Golden Eagle, photographed at the Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, 1990
The Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge will be conducting "In Search of Eagles" tours in January. We will ride a bus into the 'special use area' (normally off limits to the general public) to observe birds, especially looking for Bald Eagles and Golden Eagles.
Tim should be especially interested--he keeps a daily tally of the hawks he sees near our house (mainly Red-tailed Hawks--beautiful birds when seen up close.)
UPDATE Dec 30, 2003 8:00 am
Yesterday, National Public Radio's Morning Edition had a story on the Endangered Species Act (audio link on this page, RealPlayer required), which featured the recovery of the Bald Eagle from near extinction. Some Bald Eagles live quite near urban areas!2nd UPDATE Jan 4, 2004 7:00 pm
We have reserved our spots on the tour next Saturday, January 10. We'll let you know what we learn about eagles and what we get to see.Praise the LORD. Praise the LORD, O my soul.
I will praise the LORD all my life;
I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
Do not put your trust in princes, in mortal men, who cannot save.
When their spirit departs, they return to the ground;
on that very day their plans come to nothing. --Psalm 146:1-4 NIV
I will praise the LORD all my life;
I will sing praise to my God as long as I live.
Do not put your trust in princes, in mortal men, who cannot save.
When their spirit departs, they return to the ground;
on that very day their plans come to nothing. --Psalm 146:1-4 NIV
