Indy_Guy_77
Grandmaster
- Apr 30, 2008
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Listen folks, I'm not condoning any harming of ANY raptor.
But if you spend much time in the population centers in Alaska, or talk with those who do, you'll find out that up there, the bald eagle is roughly the equivalent of the turkey buzzard is here.
They are absolutely magnificent looking birds. I could spend hours just watching them (And other raptors) even if they're just sitting still.
I don't see people getting upset when our state bird, the Cardinal, is harmed / shot / killed. I mean, it IS the state bird, right?
I wouldn't necessarily agree with Benjamin Franklin on wanting the wild turkey to be our national symbol/bird, but I don't necessarily disagree with him for wanting something other than a bald eagle. Something about seeing hundreds of them eating trash is just rather unmajestic, me thinks.
But if you spend much time in the population centers in Alaska, or talk with those who do, you'll find out that up there, the bald eagle is roughly the equivalent of the turkey buzzard is here.
They are absolutely magnificent looking birds. I could spend hours just watching them (And other raptors) even if they're just sitting still.
I don't see people getting upset when our state bird, the Cardinal, is harmed / shot / killed. I mean, it IS the state bird, right?
I wouldn't necessarily agree with Benjamin Franklin on wanting the wild turkey to be our national symbol/bird, but I don't necessarily disagree with him for wanting something other than a bald eagle. Something about seeing hundreds of them eating trash is just rather unmajestic, me thinks.