Last week when Toby's mom was gathering eggs from the chickens, she found this golden eagle sitting inside the building!
Apparently, our visitor had found a nice place where it could feast on an unlimited supply of legs, breasts, and drumsticks! You can read about golden eagles at this interesting website. According to the site, "The golden eagle is one of the largest, fastest, nimblest raptors in North America." You can see from the photo that I took that the raptor's beak and talons could prove to be very dangerous.
Our visitor camped out in the building for a day or two and did not seem to be bothered by us peeking in. Then, he disappeared, and we thought he had moved on. We were wrong though, as we continue to see him around our place almost daily. He will sit on the rimrocks above the house, on telephone poles, and on wheel lines.
Based on what I have read, an adult golden eagle is typically 33-36 inches tall. We believe that our visitor is a young eagle because he is only about 20-24 inches tall. Another interesting fact is that golden eagles live for an average of 30 years!
If you are ever in our area, keep your eyes open for this amazing raptor!
That is crazy!
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