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*Eyes on you: Eagle endures heckling in Mission Viejo
November 4th, 2009, 11:51 am · 9 Comments · posted by Samantha Gowen, Pet Tales editor
*We’ve update this post, as of Nov. 6., to say thanks to an eagle-eyed reader who points out the bird photographed is likely a white-tailed kite. Thanks for noticing!
Greg Clark of Mission Viejo sent us this fantastic shot of an eagle staring down a pesky crow last spring. He writes:
This picture was taken in April of a young bald eagle perched in a tree in our back yard in Mission Viejo. It stayed there for about an hour while the crows tried to make it leave.
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That is a bird of prey called a Kite, not a bald eagle!!!!!
I agree….black shouldered kite… quite common in Mission Viejo. A bald eagle that was still white like that would not be able to fly. The white would be the downey fluff that they have in the nest, not the feathers required for flight. Besides, a bald eagle in Mission Viejo… THAT would be news!
Eagle in Mission Viejo? Made me read it though, might not otherwise. Closest bald eagles would be over at Catalina.
I think it’s time to officially update the bird post and include another reader’s eagle eye. The bird is most likely a white-tailed kite.
Thanks for validating me!!!
Absolutely, Dano! Sometimes we take a wild stab at IDing the creatures around us. I love it when the wise ones chime in!
Great picture Greg!
Show the bird to any critics.
Blue Fury
Actually we had a bald eagle in Back Bay a couple years back… not sure if its still there but it was amazing to see. I grew up on the rivers of Oregon so I’m used to seeing them and their nests. I was shocked! Until I asked the ranger there at Back Bay who confirmed it.
I will say that I have seen people misidentify Osprey, Kites and Redtail Hawks as Eagles. That’s not any wierder than the ones that identify Coyotes as foxes or Scrub Jays (no crest and common in this area) as Blue Jays (only seen many states to the east; closest is eastern New Mexico). At least these people are seeing what is around them. That is the most important thing.