got an idea for getting rich starting a new fad. I hear they taste a lot like Spotted Owl. Ed (who is still re-thinking the whole vegetarian thing) *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
E. Sullivan wrote: > > Anybody know a source for a decent biv for under 2 hunnert > U.S.? How about a pattern? I'm not averse to a little > sewing. > Try these sites... http://britta.it.dtu.dk/~jl/bivysack/ http://www.nextdim.com/users/pschwyn/tips.htm > Less interesting than their nuptial habits, but I've been > noticing some eagle diets. This morning on the Willamette I > saw a recently butchered sea gull splayed across the top of > a piling. Reminded me of the eagle I saw in the Deer Group > ripping one up. Looked pretty fresh, so I figured he'd done > the dirty work. I thought they scavenged more than hunted. > They are opportunist, but also superb skilled hunters! I have watched them take ducks out of the air. > I also tailed a beaver for about 20 minutes. They are > usually very shy with me, but this one seemed to be checking > me out from about 10 meters at one point. Peering and > sniffing. > > ...and your cologne lately...?? James, who stopped using beaver caster years ago. *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
Paddling does bring one close to things you'd never see otherwise. I was watching some nature flick one day and they showed film of an eagle chasing after an osprey to steal its recent catch. One day, this past summer, I'm out around Wye Island in Maryland. In the sky above me, an eagle was harrassing an osprey carrying a fish. Very cool sight as the eagle slowly circled high above the osprey while that bird kept tightening its circles and looking for a way to dart past. Never seen a beaver kayaking, but I have those in the too-small-to-kayak stream in my front yard. I have one of those Bivy 'tents' that LL Bean sells. Slept outside in it once in the winter and, though I stayed warm (really, too warm), it go claustrophobic in a way that my small back packing tent doesn't. Anyway, I haven't returned it yet because I think it is great for those 'could be one day or two' trips. Glenn ----- Original Message ----- From: "E. Sullivan" <sullivaned_at_pop.mts.kpnw.org> To: "p w" <PaddleWise_at_lists.intelenet.net> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 1999 5:09 PM Subject: [Paddlewise] Bivies/Eagle Diet > > Less interesting than their nuptial habits, but I've been > noticing some eagle diets. This morning on the Willamette I > saw a recently butchered sea gull splayed across the top of > a piling. Reminded me of the eagle I saw in the Deer Group > ripping one up. Looked pretty fresh, so I figured he'd done > the dirty work. I thought they scavenged more than hunted. > > I also tailed a beaver for about 20 minutes. They are > usually very shy with me, but this one seemed to be checking > me out from about 10 meters at one point. Peering and > sniffing. **************** > *************************************************************************** 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/ ***************************************************************************
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